P/E, market cap, debt and shares outstanding: how to read company metrics
Short explanations of the main company metrics shown in the screener and on the stock page.
P/E (price / earnings)
P/E (Price / Earnings) — how many years of the company's profit you pay for a share. Calculated: current price ÷ net earnings per share over the last 12 months. Lower means cheaper relative to profit. Not calculated when the company has a loss (—).
For some companies earnings come from their quarterly reports: on the day of a new report P/E jumps (a purple tick at the bottom of the chart), between reports it changes only with the price. For others P/E uses current earnings, so before the latest report it is approximate. If earnings are negative, P/E is not shown.
Market capitalization
Market capitalisation — the market value of the whole company. Calculated: current price × number of all company shares (all classes), in the trading currency.
Shares outstanding
Number of shares of this class outstanding, excluding shares bought back by the company. Abbreviations: K, M, B.
Company debt
Debt — all loans and bonds of the company per the latest report (short- and long-term), in the reporting currency. Below — how many years the company would need to repay net debt (debt minus cash) from its free cash flow: net debt ÷ FCF. Up to 3 years — good, 3–6 — moderate, over 6 — high. «Net cash» — net debt is negative.
Daily price change
Today's price change: (current price ÷ previous session close − 1) × 100%.