price to earnings ratio

Finnish translation: voittokerroin

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:price to earnings ratio
Finnish translation:voittokerroin
Entered by: Jussi Rosti

For term searches and specialty glossaries, please try the new GBK glossaries
12:21 Jul 17, 2009
English to Finnish translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Investment / Securities
Additional field(s): Economics, Finance (general)
English term or phrase: price to earnings ratio
Definition from investing-school.com:
The price to earnings ratio (denoted P/E) measures the relationship between the share price to its earnings per share. It is considered one of the most important metric of a company because comparing two similar companies’ P/E shows us which is a better value.

Example sentence(s):
  • By analyzing the price-to-earnings ratio, investors can evaluate a company's shares within the context of actual income the company has generated over a certain period. investment.suite101.com
  • A measure of the price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) using forecasted earnings for the P/E calculation. While the earnings used are just an estimate and are not as reliable as current earnings data, there is still benefit in estimated P/E analysis. answers.com
  • Graham sets the magic number of <15 as an ideal price to earnings ratio. I would argue that this number is a guide. Some sectors have ridiculously low P/E ratios, others have ridiculously high ratios. It is worthwhile to have a look at sector numbers before getting too excited about a company. traderplanet.com
Glossary-building KudoZ




This question was created by:


This question is closed

voittokerroin
Definition:
P/E-luku eli voittokerroin

Tunnusluku, joka ilmaisee osakkeen hinnan ja yhtä osaketta kohden lasketun voiton suhteen. Se kertoo monenko vuoden voitoilla pystyisi maksaman osakkeen hinnan.
Selected response from:

Jussi Rosti
Finland
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of translations provided
5 +2voittokerroin
Jussi Rosti


  

Translations offered


50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
voittokerroin


Definition from Pörssisäätiö:
P/E-luku eli voittokerroin

Tunnusluku, joka ilmaisee osakkeen hinnan ja yhtä osaketta kohden lasketun voiton suhteen. Se kertoo monenko vuoden voitoilla pystyisi maksaman osakkeen hinnan.

Example sentence(s):
  • Eurooppalaisten öljy- ja kaasualan osakkeiden keskimääräinen p/e-luku eli voittokerroin on 12. Nämä osakkeet ovat halvempia kuin eurooppalaiset osakkeet keskimäärin, joiden p/e-luku on 13,5. - Taloussanomat  

Explanation:
Vähän tilanteesta ja näkökulmasta riippuen voi miettiä, onko p/e-luku vai voittokerroin soveltuvampi termi.
Jussi Rosti
Finland
Local time: 11:49
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish
PRO pts in category: 36

Votes in favor of/against selecting this as the best translation of the term asked
Yes  Desmond O'Rourke
2 days 23 hrs
  -> Kiitos, Desmond!

Yes  Irja Frank (X): Sehän se
2 days 23 hrs
  -> Kiitos, Irja!
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.


See also:
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search