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Inversion in Formula?
Shouldn't this:
Trailing P/E uses per-share net income for the most recent 12 month period , divided by the weighted average number of common shares
be something like this:
In general, the P/E is the price of the company divided by the earnings of the company.
Trailing P/E uses per-share net income for the most recent 12 month period as the divisor.
or
Trailing P/E = weighted average number of common shares / per-share net income for the most recent 12 month period –
Yes, I also think this is a mistake, and a fairly big one too. Any other opinions? 160.39.210.164 (talk) 19:55, 10 December 2013 (UTC)