Bell Industries (Bell Industries) Earnings per Share (Diluted) : $-4,968.20 (TTM As of Sep. 2010)

Bell Industries Earnings per Share (Diluted) Chart

Bell Industries Annual Data
	Trend	Dec00	Dec01	Dec02	Dec03	Dec04	Dec05	Dec06	Dec07	Dec08	Dec09
Earnings per Share (Diluted)		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					-1,888.89	-6,759.35	-35,294.00	-11,266.20	-4,401.85

Bell Industries Quarterly Data
	Dec05	Mar06	Jun06	Sep06	Dec06	Mar07	Jun07	Sep07	Dec07	Mar08	Jun08	Sep08	Dec08	Mar09	Jun09	Sep09	Dec09	Mar10	Jun10	Sep10
Earnings per Share (Diluted)	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															240.00	-2,265.59	-3,392.61	180.00	510.00

Competitive Comparison of Bell Industries's Earnings per Share (Diluted)

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Bell Industries's PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PE Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Bell Industries's PE Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Bell Industries's PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bell Industries's PE Ratio falls into.

Bell Industries Earnings per Share (Diluted) Calculation

Earnings Per Share (EPS) is the amount of earnings per outstanding share of the company's stock. In calculating earnings per share, the dividends of preferred stocks need to subtracted from the total net income first.

Bell Industries's Earnings Per Share (Diluted) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2009 is calculated as

Bell Industries's Earnings Per Share (Diluted) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2010 is calculated as

Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2010 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-4,968.20

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Companies also reported diluted shares in their financial reports. Diluted shares include the shares of convertibles or warrants outstanding.

Bell Industries  (GREY:BLLI) Earnings per Share (Diluted) Explanation

Earnings Per Share (EPS) is the single most important variable used by Wall Street in determining the earnings power of a company. But investors need to be aware that Earnings per Share can be easily manipulated by adjusting depreciation and amortization rate or non-recurring items. That's why GuruFocus lists EPS without NRI, which better reflects the company's underlying performance.

Be Aware

Compared with Earnings per share, a company's cash flow is better indicator of the company's earnings power.

If a company's earnings per share is less than cash flow per share over long term, investors need to be cautious and find out why.

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