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Lowest Forward P/E Ratio in the Industrial Conglomerates Industry Detected in Shares of Standex International (SXI, CSL, GE, TYC, MMM)
[November 26, 2012]

Lowest Forward P/E Ratio in the Industrial Conglomerates Industry Detected in Shares of Standex International (SXI, CSL, GE, TYC, MMM)


Nov 26, 2012 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Industrial Conglomerates industry with the lowest forward price to earnings (P/E) ratios. Forward P/E uses estimated earnings to compare relative value among companies in the same industry. Generally, the lower the forward P/E, the more undervalued a company is believed to be.Standex International ranks lowest with a a forward P/E ratio of 11.39. Following is Carlisle Cos with a a forward P/E ratio of 12.18. General Electric ranks third lowest with a a forward P/E ratio of 12.43.



Tyco International follows with a a forward P/E ratio of 13.02, and 3M rounds out the bottom five with a a forward P/E ratio of 13.20.

SmarTrend recommended that its subscribers protect gains by selling shares of Tyco International on September 18th, 2012 by issuing a Downtrend alert when the shares were trading at $54.61. Since that call, shares of Tyco International have fallen 49.4%. We are now looking for when a new Uptrend will commence and will alert SmarTrend subscribers in real time.


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