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The Earnings Yield
Looking at a company's price-to-earnings ratio, or "P/E," to get an idea of its relative price, can be useful. Calculating the P/E's inverse — the "earnings yield" — can be enlightening, too. As an example, to calculate the P/E of Home Surgery Kits Inc. (ticker: OUCHH), you simply divide the current stock price by the annual earnings per share (EPS). Full Story
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Worth Hanging On
Years ago I bought 400 shares of Telefonos de Mexico for $1 per share on the recommendation of John Templeton. It was soon worth less than a dime per share and wasn't worth selling, so I hung on. In a retooling of shares, I ended up with 140. As Mexico's economy improved, so did the company. Full Story
Name That Company
In 1886, I was founded by a man as the California Perfume Co. I'm "the company for women," with a female CEO. I offered women an income long before they were allowed to vote. In 1939 I changed my name the home of a famous European playwright. Full Story
The Motley Fool Take
Change Comes to Wal-Mart
Change is in the air these days, and Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) recently announced that CEO H. Lee Scott, who has led the company for almost nine years, plans to retire. With Wal-Mart firing on all cylinders lately, Scott is leaving while it's all on a roll. Full Story
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The Long and Short of Pair Trades
Q What's a "pair trade"? — R.K., Fairfield, Calif. A It's the practice of making two related trades at the same time. One is a "long" position (i.e., buying a stock with the expectation that it will increase in value) and the other a "short" position (where you borrow and sell a stock you expect will fall, planning to buy it back later at a lower price). Full Story
Last week's trivia answer
I was founded in 1868 on a salt dome island in Louisiana by a guy who made a sauce out of peppers from Mexico or Central America and French wine vinegar. Legend has it that he first packaged the product in used perfume bottles. In 1892, he founded a bird colony on the island to protect egrets that were being killed for their decorative feathers. Full Story
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