- One-yr. return on equity: -42
- Industry avg. one-yr. ROE: 31
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Name: Cadiz Land
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How You Reckon
THE TIMES 100 / AN INVESTOR'S GUIDE TO CALIFORNIA'S
PUBLIC COMPANIES
Determining whether a company is one you want to invest in means knowing a little about the numbers. Here's a primer on some key financial stats.
Ticker: CLCI
Valuation
- Price/earn. ratio (4/17/98): NM
- Short interest, % of float: 0.7
Financials
- One-yr. inventory turnover: 4.3
- Industry avg. one-yr. inventory turnover: 11.0
- Current quarterly ratio: 1.7
- Quick quarterly ratio: 0.7
- One-yr. operating margin: 7
- Industry avg. one-yr. operating margin: 6
- One-yr. return on equity: -25
- Industry avg. one-yr. ROE: 12
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Name: Catalytica
Ticker: CTAL
Valuation
- Price/earn. ratio (4/17/98): NM
- Short interest, % of float: 0.6
Financials
- One-yr. inventory turnover: 3.3
- Industry avg. one-yr. inventory turnover: 6.4
- Current quarterly ratio: 2.0
- Quick quarterly ratio: 0.7
- One-yr. operating margin: 5
- Industry avg. one-yr. operating margin: 9
- One-yr. return on equity: -5
- Industry avg. one-yr. ROE: 14
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Name: Catellus Development
Ticker: CDX
Valuation
- Price/earn. ratio (4/17/98): 76
- Short interest, % of float: 1.1
Financials
- One-yr. inventory turnover: NA
- Industry avg. one-yr. inventory turnover: 11.5
- Current quarterly ratio: NM
- Quick quarterly ratio: NM
- One-yr. operating margin: 5
- Industry avg. one-yr. operating margin: 28
- One-yr. return on equity: 7
- Industry avg. one-yr. ROE: 9
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Name: Charles Schwab
Ticker: SCH
Valuation
- Price/earn. ratio (4/17/98): 35
- Short interest, % of float: 3.0
Financials
- One-yr. inventory turnover: NA
- Industry avg. one-yr. inventory turnover: NM
- Current quarterly ratio: NM
- Quick quarterly ratio: NM
- One-yr. operating margin: 19
- Industry avg. one-yr. operating margin: 17
- One-yr. return on equity: 26
- Industry avg. one-yr. ROE: 23
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Name: Chevron
Ticker: CHV
Valuation
- Price/earn. ratio (4/17/98): 17
- Short interest, % of float: 2.3
Financials
- One-yr. inventory turnover: 18.2
- Industry avg. one-yr. inventory turnover: 15.1
- Current quarterly ratio: 1.0
- Quick quarterly ratio: 0.7
- One-yr. operating margin: 13
- Industry avg. one-yr. operating margin: 10
- One-yr. return on equity: 20
- Industry avg. one-yr. ROE: 19
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Name: Cisco Systems
Ticker: CSCO
Valuation
- Price/earn. ratio (4/17/98): 55
- Short interest, % of float: 1.8
Financials
- One-yr. inventory turnover: 10.6
- Industry avg. one-yr. inventory turnover: 17.2
- Current quarterly ratio: 2.6
- Quick quarterly ratio: 2.1
- One-yr. operating margin: 27
- Industry avg. one-yr. operating margin: 16
- One-yr. return on equity: 30
- Industry avg. one-yr. ROE: 20
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Name: Computer Sciences
Ticker: CSC
Valuation
- Price/earn. ratio (4/17/98): 32
- Short interest, % of float: 2.2
Financials
- One-yr. inventory turnover: NA
- Industry avg. one-yr. inventory turnover: 63.5
- Current quarterly ratio: 1.6
- Quick quarterly ratio: 1.4
- One-yr. operating margin: 3
- Industry avg. one-yr. operating margin: 7
- One-yr. return on equity: 15
- Industry avg. one-yr. ROE: 14
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Name: Concentric Network
Ticker: CNCX
Valuation
- Price/earn. ratio (4/17/98): NM
- Short interest, % of float: 2.0
Financials
- One-yr. inventory turnover: NA
- Industry avg. one-yr. inventory turnover: 19.0
- Current quarterly ratio: 4.5
- Quick quarterly ratio: 3.7
- One-yr. operating margin: NM
- Industry avg. one-yr. operating margin: 15
- One-yr. return on equity: NM
- Industry avg. one-yr. ROE: 16
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Name: Core
Ticker: CORE
Valuation
- Price/earn. ratio (4/17/98): 38
- Short interest, % of float: 0.9
Financials
- One-yr. inventory turnover: NA
- Industry avg. one-yr. inventory turnover: NM
- Current quarterly ratio: 4.0
- Quick quarterly ratio: 3.9
- One-yr. operating margin: 5
- Industry avg. one-yr. operating margin: 12
- One-yr. return on equity: 11
- Industry avg. one-yr. ROE: 18
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Name: Cymer
Ticker: CYMI
Valuation
- Price/earn. ratio (4/17/98): 26
- Short interest, % of float: 16.6
Financials
- One-yr. inventory turnover: 3.6
- Industry avg. one-yr. inventory turnover: 4.2
- Current quarterly ratio: 3.4
- Quick quarterly ratio: 2.3
- One-yr. operating margin: 17
- Industry avg. one-yr. operating margin: 11
- One-yr. return on equity: 23
- Industry avg. one-yr. ROE: 16
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Name: Daou Systems
Ticker: DAOU
Valuation
- Price/earn. ratio (4/17/98): NM
- Short interest, % of float: 8.2
Financials
- One-yr. inventory turnover: 3.9
- Industry avg. one-yr. inventory turnover: 17.2
- Current quarterly ratio: 7.5
- Quick quarterly ratio: 4.8
- One-yr. operating margin: 0
- Industry avg. one-yr. operating margin: 16
- One-yr. return on equity: 0
- Industry avg. one-yr. ROE: 20
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Name: Dole Food
Ticker: DOL
Valuation
- Price/earn. ratio (4/17/98): 18
- Short interest, % of float: 3.4
Financials
- One-yr. inventory turnover: 7.7
- Industry avg. one-yr. inventory turnover: 6.5
- Current quarterly ratio: 1.6
- Quick quarterly ratio: 0.8
- One-yr. operating margin: 6
- Industry avg. one-yr. operating margin: 8
- One-yr. return on equity: 26
- Industry avg. one-yr. ROE: 24
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Name: EarthLink Network
Ticker: ELNK
Valuation
- Price/earn. ratio (4/17/98): NM
- Short interest, % of float: 10.3
Financials
- One-yr. inventory turnover: NA
- Industry avg. one-yr. inventory turnover: 63.5
- Current quarterly ratio: 0.7
- Quick quarterly ratio: 0.6
- One-yr. operating margin: -36
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