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To: trouthead who wrote (26142)5/14/1998 1:36:00 AM
From: Jack T. Pearson  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 97611
 
Compaq for March 98 earned 1&cent
Compaq for March 97 earned 27&cent

I believe Yahoo uses trailing earnings (last year's) to compute P/E. This presents a problem when you compare the P/E for two stocks that are growing earnings at significantly different rates. Dell is growing earnings at 60+%.