Day 4 of Zero to Investor: is the price fair? Even a great business can be a bad buy at the wrong pr
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Smart X CapitalIndependent analyst profile- Source published
- 26 Oct 2026, 01:02 UTC
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- 26 Oct 2026, 05:28 UTC
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The video explains the Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio as a metric to assess the fairness of an investment's price. It highlights that a higher P/E ratio implies it will take longer for an investment to pay back the initial cost based on its current earnings. The analysis uses Cisco (CSCO) in March 2000 as an example, where its P/E ratio reached 200, indicating that it would take 200 years to recoup the investment at that earning rate. This is contrasted with a hypothetical shop earning $10,000/year with a price of $200,000, resulting in a P/E of 20. The video emphasizes that an unrealistic growth expectation can lead to an overpriced asset. It further shows that Cisco's stock price fell by 90% by 2002 due to its inflated valuation, although the business survived and eventually recovered by December 2025. The core message is that paying too much for even a good business can lead to poor returns, as demonstrated by Cisco's prolonged recovery period.
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