Heading |
Definition |
Index |
This indicates in which FTSE index the stock is
listed. |
Sector |
Shows which business sector the company is
categorized in. For example VOD is categorized as '678 Wireless
Telecommunication Services'. |
Shares in Issue |
This is the total number of shares in issue at
that point in time. |
Market Cap |
This is essentially the share price multiplied by
the number of shares in issue. This figure is taken from the number of
shares in issue multiplied by the share price at the company's annual
report. |
PE ratio |
Price Earnings Ratio is calculated in the
following way:
Market
capitalization (divided by) Earnings (Pre-Tax Profit).
PE ratio
can also be calculated as the share price divided by the EPS.
The PE
ratio an indication of how the company is rated in the market. |
Operating Margin % |
This is the Operating Margin expressed as a
percentage. |
Dividend Yield (%) |
Annual percentage of return
earned by an investor on a common or preferred stock. The yield is
determined by dividing the amount of the dividends per share by the current
market price per share of the stock. |
Dividend Cover |
British equivalent of the dividend PAYOUT
RATIO. |
Dividend PS Growth Rate (%) |
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EPS diluted (p) |
Earnings per share diluted |
EPS Undiluted (p) |
Earnings per share undiluted |
NAV (p) |
Net Asset Value |
Price to Sales |
Ratio of a stock's price to its per-share
sales. |
Average Shares in Issue |
The average number of shares in issue. |
Turnover |
Annual sales volume. |
Operating Profit (m) |
The difference between the revenues of a business
and the related costs and expenses, excluding income derived from sources
other than its regular activities and before income deductions; synonymous
with net operating profit (or loss), and net operating income (or
loss). |
Pre Tax Profit (m) |
Profit before tax. |
Earnings After Tax (m) |
Corporate profits after interest has been paid to
bondholders, but before taxes have been paid. |
Net Current Assets |
Difference between current assets and current
liabilities; another name for WORKING CAPITAL. |
Interim Turnover |
Interim version of above |
Interim pre tax Profits |
Interim version of above |
Earnings after Tax |
Earnings after tax. |
Interim EPS Undiluted |
Interim of above |
Interim EPS Diluted |
Interim of above |