Accounting Software Glossary

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Definition of PE ratio

A company's share price, divided by the earnings per share. The price earnings ratio or PE ratio is a commonly used valuation measure in accounting. It divides the price of a share by the company's EPS, thereby providing a measure of the percentage profit that can be expected on an investment of any given amount.


Other accounting software terms beginning with P

P&L
P&L is short for "Profit and Loss". See Profit an...

Paid-up Share capital
Paid up share capital is the total amount of money...

Pareto optimum
Pareto efficiency is a concept of efficiency named...

Pay on delivery
When a buyer pays the carrier for the goods upon t...

PAYE (UK only)
PAYE is the name given to the UK personal income t...

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