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What does EPS Gwth % Q on Q mean?

The earnings per share ratio divides the net annual earnings of a company into the number of shares. Earnings-per-share growth gives a good picture of the rate at which a company has grown its profitability. One of the important differences vs. net-income growth rates is that EPS growth reflects the dilution that occurs from new stock issuance, the exercise of employee stock options, warrants, convertible securities, and share repurchases. Stocks with higher earnings-per-share growth rates are generally more desirable than those with slower earnings-per-share growth rates.

What does EPS Gwth % Q on PYQ mean?

This is the year-on-year percentage change in earnings per share for the last interim period, versus one year ago. The earnings per share figure divides the period earnings into the number of shares.

In most cases, this figure uses Diluted Normalised Earnings Per Share, although in some cases (e.g. Vodafone) it uses Diluted Earnings Per Share Excluding Extraordinary Items and Discontinued Operations.

This figure uses weighted average of shares outstanding over the reporting period.

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Earnings-per-share growth gives a good picture of the rate at which a company has grown its profitability. Stocks with higher earnings-per-share growth rates are generally more desirable than those with slower earnings-per-share growth rates.

One of the important differences vs. net-income growth rates is that EPS growth reflects the dilution that occurs from new stock issuance, the exercise of employee stock options, warrants, convertible securities, and share repurchases.

What does EPS Gwth % mean?

The earnings per share ratio divides the net annual earnings of a company into the number of shares. Earnings-per-share growth gives a good picture of the rate at which a company has grown its profitability. One of the important differences vs. net-income growth rates is that EPS growth reflects the dilution that occurs from new stock issuance, the exercise of employee stock options, warrants, convertible securities, and share repurchases. Stocks with higher earnings-per-share growth rates are generally more desirable than those with slower earnings-per-share growth rates.

What does EPS Gwth % 1y Ago mean?

The earnings per share ratio divides the net annual earnings of a company into the number of shares. Earnings-per-share growth gives a good picture of the rate at which a company has grown its profitability. One of the important differences vs. net-income growth rates is that EPS growth reflects the dilution that occurs from new stock issuance, the exercise of employee stock options, warrants, convertible securities, and share repurchases. Stocks with higher earnings-per-share growth rates are generally more desirable than those with slower earnings-per-share growth rates.

What does EPS Gwth % Forecast 1y mean?

The earnings per share ratio divides the net annual earnings of a company into the number of shares. Earnings-per-share growth gives a good picture of the rate at which a company has grown its profitability. One of the important differences vs. net-income growth rates is that EPS growth reflects the dilution that occurs from new stock issuance, the exercise of employee stock options, warrants, convertible securities, and share repurchases. Stocks with higher earnings-per-share growth rates are generally more desirable than those with slower earnings-per-share growth rates.

What does ROE % mean?

Return on equity reveals how much profit a company earned in comparison to the total amount of shareholder equity found on the balance sheet. The DuPont formula is a common way to break down ROE into three important components. Essentially, ROE will equal the net margin multiplied by asset turnover multiplied by financial leverage.

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Widely used by investors, the ROE ratio shows the return being generated for every pound of equity on the balance sheet. It should be thought of as the 'internal return' that the company generates, and should not be mistaken with the market returns that shareholders may attain.

It varies by industry but ROEs of 15% or over are usually considered desirable. High ROE numbers sustained over the long term may indicate a company has a 'sustainable competitive advantage'. Such companies tend to sell at higher valuation multiples.

The impact of leverage is one of the disadvantages of focusing on ROEs as it can skew ROE upwards - an alternative is to look at Return on Capital Employed.

What does % vs. 52w High mean?

The Price vs. 52 Week High indicator compares the current price to the highest price at which the stock has traded at in the last 52 weeks (12 months).

To screen for companies that are within 10% of their 52wk high, the criteria would be Price vs. 52 Week High < 10, rather than greater than 90, i.e. it's a comparison rather than a rank. Here's a sample screen that you can fork.

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Academic research has shown that stocks close to their 52 week highs tend to outperform. This is apparently because investors use the 52- week high as an "anchor" against which they value stocks, thus they tend to be reluctant to buy a stock as it nears this point regardless of new positive information. As a result, investors underreact when stock prices approach the 52-week high, and consequently, contrary to most investors' expectations, stocks near their 52-week highs tend to be systematically undervalued.

What does RS 1y mean?

1 year relative Strength measures a stock's price change over the last year relative to the price change of a market index (e.g the FTSE All Share). It shows the relative outperformance or underperformance of the stock in that timeframe.

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p> This figure is sourced from Thomson Reuters. It is calculated dividing the price change of a stock by the price change of the index for the same time period. e.g. A stock falling by 20% versus an index rising 20% would lead to a Relative strength calculation of 100 * ( 80/120 - 1) = -33%

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Research indicates that relative strength is a negative signal in the near-term but generally a positive indicator in the medium (6-24 months).

A study by Hancock found a momentum-based strategy outperformed a broad universe of U.S. stocks by nearly 4% per year from 1927-2009. Research has shown that momentum is particularly beneficial when combined with a value style because the two are negatively correlated. Moskowitz and Grinblatt conclude that "A value-momentum combination mitigates the extreme negative return episodes a value investor will face (e.g., the tech boom of the late 1990s and early 2000 or a dismal year like 2008)".

However, momentum-based strategies have been shown to suffer badly during times of extreme market volatility such as the 2008/09 crisis.

What does % 50d MA mean?

This measures price vs. the 50 Day Moving Average. The 50 Day Moving Average is a stock price average over the last 50 days which often acts as a support or resistance level for trading.

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The 50 Day Moving Average is a stock price average over the last 50 days which often acts as a support or resistance level for trading. The moving average will trail the price by its very nature. As prices are moving up, the moving average will be below the price, and when prices are moving down the moving average will be above the current price.

If the short term (50 day) Moving Average breaks above the long-term (200 Day) Moving Average, this is known as a Golden Cross, whereas the inverse is known as a Death Cross. As long-term indicators carry more weight, the Golden Cross may indicates a bull market on the horizon and is usually reinforced by high trading volumes.