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Valuation

Yardeni Research, Inc.

March 9, 2014

Dr. Edward Yardeni516-972-7683

[email protected]

Mali Quintana480-664-1333

[email protected]

Please visit our sites atwww.yardeni.comblog.yardeni.com

thinking outside the box

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Table Of Contents Table Of ContentsTable Of Contents

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P/E Ratios 1-2Growth vs Value P/Es 3Valuation: SVM-1 (Fed Model) 4-5Valuation: SVM-2 (Yardeni Model) 6Valuation: SVM-1 (S&P 400) 7Valuation: SVM-1 (S&P 600) 8Valuation: Equity Risk Premium 9Valuation: Rules of 20 10Valuation Models 11S&P 500 Forward Earnings 12S&P 500 Valuation 13S&P 500 Relative Valuation 14Relative Valuation: S&P 500 Growth vs. S&P 500 Value 15S&P 500 Sector P/Es 16-17Consumer Discretionary P/Es 18-19Consumer Staples P/Es 20Energy P/Es 21Financials P/Es 22Health Care P/Es 23Industrials P/Es 24Information Technology P/Es 25Materials P/Es 26Telecommunication Services & Utilities P/Es 27

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P/E RATIOS FOR S&P 500 Capped at 45due to extreme values

Using 4-quarter trailing reported earnings

Using S&P 500 forward earnings*

* Price divided by 12-month forward consensus expected operating earnings per share using mid-month data. Monthly data through April 1994,weekly thereafter.

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US EQUITY MARKET CAPITALIZATION: NONFINANCIAL CORPORATIONS(as a ratio of NFC after-tax profits from current production*)

Capped at 50due to extreme values

NFC P/E

S&P 500 Trailing P/E**

S&P 500 Average P/E = 17.4

* Including IVA and CCadj. These two adjustments restate the historical cost basis used in profits tax accounting for inventory withdrawals and depreciation to the current cost measures used in GDP.** Using four-quarter trailing reported earnings.

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US EQUITY MARKET CAPITALIZATION EXCLUDING FOREIGN ISSUES

As a ratio of:__________

After-tax profits from current production* (Avg = 13.8)

Corporate Cash Flow** (Avg = 9.1)

* Including IVA and CCadj. These two adjustments restate the historical cost basis used in profits tax accounting for inventory withdrawals anddepreciation to the current cost measures used in GDP.** After-tax operating retained earnings plus tax-return-based depreciation.Source: Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S, US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Federal Reserve Board Flow of Funds Accounts,and Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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P/E Ratios

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90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 145

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P/E RATIOS FOR S&P 500(using 12-month forward earnings*)

S&P 500

Technology

Ex Technology

* Price divided by 12-month forward consensus expected operating earnings per share using mid-month data.Source: Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

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P/E RATIOS FOR S&P INDEXES*(weekly)

S&P 500 LargeCap

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S&P 600 SmallCap

* Price divided by 52-week forward consensus expected operating earnings per share.Source: Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

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P/E Ratios

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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20155

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FORWARD P/E RATIO*: S&P 500 CITIGROUP GROWTH vs. VALUE

Growth

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* Using consensus 12-month forward earnings forecasts.Source: Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

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FORWARD PEG RATIO*: S&P 500 CITIGROUP GROWTH vs. VALUE

Growth

Value

* Forward P/E divided by LTEG: Using 5-year forward consensus expected earnings growth.Source: Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

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Figure 5.

Growth vs Value P/Es

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S&P 500 FORWARD EARNINGS YIELD & NOMINAL BOND YIELD

10-Year US TreasuryBond Yield

Forward Earnings Yield*

* 12-month forward consensus expected earnings divided by S&P 500 Index. Monthly through April 1994, weekly after.Source: Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

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STOCK VALUATION MODEL (SVM-1)(ratio scale)

Fair-Value Price*

S&P 500 Price Index

* 12-month forward consensus expected earnings divided by 10-year US Treasury bond yield. Monthly through April 1994, weekly after.Source: Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

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Figure 7.

Valuation: SVM-1 (Fed Model)

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STOCK VALUATION MODEL #1 (SVM-1)*(weekly, percent)

Overvalued

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* Ratio of S&P 500 Index to its fair value (52-week forward consensus expected S&P 500 operating earnings per share divided by the 10-year US Treasury bond yield). Monthly through April 1994, weekly thereafter.

