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Fully diluted earnings per sharesEarnings per share expressed as if all outstanding convertible securities and warrants have been exercised.Fully diluted earnings per shares Similar MatchesEarnings retention ratioEarnings retention ratioPlowback rate. Price earnings ratio (P/E ratio)Price earnings ratio (P/E ratio)P/E = current share price of a company divided by its earnings per shareA company with a share price of 100p and earnings per share (EPS) of 5p has a P/E ratio of 100/5 = 20.A company's P/E (also known as its multiple) shows how high its shares are priced in relation to its historical earnings. Although mathematically, it relates share price to past performance, the reality is that P/Es are more about forward expectations than the past. A high P/E indicates that the City expects the company's earnings to grow fast in the future.P/E 're-ratings' by the City can have a dramatic effect on share price. If a company regarded as a growth stock announces sharply reduced trading figures, fund managers may revise their view of the company, and decide that it doesn't justify a growth stock P/E of 20, and can only justify a more normal P/E of, say 12. If earnings were 10p share, that re-rating would suggest a change in share price from 200p to 120p.Equally, if a company announces some major technical breakthrough, or a major contract, the City may decide that its future earnings potential justifies a growth P/E, and re-rate it upwards from 12 to 20 (or equivalent figures). In which case the share price will leap.There is nothing formal about this re-rating procedure. It is simply buyers in the market pushing up the price to reflect a new perception of a company. But P/Es do tend to be comparative, in that companies in the same sector with similar prospects would normally have similar P/Es. If they don't, there is invariably a reason accounting for the difference. Taxable earningsTaxable earningsThe amount of an individual's annual income on which tax is payable defined as:Taxable earnings = Income - Reliefs - AllowancesThe main reliefs are pension contributions and donations to charity. The main allowances are the 'personal allowance' which every individual has (£4,615 for people under 65 in 2003-2004) and the Married Couples Allowance for couples where one spouse is 65 or over.So someone with Income of £20,000 who has made pension contributions in the year of £1,000 will have Total Income of £19,000, and his Taxable Income will be £19,000 less a personal allowance of £4,615 = £14,385.The amount of tax he has to pay will be determined by the tax bands in operation in the year in question. For 2003-2004, the bands are:£1-£1,960: tax rate is 10% (starting rate) - tax on band is £196£1,961-£30,500: tax rate is 22% (basic rate) - tax on band is £6,278.58Over £30,500: tax rate is 40% (higher rate) EarningsEarningsThe total amount earned, usually by a worker as wages, or by a firm as profits. Quality of earningsQuality of earningsIncreased earnings due to increased sales and cost controls, as compared to artificial profits created by inflation of inventory or other asset prices. Further SuggestionsEarnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA)Pretax earnings or profits Accounting earnings Earnings yield earnings factor Earnings before interest and, taxes (EBIT) normalised earnings lower earnings limit adjusted earnings Earnings before interest, taxes, and depreciation (EBITD) Earnings before interest after taxes (EBIAT) Retained earnings Normalized earnings band earnings Earnings price earnings growth factor earnings per share net relevant earnings retained earnings earnings earnings cap Primary earnings per (common) share upper earnings level Earnings before taxes (EBT) Earnings momentum |
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