prospective earnings
1prospective earnings — prospective earnings/cost/yield, etc. ► the amount that something is expected to earn, cost, produce, etc.: »The study puts the prospective cost of annual repairs and renewals at $10 million. »The shares are trading at 15 times forecast earnings… …
2prospective earnings/cost/yield — prospective earnings/cost/yield, etc. ► the amount that something is expected to earn, cost, produce, etc.: »The study puts the prospective cost of annual repairs and renewals at $10 million. »The shares are trading at 15 times forecast earnings… …
3prospective earnings/cost/yield, etc. — prospective earnings/cost/yield, etc. ► the amount that something is expected to earn, cost, produce, etc.: »The study puts the prospective cost of annual repairs and renewals at $10 million. »The shares are trading at 15 times forecast earnings… …
4Prospective Earnings Growth — ( PEG Ratio) Based on forecasts from proprietary sources such as Institutional Brokers Estimate System ( IBES), first call, or Zach s. Growth is forecast of earnings minus current earnings divided by current earnings. Forward looking measure… …
5prospective yield — ➔ yield1 * * * prospective earnings/cost/yield, etc. ► the amount that something is expected to earn, cost, produce, etc.: »The study puts the prospective cost of annual repairs and renewals at $10 million. »The shares are trading at 15 times… …
6prospective cost — prospective earnings/cost/yield, etc. ► the amount that something is expected to earn, cost, produce, etc.: »The study puts the prospective cost of annual repairs and renewals at $10 million. »The shares are trading at 15 times forecast earnings… …
7prospective cost/yield — prospective earnings/cost/yield, etc. ► the amount that something is expected to earn, cost, produce, etc.: »The study puts the prospective cost of annual repairs and renewals at $10 million. »The shares are trading at 15 times forecast earnings… …
8prospective — pro‧spec‧tive [prəˈspektɪv] adjective [only before a noun] 1. likely to do a particular thing or achieve a particular position: • I m meeting a prospective buyer for the house today. • All prospective employees are required to undergo a medical… …
9prospective — prospectively, adv. prospectiveness, n. /preuh spek tiv/, adj. 1. of or in the future: prospective earnings. 2. potential, likely, or expected: a prospective partner. [1580 90; < LL prospectivus. See PROSPECTUS, IVE] * * * …
10earnings per share — ( EPS) A company s profit divided by its number of common outstanding shares. If a company earning $2 million in one year had 2 million common shares of stock outstanding, its EPS would be $1 per share. In calculating EPS, the company often uses… …
