Need help pls.

Hello,
first of all sorry for my bad english and mistakes if i do.

in my strategy there is a criterion like this: OpInc(0,QTR)>OpInc(1,QTR)*1.5

in this formula if the ‘‘OpInc(1,QTR) is negative’’ and ‘‘OpInc(0,QTR) positive’’, it passes the criterion. But i can not formulise it.

in other words, in the this formula, ((OpInc(0,QTR)-OpInc(1,QTR))/ OpInc(1,QTR))*100 > 50, the company has been increased operation income more than %50 according to previous quarter. But When I started the screen test, it couldn’t catch the company.

for example:

OpInc(0,QTR)=500
OpInc(1,QTR)=-300

(500-(-300)/-300 =800/-300 = - 266 (it is not big from 50 :))

I can solve the problem in excell like this: ((OpInc(0,QTR)-OpInc(1,QTR))/ [b]MUTLAK/b)*100 > 50,

is there any function to solve this problem in the screen section.? and is there any benevolent body wanna help for poor me ?

thank you all…

Consider:
((OpInc(0,QTR)-OpInc(1,QTR))/ Abs(OpInc(1,QTR))*100) > 50. Abs gives you the absolute value of the expression and will keep the left side of the equation positive under those conditions.

Wow!! Than you for your super speedy answer and your interest…

Why not just use a growth formula?