Research Metrics

Research fundamentals on a symbol by opening the Research tool under Launch Tools, or by clicking the Research button in the Symbol Hub. Below is the data found in the Metrics tab of the Research tool.

 

VALUATION
P/E excl extraordinary items Price-to-Earnings ratio excluding extraordinary items. Extraordinary items are infrequent and unusual in nature, often one time charges.
P/E Normalized Price-to-Earnings ratio normalized, or smoothed, over a period of time
Forward P/E Estimated P/E Ratio using forecasted earnings

Price/Sales (ttm)

Ratio comparing the price of a security to its revenue figures, trailing 12 months
Price/Projected Sales Ratio comparing the price of a security to its projected revenue
Price/Book Value Ratio comparing the price of a security to its book value
Price/Tangible Book Value Ratio comparing the price of a security to the value of its tangible assets
Price/Cash Flow Share Price divided by Cash Flow per Share; may be useful in comparing competitors within the same industry

 

GROWTH METRICS
EPS Growth (yoy) Growth in annual Earnings Per Share year over year
EPS Growth (5 yrs) Compounded EPS growth over 5 years
Projected EPS Growth (5 yrs) Compounded earnings growth rate projected for the next 5 years
Projected P/E Growth (5 yrs) Trailing 12-month Price-to-Earnings ratio divided by 5-year projected growth rate
Dividend Growth (yoy) Growth in dividend payouts year over year
Quarterly Sales Growth (yoy) Growth in quarterly sales year over year
Annual Sales Growth (yoy) Growth in annual sales year over year
Sales Growth (5 yrs) Growth in annual sales compounded over 5 years

 

FINANCIAL METRICS
Revenue (ttm) Trailing 12 month total sales for a security
Sales/Share Sales per weighted average share outstanding for either the previous fiscal year or trailing 12 months
EBITDA (ttm) Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (revenue - expenses excluding interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization)

Earnings Before Taxes

Earnings before taxes (revenue - expenses excluding taxes)
Net Income Total company earnings after all expenses are subtracted from revenue
Normalized Earnings Before Taxes Earnings before taxes normalized, or smoothed, over a period of time
Normalized Net Income Net income normalized, or smoothed, over a period of time
EPS excl extraordinary items Earnings per Share excluding extraordinary items
EPS Normalized Earnings per Share normalized, or smoothed, over a period of time
Cash Flow/Share (ttm) Calculated as cash flow (less preferred dividends) divided by the number of common shares outstanding
Cash/Share Free cash flow divided by the number of common shares outstanding
Book Value/Share Value of the company per share after all debts are paid
Tangible Book Value/Share Total tangible assets per number of outstanding shares

 

FINANCIAL STRENGTH
Current Ratio Assets divided by liabilities
Quick Ratio Current ratio minus inventory, as inventory is considered a less liquid asset
Long Term Debt/Equity Long term, interest-bearing debt divided by stockholder equity
Total Debt/Equity Total liabilities divided by stockholder equity
Payout Ratio Dividends per share divided by earnings per share; shows how much of the company's earnings are going toward dividends.

 

MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS
Return on Assets Net income divided by total assets
Return on Equity Indicates profit generated from shareholder investments by dividing net income by shareholder equity
Return on Investment Net return on an investment (gain from investment - cost of investment) divided by cost of investment
Sales/Employee Sales divided by number of employees

 

MARGINS
Gross Margin Percent of revenue retained after taking out costs of producing goods or services
Net Profit Margin Measures earnings retained per every dollar of sales
Operating Margin Measures the portion of a company's revenue remaining after paying variable operating costs
Pretax Margin Pre-tax profit expressed as a percentage of sales