Usually,
a low prospective PER shows that a company has poor
growth prospects. On occasions, the poor rating might be
unjustified and the tables draw attention to companies that
may have been neglected by the market. The key points to
check immediately are the 5-year and 3-year EPS growth rates
and, more particularly, the prospective EPS growth rate.
If the company has a PEG it is worth special attention.
The remaining columns have been devoted to dividend yield
and ROCE.
REFS is
a mine of invaluable information for the private investor.
