A price$-$esmings ratio or P$/$E ratio is colculated as o firm's shore price compared to the income or profit earned by the firm per share. Generally, a high $\frac{P}{?}$ E ratio suggests that investors are expecting higher eornings growth in the future compored to companies with a lower P$/$E ratio. The accompanying table shows companies that comprise the Dow Jones Industrial Average $($DJIA$)$ and their P$/$E ratios as of May $17,2012($at the time dato were retrieved, the P E ratio for one firm on the DJIA. Bank of Americo, wos not available$).$

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