You are reading a report where a buy recommendation for a company was based upon the fact that its PE ratio is lower than the average for the industry. What are the implicit underlying assumption(s) made by the analyst when producing such recommendation?

Select one:

a. The firms in the group are of equivalent risk, growth and size

b. The firms in the group share the same board members

c. The firms in the group have the same age

d. The firms in the group share the same customers