79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 1651015202530354045505560657075

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FORWARD P/E & BOND YIELD (SVM-1)(weekly)

Bond’s P/E=Reciprocal Of10-Year US Treasury Bond Yield

Ratio Of S&P 500 Price To Expected Earnings*

* 52-week forward consensus expected S&P 500 operating earnings per share. Monthly through March 1994, weekly thereafter.

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MARKET’S ESTIMATE OF EARNINGS (SVM-1)(weekly, dollars per share)

S&P 500 Forward Earnings_____________________

Market’s Estimate*

Analysts’ Estimate**

* S&P 500 index multiplied by 10-year government bond yield. Monthly through March 1994, weekly thereafter.** 12-month forward consensus expected S&P 500 operating earnings per share. Monthly through March 1994, weekly thereafter. Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation and Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

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Valuation: SVM-1 (Fed Model)

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STOCK VALUATION MODEL #2 (SVM-2)*(percent)

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* Ratio of S&P 500 index to its fair value (12-month forward consensus expected S&P 500 operating earnings per share divided by the difference between Moody’s A-rated corporate bond yield less fraction [0.10] of 5-year consensus expected earnings growth).

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Fair Value S&P 500*

* Fair value is 12-month forward consensus expected S&P 500 operating earnings per share divided by the difference between Moody’s A-rated corporate bond yield less fraction (as shown above) of 5-year consensus expected earnings growth.

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ADDITIONAL VARIABLES IN SVM-2

Corporate A-rated yield* less 10-year Treasury yield

0.1 times long-term consensusexpected earnings growth

*Moody’s corporate A monthly through 1987, then weekly through 2005. Beginning in 2006 S&P corporate A. Source: Moody’s Investors Service and Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

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Valuation: SVM-2 (Yardeni Model)

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STOCK VALUATION MODEL #1 (SVM-1)*(weekly, percent)

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Undervalued

* Ratio of S&P 400 Index to its fair value (52-week forward consensus expected S&P 400 operating earnings per share divided by the 10-year US Treasury bond yield).

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 201451015202530354045505560657075

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FORWARD P/E & BOND YIELD (SVM-1)(weekly)

Bond’s P/E=Reciprocal Of10-Year US Treasury Bond Yield

Ratio Of S&P 400 Price To Expected Earnings*

* 52-week forward consensus expected S&P 400 operating earnings per share.

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MARKET’S ESTIMATE OF EARNINGS (SVM-1)(weekly, dollars per share)

S&P 400 Forward Earnings_____________________

Market’s Estimate*Analysts’ Estimate**

* S&P 400 index multiplied by 10-year government bond yield.** 52-week forward consensus expected S&P 400 operating earnings per share. Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation and Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

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Valuation: SVM-1 (S&P 400)

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STOCK VALUATION MODEL #1 (SVM-1)*(weekly, percent)

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* Ratio of S&P 600 Index to its fair value (52-week forward consensus expected S&P 600 operating earnings per share divided by the 10-year US Treasury bond yield).

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014510152025303540455055606570

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FORWARD P/E & BOND YIELD (SVM-1)(weekly)

Bond’s P/E=Reciprocal Of10-Year US Treasury Bond Yield

Ratio Of S&P 600 Price To Expected Earnings*

* 52-week forward consensus expected S&P 600 operating earnings per share.

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MARKET’S ESTIMATE OF EARNINGS (SVM-1)(weekly, dollars per share)

S&P 600 Forward Earnings_____________________

Market’s Estimate*

Analysts’ Estimate**

* S&P 600 index multiplied by 10-year government bond yield.** 52-week forward consensus expected S&P 600 operating earnings per share. Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation and Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

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Valuation: SVM-1 (S&P 600)

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S&P 500 EARNINGS YIELD & REAL BOND YIELD

10-year US Treasury Bond Yield MinusAverage Expected CPI Inflation RateFor Next 10 Years (Phili Fed Survey)*

S&P 500 ExpectedEarnings To Price Ratio**

10-Year TIPS Yield***(weekly)

* Data from 1979 to 1991 quarterly, monthly thereafter.** Earnings-price ratio is based on the Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S consensus estimates of earnings over the coming 12 months.

