Not quite as good but a better price performance ratio than the now more expensive palladium.

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Staying true to his macho style, Yu also used this opportunity to take a dig at the Galaxy S III's price-to-performance ratio.

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This includes the consideration of price performance, income and the expense ratio all in combination.

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On the other hand, the price-to-book ratio is a useful measure of value, and most researchers agree that this ratio is strongly correlated with stock price performance.

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He observed that, while it was difficult to predict stock market performance in the near term (one-year horizon), there was a strong relationship between the price-earnings ratio and the long-term market return (10-year horizon).

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