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LO7. How do we use stockholders\' equity rations to evaluate business performanc

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Question

LO7. How do we use stockholders' equity rations to evaluate business performance? Use the following information for ABC Company to calculate the EPS, price/earnings ratio, and return on common stockholders' equity: a. Net Income- $10,000 Preferred Dividends- $2,000 Average Common Stockholders' Equity $300,000 Number of Common Shares Outstanding 20,000 shares i) What is earnings per share? ii) What is price/earnings ratio assuming the market price is $2 per share? What is rate of return on common stockholders' equity (take percentage to 2 decimal places)? iii)

Explanation / Answer

i).earnings per share.

(net income - preferred dividend) / number of common shares outstanding

=> (10,000-2000) / 20,000

=>$0.40.

ii).

PE ratio = price per share / earnings per share.

=>$2 / $0.40

=>5 times.

iii)

rate of return on common stockholders equity

=>(net income - preferred dividend) / average common stock holders equity*100

=> (10,000- 2,000) / 300,000*100

=>2.67%.