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Stewart Enterprises, (FRA:SWX) PE Ratio (TTM) : 19.89 (As of May. 03, 2024)


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What is Stewart Enterprises, PE Ratio (TTM)?

The PE Ratio (TTM), or Price-to-Earnings ratio, or P/E Ratio, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Earnings per Share (Diluted). As of today (2024-05-03), Stewart Enterprises,'s share price is €7.24. Stewart Enterprises,'s Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2013 was €0.36. Therefore, Stewart Enterprises,'s PE Ratio (TTM) for today is 19.89.


The historical rank and industry rank for Stewart Enterprises,'s PE Ratio (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:SWX' s PE Ratio (TTM) Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: At Loss   Med: At Loss   Max: 20.11
Current: 20.11


During the past 13 years, the highest PE Ratio (TTM) of Stewart Enterprises, was 20.11. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


FRA:SWX's PE Ratio (TTM) is not ranked
in the Personal Services industry.
Industry Median: 15.97 vs FRA:SWX: 20.11

Stewart Enterprises,'s Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Oct. 2013 was €0.05. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2013 was €0.36.

As of today (2024-05-03), Stewart Enterprises,'s share price is €7.24. Stewart Enterprises,'s EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2013 was €0.36. Therefore, Stewart Enterprises,'s PE Ratio without NRI for today is 19.89.

During the past 13 years, Stewart Enterprises,'s highest PE Ratio without NRI was 20.11. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.

Stewart Enterprises,'s EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Oct. 2013 was €0.05. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2013 was €0.36.

Stewart Enterprises,'s EPS (Basic) for the three months ended in Oct. 2013 was €0.05. Its EPS (Basic) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2013 was €0.36.


Stewart Enterprises, PE Ratio (TTM) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Stewart Enterprises,'s PE Ratio (TTM) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Stewart Enterprises, PE Ratio (TTM) Chart

Stewart Enterprises, Annual Data
Trend Oct04 Oct05 Oct06 Oct07 Oct08 Oct09 Oct10 Oct11 Oct12 Oct13
PE Ratio (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.93 16.92 15.12 18.72 27.44

Stewart Enterprises, Quarterly Data
Jan09 Apr09 Jul09 Oct09 Jan10 Apr10 Jul10 Oct10 Jan11 Apr11 Jul11 Oct11 Jan12 Apr12 Jul12 Oct12 Jan13 Apr13 Jul13 Oct13
PE Ratio (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 18.72 16.67 16.65 25.03 27.44

Competitive Comparison of Stewart Enterprises,'s PE Ratio (TTM)

For the Personal Services subindustry, Stewart Enterprises,'s PE Ratio (TTM), along with its competitors' market caps and PE Ratio (TTM) data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Stewart Enterprises,'s PE Ratio (TTM) Distribution in the Personal Services Industry

For the Personal Services industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Stewart Enterprises,'s PE Ratio (TTM) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Stewart Enterprises,'s PE Ratio (TTM) falls into.



Stewart Enterprises, PE Ratio (TTM) Calculation

The PE Ratio (TTM), or Price-to-Earnings ratio, or P/E Ratio, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Earnings per Share (Diluted). It is the most widely used ratio in the valuation of stocks.

Stewart Enterprises,'s PE Ratio (TTM) for today is calculated as

PE Ratio (TTM)=Share Price/Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)
=7.24/0.364
=19.89

Stewart Enterprises,'s Share Price of today is €7.24.
Stewart Enterprises,'s Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2013 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €0.36.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

PE Ratio (TTM)=Market Cap /Net Income

There are at least three kinds of PE Ratio (TTM)s used by different investors. They are Trailing Twelve Month PE Ratio (TTM) or PE Ratio (TTM) (TTM), Forward PE Ratio, or PE Ratio without NRI. A new PE Ratio (TTM) based on inflation-adjusted normalized PE Ratio (TTM) is called Shiller PE Ratio, after Yale professor Robert Shiller.

In the calculation of PE Ratio (TTM), the earnings per share used are the earnings per share over the past 12 months. For Forward PE Ratio, the earnings are the expected earnings for the next twelve months. In the case of PE Ratio without NRI, the reported earnings less the non-recurring items are used.