*** Yields on Treasury inflation protected securities (TIPS) adjused to constant maturities.Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, US Treasury, Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S, and Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

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* S&P 500 forward expected earnings to price ratio minus 10-year Treasury bond yield minus average expected CPI inflation rate for next 10 years(Phili Fed Survey).Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, US Treasury, Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S, and Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

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Figure 13.

Valuation: Equity Risk Premium

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RULE OF 20: FORWARD P/E VS BOND YIELD

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* Using four-quarter trailing reported earnings per share from 1965 to September 1978. Then 12-month forward consensus expected S&P 500 operatingearnings per share from October 1978 through March 1994, weekly after.Note: Shaded areas are periods when S&P 500 fell 15% or more.Source: Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

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S&P 500 FORWARD P/E PLUS CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (yearly percent change)

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Source: Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S and US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Figure 15.

Valuation: Rules of 20

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S&P 500 INDEX

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* P/E = price-to-earnings ratio using mid-month price and 12-month forward consensus earnings expectations.** LTEG = consensus median 5-year expected earnings growth.

*** PEG = P/E divided by LTEG.Source: Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

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TOBIN’S Q FOR NONFINANCIAL CORPORATIONS*(ratio)

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* Ratio of market value of equities to net worth at market value, which includes real estate (including structures) at market value and equipment,software, and inventories at replacement cost.

Source: Federal Reserve Board Flow of Funds Accounts.** Actual divided by average since 1952.

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Figure 17.

Valuation Models

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UTILITIES

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S&P 500 Forward Earnings

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CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY(S&P 500 forward P/Es by sector)

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S&P 500 Valuation

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Source: Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

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RELATIVE VALUATION OF S&P 500 VALUE(ratio)

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Source: Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

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Figure 22.

Relative Valuation: S&P 500 Growth vs. S&P 500 Value

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S&P 500 FORWARD P/E RATIOS*

S&P 500 Index (15.2)

Consumer Staples (16.7)

Financials (12.9)

Health Care (17.1)

* Price divided by 12-month forward consensus expected operating earnings per share.Source: Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

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S&P 500 FORWARD P/E RATIOS*

S&P 500 Index (15.2)

Consumer Discretionary (17.9)

Information Technology (14.8)

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Figure 24.

S&P 500 Sector P/Es

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S&P 500 FORWARD P/E RATIOS*

S&P 500 Index (15.2)

Energy (13.1)

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Materials (16.3)

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S&P 500 FORWARD P/E RATIOS*

S&P 500 Index (15.2)

Telecommunication Services (13.2)

Utilities (15.4)

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Figure 26.

S&P 500 Sector P/Es

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S&P 500 FORWARD P/E RATIOS* CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

Consumer Discretionary Sector (17.9)

Advertising (17.5)

Auto Parts & Equipment (14.4)

Automobile Manufacturers (9.7)

Publishing (19.0)

* Price divided by 12-month forward consensus expected operating earnings per share.P/E capped at 7 and 35 for all industries.Source: Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

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S&P FORWARD P/E RATIOS:* CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

Consumer Discretionary Sector (17.9)

Casinos & Gaming (23.1)

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines (21.4)

Movies & Entertainment (17.4)

Restaurants (19.4)

* Price divided by 12-month forward consensus expected operating earnings per share.P/E capped at 40 for all industries.Source: Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

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Figure 28.

Consumer Discretionary P/Es

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S&P FORWARD P/E RATIOS:* CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

Consumer Discretionary Sector (17.9)

Apparel, Accessories, & Luxury Goods (18.1)

Apparel Retail (17.0)

Footwear (23.0)

Leisure Products (14.5)

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Consumer Discretionary Sector (17.9)

Computer & Electronics Retailers (10.6)

Home Improvement Retailers (18.1)

Homebuilding (15.3)

Household Appliances (11.2)

* Price divided by 12-month forward consensus expected operating earnings per share.P/E capped at 5 and 40 for all industries.Source: Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

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Figure 30.

