EPS is a Misleading Indicator
Under Armour, Inc. (UA)
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Nike, Inc. (NKE)
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Under Armour (UA) since going public has generated three consecutive years of negative OPS (red bars) and its shares after peaking at $67 have since declined by 50% and on September 25, 2008 closed at $34.04
Nike (NKE) for the last five years has consistently reported positive OPS (green bars). Its shares over this period have gone from $28 to $64 per on September 25, 2008 representing a 132% increase.
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The validity of EPS (earnings per share), long considered by Wall Street to be the leading predictor of value, is being challenged by OPS (Operational-cashflow Per Share). StockDiagnostics.com monitors cash flow for over 10,000 companies and is the exclusive publisher of OPS data.
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