General Electric Company (GE) is a technology and financial services corporation. Its products and services range from aircraft engines, power generation, water processing, and household appliances to medical imaging, business and consumer financing and industrial products. It serves customers in more than 100 countries. Effective January 28, 2011, it held a 49% interest in a media entity that includes the NBC Universal businesses. Its segments include Energy Infrastructure, Technology Infrastructure, NBC Universal, GE Capital and Home & Business Solutions. Effective January 1, 2011, it reorganized the Technology Infrastructure segment into three segments: Aviation, Healthcare and Transportation. In March 2010, it sold its GE Security business to United Technologies. In December 2010, it sold its Central American bank and card business, BAC Credomatic GECF Inc. (BAC). On February 1, 2011, it acquired Dresser, Inc. On February 3, 2011, it acquired Wellstream PLC (More on Reuters).
Here are some Fundamental Figures:
| Sales | 152.46 Bil |
| Income | 13.43 Bil |
| Net Profit Margin | 9.38% |
| Return on Equity | 11.25% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 3.78 |
| Revenue/Share | 14.28 |
| Earnings/Share | 1.2 |
| Book Value/Share | 11.65 |
| Dividend Rate | 0.6 |
| Payout Ratio | 40.00% |
Here are some Pricing Figures:
| Price/Earnings | 14.4 |
| Price/Book | 1.6 |
| Price/Sales | 1.3 |
| Price/Cash Flow | 5.4 |
| Dividend Yield % | 3.26 |
| Forward Price/Earnings | 11.1 |
| PEG Ratio | 1 |
| PEG Payback (Yrs) | 6.6 |
Here are some Trading Figures:
| Last Price | 18 |
| 52-Wk High | 22 |
| 52-Wk Low | 14.25 |
| Volume | 50.54 Mil |
| Avg Daily Vol (13 Wks) | 50.2 Mil |
| 50-Day Moving Average | 19.03 |
| 200-Day Moving Average | 18.73 |
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| Sales and Income Figures of General Electric (Click to enlarge) |
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