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Where to find an average P/E for the plastics mfg. industry?
Yes, this is a homework question - i've had the month from hell and my masters in is includes 2 business classes [blah - i'm a developer, analyst, mathematician lol not a pedantic rote repetitive business major lol]. my 2 yr old is driving me nuts - broke 8 keys off my laptop earlier but i had a spare dead laptop around and cannibilized it.
anyhow i'm not expecting the answer though that would be nice - at the very least a pointer to a site where i could *easily* obtain an average P/E for the plastics mfg industry as well as an average P/E for the food retail industry.
i need to go take 10 tylenol ... i'll check back in 30 mins for any assistance.
peace & thanks in advance,
x
See if this link will open for you, it may be tied to an identity, http://www.marketwatch.com/tools/industry/focus.asp?bcind_ind=2723&bcind_sid=171518
Similar can be found at Businessweek.com, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, etc.
In this case the industry is Containers & Packaging under a chain of Industrials > Industrial Goods & Services > General Industrials. Notice that the aggregate P/E for Containers and Packaging is 18.19. However, you have to scrutinize the component list to ferret out paper and such. Then you have to go to plastics makers elsewhere, Toyota for instance has a big project where they are producing "greener" plastics for car dashes as a marketing ploy. http://www.marketwatch.com/tools/industry/componentlist.asp?bcind_ind=2723&bcind_period=3mo
Of course, if you find several that don't fit, you have to determine their contribution (as well as check internal figures for those remaining. Fortunately, the component list in this case is only 11 deep.
As for the food retailers, I would start by plugging in something like MCD (McDonalds), then check for an industry comparison, which in this case is restaurants and bars, then look for industry components.
http://online.wsj.com/quotes/main.html?type=usstock+usfund&symbol_or_name=mcd&sym_name_switch=symbol&x=11&y=4
http://online.wsj.com/quotes/industry_comparison.html?mod=2_0464&symbol=mcd&news-symbol=MCD
http://online.wsj.com/public/npage/industry_stocks.html?rnd=8144&bcind_ind=5757&bc_ind_sid=171588
You've still got a ton of work ahead, but may I suggest that you establish a representative sampling and build your data from that? Good luck.
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