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Pastimes : ASK Vendit Off Topic Questions -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Spreck who wrote (17951)	1/7/2001 12:17:18 AM
From: Vendit™	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 19374

Ask yourself and your trading partner (I remember who this is<g>) >>>>>>>> If they know how a Price Earnings ratio is calculated. In short you take the per share profit a company makes and then divide that into the closing price of a stock. If you own MO for instance they not only have a low PE (a buy) PE= 11 askresearch.com but they also pay a dividend equal to a annual 5% return. dbc.com Are they a good trading stock? NO Are they a good long term investment? Yes IMO