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			              What is the meaning of X in PE Ratio?
Srijayan, Consultant, United Arab Emirates, Member
Sometimes PE Ratio is given as 12.9x... What does "x" mean? (...) Read more? Sign up for free
			            
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			                  			The Meaning of the x in PE Ratio

															Jaap de Jonge, Management Consultant, Netherlands
Quite simply: the x means "times". So it would mean the avarage common stock price is 12.9 times the net income per share.
			                  		
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