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Strategies & Market Trends : Stock Attack II - A Complete Analysis

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To: Lee Lichterman III who wrote (24361)11/17/2001 8:40:09 PM
From: waverider  Read Replies (2) of 52237
 
Lee, I asked Larry to clarify the PE situation with his perspective so I figure I should ask you as well. Is there any validity in the "buy high PE's in a down turn" thesis?

Assuming for a moment that CSCO will be off to the races next year, they would have to increase their earnings quite a bit.

The last 4 quarters they made .27
Estimates for the current fiscal year (ending July 02) call for .22
July '03 they call for .40

At 20 bucks we are talking a 74 PE with backwards PE.
90 PE forward earnings (how they will make .22 is beyond me with .03, .02, .04 for last 3 quarters (of which .04 counts for the coming fiscal year).

So a 90 PE for a company that has negative growth over the next 12 months (estimated of course).

Could CSCO pull a 100% growth rate and make anything near .44 by Oct '02? Giving them a premium, could they make even .30?

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