Consumer Discretionary P/Es

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S&P 500 FORWARD P/E RATIOS:* CONSUMER STAPLES

Consumer Staples Sector (16.7)

Household Products (17.8)

Packaged Foods & Meats (17.4)

Personal Products (18.9)

* Price divided by 12-month forward consensus expected operating earnings per share.Source: Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

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Consumer Staples Sector (16.7)

Brewers (13.7)

Drug Retail (16.5)

Soft Drinks (17.4)

Tobacco (14.5)

* Price divided by 12-month forward consensus expected operating earnings per share.Source: Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

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Figure 32.

Consumer Staples P/Es

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S&P 500 FORWARD P/E RATIOS:* ENERGY

Energy Sector (13.1)

Integrated Oil & Gas (11.9)

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing (9.5)

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Energy Sector (13.1)

Oil & Gas Drilling (9.7)

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services (14.4)

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production (15.1)

* Price divided by 12-month forward consensus expected operating earnings per share.Source: Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

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Figure 34.

Energy P/Es

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Financials Sector (12.9)

Asset Management & Custody Banks (14.1)

Diversified Banks (11.7)

Investment Banking & Brokerage (12.5)

Other Diversified Financial Services (10.0)

Regional Banks (12.2)

* Price divided by 12-month forward consensus expected operating earnings per share.P/E capped at 20 for all industries.Source: Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

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Financials Sector (12.9)

Insurance Brokers (16.3)

Life & Health Insurance (9.3)

Multi-Line Insurance (10.6)

Property & Casualty Insurance (11.0)

* Price divided by 12-month forward consensus expected operating earnings per share.Source: Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

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Figure 36.

Financials P/Es

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Health Care (17.1)

Biotechnology (22.8)

Health Care Equipment (16.5)

Managed Health Care (12.0)

* Price divided by 12-month forward consensus expected operating earnings per share.Source: Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

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Health Care (17.1)

Health Care Distributors (16.8)

Health Care Facilities (23.3)

Pharmaceuticals (16.7)

* Price divided by 12-month forward consensus expected operating earnings per share.P/E capped at 7 and 35 for all industries.Source: Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

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Figure 38.

Health Care P/Es

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S&P 500 FORWARD P/E RATIOS:* INDUSTRIALSIndustrials Sector (16.1)

Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks (14.3)

Industrial Conglomerates (15.7)

Industrial Machinery (17.8)

* Price divided by 12-month forward consensus expected operating earnings per share.Source: Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

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S&P 500 FORWARD P/E RATIOS:* INDUSTRIALSIndustrials Sector (16.1)

Aerospace & Defense (15.8)

Electrical Components & Equipment (17.1)

Environmental & Facilities Services (18.7)

* Price divided by 12-month forward consensus expected operating earnings per share using mid-month data.Source: Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

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Figure 40.

Industrials P/Es

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S&P 500 FORWARD P/E RATIOS:* INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYInformation Technology Sector (14.8)

Application Software (38.6)

Data Processing & Outsourcing (20.4)

IT Consulting & Other Services (11.8)

Systems Software (13.0)

* Price divided by 12-month forward consensus expected operating earnings per share.P/E capped at 7 and 50 for all industries.Source: Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

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Information Technology Sector (14.8)

Communications Equipment (12.7)

Computer Hardware (11.1)

Computer Storage & Peripherals (12.1)

Semiconductor Equipment (14.5)

Semiconductors (15.0)

* Price divided by 12-month forward consensus expected operating earnings per share.P/E capped at 7 and 55 for all industries.Source: Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

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Figure 42.

Information Technology P/Es

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S&P 500 FORWARD P/E RATIOS:* MATERIALS

Materials Sector (16.3)

Aluminum (29.4)

Paper Products (12.6)

Steel (17.4)

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Materials Sector (16.3)

Diversified Chemicals (14.8)

Industrial Gases (19.3)

Specialty Chemicals (21.4)

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Figure 44.

Materials P/Es

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S&P 500 FORWARD P/E RATIOS:* TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

Telecommunication Services Sector (13.2)

Integrated Telecommunication Services (12.5)

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Utilities Sector (15.4)

Electric Utilities (14.7)

Gas Utilities (15.8)

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Figure 46.

Telecommunication Services & Utilities P/Es

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