Fundamental Fridays: DELL

TST’s first Fundamental Friday will analyze Dell Computer (Ticker: DELL).

I am particularly fond of Dell, as its stock financed a portion of my college education. :)  Many years ago, my mother stumbled upon Dell Computer when it was trading around $3.  Between 1992 and 1999, Dell shot up and issued seven stock splits.  Dell’s post internet bubble performance has been pretty rough.  In 2008, the stock is down about 50 percent and is now trading just above $12 per share.  Let’s take a look at the fundamentals.
Valuation measures:
Price-earnings - Compares the current market value per share to the earnings per share.  P/E ratio for …read more