Re: [RT] Question on fundamentals

[Ben <profitok@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

what you want   to do is post the stock symbol in question
and maybe we can help
Ben
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: grehert 
  To: RealTradersDiscussionGroup 
  Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 8:42 AM
  Subject: [RT] Question on fundamentals





  I?d like someone?s opinion on the stock MALL. I have a position in it but I?m gradually liquidating it because it meets my PE criteria to sell. I generally follow an automatic back-tested value-based system that I?ve developed in VectorVest.


  Here?s the problem. The P/E (35) is too high according to my rules. (The highest P/E of all my system holdings) However the P/S (0.18) is exceedingly, low (The lowest of all my system holdings). The GPE (Inverse of PEG) is 0.87 (the lowest ? worst ? of all my system holdings.) In addition, the "Sales Growth" is -1. (the lowest of all my system holdings.)


  So my question is: with such a low P/S, how can it have such a high P/E and negative sales growth. I know this can occur but I?m wondering if I should just mark this up to probable faulty VectorVest data.


  JerryR