For Shiller PE Ratio, the earnings of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, Shiller PE Ratio is also called PE10.


Stewart Enterprises,  (FRA:SWX) PE Ratio (TTM) Explanation

The PE Ratio (TTM) can be viewed as the number of years it takes for the company to earn back the price you pay for the stock. For example, if a company earns $2 a share per year, and the stock is traded at $30, the PE Ratio (TTM) is 15. Therefore it takes 15 years for the company to earn back the $30 you paid for its stock, assuming the earnings stays constant over the next 15 years.

In real business, earnings never stay constant. If a company can grow its earnings, it takes fewer years for the company to earn back the price you pay for the stock. If a company's earnings decline it takes more years. As a shareholder, you want the company to earn back the price you pay as soon as possible. Therefore, lower P/E stocks are more attractive than higher P/E stocks so long as the PE Ratio (TTM) is positive. Also for stocks with the same PE Ratio (TTM), the one with faster growth business is more attractive.

If a company loses money, the PE Ratio (TTM) becomes meaningless.

To compare stocks with different growth rates, Peter Lynch invented a ratio called PEG Ratio. PEG Ratio is defined as the PE Ratio (TTM) divided by the growth ratio. He thinks a company with a PE Ratio (TTM) equal to its growth rate is fairly valued. Still he said he would rather buy a company growing 20% a year with a PE Ratio (TTM) of 20, instead of a company growing 10% a year with a PE Ratio (TTM) of 10.

Because the PE Ratio (TTM) measures how long it takes to earn back the price you pay, the PE Ratio (TTM) can be applied to the stocks across different industries. That is why it is the one of the most important and widely used indicators for the valuation of stocks.

Similar to the PE Ratio without NRI or PS Ratio or Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow , the PE Ratio (TTM) measures the valuation based on the earning power of the company. This is where it is different from the PB Ratio , which measures the valuation based on the company's balance sheet.


Be Aware

Investors need to be aware that the PE Ratio (TTM) can be misleading a lot of times, especially when the underlying business is cyclical and unpredictable. As Peter Lynch pointed out, cyclical businesses have higher profit margins at the peaks of the business cycles. Their earnings are high and PE Ratio (TTM)s are artificially low. It is usually a bad idea to buy a cyclical business when the PE Ratio (TTM) is low. A better ratio to identify the time to buy a cyclical businesses is the PS Ratio .

PE Ratio (TTM) can also be affected by non-recurring-items such as the sale of part of businesses. This may increase for the current year or quarter dramatically. But it cannot be repeated over and over. Therefore PE Ratio without NRI is a more accurate indication of valuation than PE Ratio (TTM).


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Stewart Enterprises, (FRA:SWX) Business Description

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Stewart Enterprises, Inc. was founded in 1910, and was incorporated as a Louisiana corporation in 1970 in the State of Louisiana. The Company is a provider of funeral and cemetery products and services in the death care industry in the United States. It owns and operates approximately 217 funeral homes and 141 cemeteries in 24 states within the United States and Puerto Rico. It sells cemetery property and funeral and cemetery products and services both at the time of need and on a preneed basis. The Company's funeral homes offer a complete range of funeral and cremation services and products both at the time of need and on a preneed basis. The Company's services and products include family consultation, removal and preparation of remains, the use of funeral home facilities for visitation, worship and funeral services, transportation services, flowers and caskets. Most of its funeral homes have a non-denominational chapel on the premises, which allows family visitation and religious services to take place at the same location. The Company's cemetery operations sell cemetery property and related merchandise, including lots, lawn crypts, family and community mausoleums, monuments, markers and burial vaults, and also provide burial site openings and closings and inscriptions. It also provides cremation memorialization options including columbariums, cremation niches and cremation gardens. Cemetery property and merchandise sales are made both at the time of need and on a preneed basis. The Company's funeral home and cemetery operations face competition in local markets that are served by numerous funeral home and cemetery firms. It also competes with monument dealers, casket retailers, low-cost funeral providers and crematories, and other non-traditional providers of services or products.