Here is a little info I found on Siemens, There was a qraph in it that wouldn't copy & paste but maybe the rest will help.
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Siemens AG ADR (SMAWY) As of: Jul 31, 1998 Closing price: 74 17/64 Price Chg YTD 25.4% Dividend Yield 0% P/E 29.8
D-80333 Munich, Germany 011-49-89-234-2812 -
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Price Action
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capitalization % LT Debt to Total Cap NA Owned by Institutions 0% Market Capitalization 8.2 Bil Avg Dly Vol (30 days) 0 Growth Rates Earnings $ % 5 Yr Hist Latest Qtr. (Dec 97) .51 up 21% Latest 12 Months 2.49 NA NA
First Call Consensus Estimate LT Future Current Qtr. (Mar 98) .56 up 4% Yr. Ended Sep. 98 2.52 up 5% 15% Yr. Ended Sep. 99 3.30 up 31%
Revenues 5 Yr Hist Latest Qtr. (Mar 98) 28.2 Bil NA Latest 12 Months 28.2 Bil NA NA
Dividends 5 Yr Hist Indicated Rate & Yield NA 0% Increases Last 5 Yrs NA NA
Key Ratios & Measures 5 Yr. Range Current P/E 22 - 31 29.8 Price to Book NA NA Price to Cash Flow NA NA Price to Sales NA NA Return on Equity NA NA
Beta .53 Business Overview Siemens, the global electronics giant, has operations in communications, components, energy, health care, information, transportation, lighting, and other industries. The company has offices in approximately 180 countries, making everything from power plants in Egypt to communications equipment in Thailand. Its wholly owned subsidiaries include Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme (SNI), a maker of PCs, mainframes, software, and services; and lamp maker Osram. Bosch-Siemens Hausgerate, a joint venture with Robert Bosch, is a major maker of appliances. In the US, Siemens operates 15 separate companies and 80 manufacturing and assembly locations with a workforce of more than 47,000.
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