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That is actually quite good. I am surprised.


A P/E on its own is not good or bad. If the company’s earnings are in decline you would expect a low P/E, and if they were growing aggressively then you would expect a high P/E. It is only when there is a mismatch when the ratio becomes interesting. I am not saying it isn’t interesting in this case but the comment you are replying to does not tell any information that would lead to the conclusion it is “quite good.”


Yeah if there is no growth but a lot of earnings the stock should probably start to pay dividends no? Otherwise what is it doing with all that cash it is generating?


100%. Doesn’t even have to be zero growth - just growth less than investors want to see, as implied in the P/E ratio (since investors control the P).




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