Posted 11/18/2010 13:28 (#1442240 - in reply to #1442220) Subject: Re: Thinking about buying some shares
ECIL
Also the PE ratio within the industry. A PE of 10 could be high for one industry and low for another. Does it pay dividends? If so, when? That needs to be watched as well so you don't buy the dividend. Dividend paying stocks generally outperform nondividend stocks over the long run. The size of the dividend as a %age will matter as well. An outsized dividend could be a warning flag.
Thinking about buying some shares
