Your original question was about why there was a big difference between a TTM earnings per share figure and a future earnings per share figure. Now you are changing the subject and asking why different data providers show different values for the TTM earnings per share figure. Sorry I can;t answer your new question. I can only handle the easy questions.
Howard investor952 wrote: > > > TTM, as you say stands for trailing twelve months. That means, > previously occurring twelve months...I believe, by definition. > The 'previous' twelve months should be the same for QP, Yahoo, Merrill > Lynch, and anyone else. Right? It shouldn't have to depend > on anything... previous twelve months is previous twelve months.. > in this case, May 2008 thru April 2009. I learned that TTM is a > rolling year...the prior 12 months. The same for everybody. > > --- In [email protected] > <mailto:quotes-plus%40yahoogroups.com>, Howard Hansen <hr...@...> wrote: > > > > TTM stands for trailing 12 months and depending upon when EPS releases > > its earnings for the first quarter of 2009 the $4.22 could be for 2008 > > or the last 9 months of 2008 and the first 3 months of 2009. Where as > > the $1.66 estimate is for a different time period. The estimate is for > > the 2009 calendar year. Most likely EPS made a large profit in the > > first half of 2008 and analysts are expecting EPS to report a big drop > > in earnings in 2009 due to the recession. > > > > Howard > > > > > > investor952 wrote: > > > > > > > > > I am a bit confused regarding EPS for ticker EVEP. > > > > > > In QP, it says the TTM eps for EVEP is $4.22. > > > This is in the company info section. > > > > > > However, when I look in the earnings estimate section, > > > the current mean estimate for 2009 is 1.66 and for 2010 is 2.11 !!! > > > > > > How can this be? This seems to be totally out of whack with the $4.22. > > > > > > Am I reading this right? > > > > > > Can someone please explain? > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > >
