When I mentioned p/e ratios, that was just a hasty simplification, not a description of how I generated the list. I looked at a variety of indicators, including free cash flow, revenues, forecasted earnings, and dividends. For Amazon and Salesforce, GAAP earnings imply extreme overvaluation, but are a bit misleading, and free cash flow provides a better measure (they still look overpriced, but not dramatically enough that I’m eager to short them). For the other 4 that I listed, p/e ratios look about as informative as the other measures.
When I mentioned p/e ratios, that was just a hasty simplification, not a description of how I generated the list. I looked at a variety of indicators, including free cash flow, revenues, forecasted earnings, and dividends. For Amazon and Salesforce, GAAP earnings imply extreme overvaluation, but are a bit misleading, and free cash flow provides a better measure (they still look overpriced, but not dramatically enough that I’m eager to short them). For the other 4 that I listed, p/e ratios look about as informative as the other measures.