Total earnings for calender year 2009//10 = $205b
Market cap/PE at 2009 low based on 2009/10 earnings = $2.175 trillion / PE 10.6
Market cap at 2009 high based on 2009/10
earnings = $3.774 trillion / PE 18.4
Market cap as at 02 March 2010 = $3.5 trillion / PE 17.1
Out of the 30 companies, 2 companies made a loss during 2009/10. Excluding these 2 companies, PE, as at 02 March 2010, would be 16.
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