To be clear, many average companies with significantly
lesser earnings power are trading at earnings multiples approaching 2 to 3 times greater than many above - average companies are trading at.
Not exact matches
One innovator whose stock is priced particularly reasonably is Honeywell (hon), whose A.I. -
powered machines are becoming ubiquitous in e-commerce warehouses, airplanes, and households, and which trades at
less than 20 times 2018
earnings.
If food and gas prices were included in the CPI, the rate of inflation would be closer to 10 percent, and, at that rate, the net purchasing
power of
earnings in ten years would be
less than the initial investment, meaning you would have lost money.
If her non-registered investments are
less tax - efficient and only grow at 5.9 % (because her
earnings power returns, for example), it's an even worse deal to withdraw early.
Earnings fell by
less than 10 % during the financial crisis as well because people continued to need electricity to
power their homes.
As the transition to zero - carbon accelerates, many fossil - fueled
power stations will have to be closed before they reach the end of their natural life, the IEA says, causing lost
earnings and creating «stranded assets» that are worth
less than expected by investors.