Forward and trailing PE

If a stock’s forward P/E is 3 times lower than its trailing P/E, what does this indicate?

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It indicates future earnings are expectedd to be 3x trailing earnings.

I’m no math whiz, but…

p=15

e0=1, p/e=15

e1=3, p/e=5

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it means that earnings are growing. 90% of companies will have a lower forward P/E. basic math homie. finance 101. what it most likely means is that there were some one-time writeoffs or restructuring charges taken in the current year.

man forget the forward P/E all bogus haha

It still contains useful information, like how much average growth is required to justify the price.

cyclical stock yo

ahh yes. thanks