By Nicholas Hildyard and Mark Mansley
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The most important other factor is growth – a higher PE ratio would normally indicate a higher expected growth rate. For example, high growth pharmaceutical or biotechnology stocks may trade on a PE of 50 or more, whereas a heavy industry stock (mining, pulp and paper, chemicals) may be on a PE ratio of 10. Dividend yield This represents the dividend as a percentage of price – the opposite of the PE ratio. The dividend yield provides another measure of value, again linked to growth – low growth companies should have an above average yield, whereas high growth companies will have a low or zero yield.
Put your own house in order L arger NGOs should be aware of a particular hazard in a financial markets campaign. You may be investing in the companies or sectors you are targeting. This is because you may have significant assets in your pension fund, endowments or foundations invested in the stock market, and may be holding shares in those companies you seek to criticise. If the media finds out (and journalists will look – charities have been criticised on this point) you could end up looking foolish.
Other consider consideraa tions Intermediate financial indicators These include operating margins, interest cover and dividend cover, and the return on assets/capital employed. These indicate how well the company is performing and some of the risks it faces. Attention is also paid to other figures such as: · EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation), which is intended to give a indication of the underlying earning power of the company before more variable factors. · cash flow / cash flow per share.