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To: shadowman who wrote (49408)3/19/2001 3:33:13 PM
From: American Spirit  Respond to of 57584
 
If you like pessimism check out PSIX down 78% today.
If they can hang on it's a great buy. Or they could go the way of ETYS. Risky business. Sometimes they do hang in there. I remember Global Marine almost went backrupt ten years ago. Went back from .10 to $40 or something. (don't follow the stock anymore)



To: shadowman who wrote (49408)3/19/2001 3:43:19 PM
From: Joe Smith  Respond to of 57584
 
Keep in mind that PE ratios must be considered in the light of the prevailing inflation rate as inflation greatly discounts future earnings.

Approaching VELO's 1950 resistance.



To: shadowman who wrote (49408)3/20/2001 1:24:18 AM
From: Dennis O'Bell  Respond to of 57584
 
Re P/E ratios...

Someone pointed out elsewhere that the decline in popularity of dividends argues in favor of somewhat higher PEs.

It's a question as to how much higher is OK, but I do feel that in any growth situation companies will have better things to do with their money than dole out dividends.