Tuesday, November 22, 2011

How to Pick Stocks

I am using is based on fundamental analysist to evaluating stock by attempting to measure the intrincis value of particular stock.


Dvidend Yield



Shows how much a company payout in dividends each year relative to its share price. In the



absence if any capital gains, the dividend yield is the return on investment for a stock.


Dividen Yield is calculated as:- Annual Dividen per Shares

Price per Shares



High dividend yielding stocks are preferable for long term investors as they can accumulate


dividend payouts on top of the gains from the share price performance.



Earnings Per Share (EPS)




The portion of a company’s profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock. EPS



serves as an indicator of a company’s profitability. EPS = Net Income

No of Share Outstanding


It is more accurate to use a weighted average no. of shares outstanding over the reporting period,


because no. of shares outstanding can change over time. Meanwhile, diluted EPS expands on


basic EPS by including the shares of convertibles or warrants outstanding in the outstanding share


numbers. The company that is more efficient of using its capital to generate income would be a


better company. Investor should invest in stocks that offer positive EPS and/or higher EPS.



# Earnings manipulation will affect the quality of earnings number.



Price-Earning Ratio (P/E Ratio) = Market Value per Shares

Earning per Shares(EPS)




P/E Ratio is a valuation of a company’s current share price compared to its per-share earnings.



High P/E suggests that investors are expecting higher earnings growth in the future compared to


companies with lower P/E. It is most useful to compare P/E ratios of one company to other


companies in the same industry – i.e. peer comparison, to the market in general or against the


company’s own historical P/E.



P/E can be consoidered an important ratio because it gives us a quick idea of how many timesthe price is multiple of the earning. For example,if the price of stocks is RM10 and tee EPS is 0.50, the P/E is 20 (10 / 0.50)

Please note,if the stocks have passed the tests of of EPS growth rate and Dividen Yield, the lower the P/E,the better the stocks.So,go for the lowest P/E

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