A lower than average PE may mean that the market expects earnings to rise in the future.

True / False.

False

Explanation:

PE ratio is used to determine what investors are willing to pay to receive one dollar of a company's earnings. This price they are willing to pay is based on past and expected future earnings. It is calculated by dividing the market price per share by the earnings per share. A higher average PE means that investors are expecting earnings growth to be higher whereas a lower PE means that they are expecting the future earnings to decrease.