Debt-laden companies on the verge of bankruptcy, however, can emerge with low price-to-sales ratios.
As for stocks, I look for those with low price to sales, low price to earnings, low price to book, etc.
He screens for stocks using academic theories, which mostly boils down to companies with low price-to-book ratios, low price-to-earnings ratios, low short interest and positive earnings momentum.
Dealnews predicts lots of carriers, retailers and manufacturers are likely to follow suit, luring shopper in with low-price smartphones.
Solyndra's technology is excellent, he says, but it just couldn't compete in the market with low-price panels from subsidized Chinese makers.
If OSI Shares fail to appreciate significantly on their own, Reid notes that the company, with its low price-to-earnings, sales and book value, would make an attractive takeover target.
With a low price fixed room rate from around 250 AED per night you can now "Do Dubai" without blowing your travel budget for the rest of the year.
The Zweig strategy, based on my understanding, likes stocks with fairly low price-to-earnings multiples, but not so low (below 5) that one has to wonder if there's something really wrong with the company.
Checkout lines for 10 or more people lead to grumbling by frustrated shoppers who see large numbers of empty cash registers with a few frazzled clerks dealing with customers whose carts are filled to overflowing with low-price bargains.
But a stock with a low price to book, some revenue or earnings growth, and some price appreciation, might attract interest from practitioners of 3 different investment styles so it would rank higher than the stock that just appeals to value investors.
For example, it is unlikely that a start-up will succeed in taking on Wal-Mart (WMT) directly in the retailing business with an everyday low price strategy nor will a start-up office operating system maker make much headway against Microsoft (MSFT).
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Like the wafer-think Dell XPS 13 introduced earlier this year, both machines aim to balance some of the refinement that gives Apple its appeal, with a price low enough to give those thinking of ditching their Windows PC for a Mac pause.
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Gold typically has a low correlation with the price of equities, making it a way to hedge against ups and downs in the stock market, says Milling.
Obviously, I could go into and out of these stocks based on my assessment of market conditions, but even if my timing is reasonably accurate, the drain from dealing with even reasonable low-price-stock spreads can add up.
With such low risk built into the stock price, investors get the opportunity for high returns with very little risk.
But in the tablet market, nobody has effectively attacked on low price combined with a real brand.
Neo is known for building smartphones with price tags so low that a Nexus 4 would seem like a luxury.
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Value consciousness, which is an overarching concern with getting something at a low price, also did not predict number of daily-deal purchases.
Backdating, in which options are dated retroactively to coincide with low points in the stock price, can increase the profit for the recipient.
If food demand or supply has a very low elasticity with respect to price in the short term then when we have only a minor change in supply and or demand then we will see large changes in food prices.
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Mr Porser said as with Mojang's hugely successful Minecraft, Scrolls would be released unfinished for a low price to get people playing with it and helping to guide what it became.
With a grin, the dealer offers an absurdly low price for the 40-kilo fish and assures Andy, perhaps with more hope than experience, that the beast would make fine sashimi.
With savings achieved on the operating side, Cisco will be able to make aggressive price cuts to compete better with low-cost rivals and gain even more market share.
With savings achieved on the operating side, Cisco will be able to make aggressive price cuts to compete better with low-cost rivals such as Huawei and gain even more market share.
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This average price includes many low cost phones mixed in with Nokia smartphones that sell at a higher price point.
The euro has certainly delivered price stability - with low inflation in much of the 11-country eurozone.
The company selected the unusual design and low price after consulting with retailers, says Bill Hadam, marketing director for digital audio at Samsung.
In the fourth quarter, the company sees glass volumes down low single digits, with price declines slightly higher than in the last two quarters.
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One of the most simplistic ways to use the OBV is to see if it makes a new high with each price high in an uptrend, or makes a new low with prices in a downtrend.
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