During 2018, Finch Corporation reported after-tax net income of $3,615,000. Duri
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During 2018, Finch Corporation reported after-tax net income of $3,615,000. During the year, the number of shares of stock outstanding remained constant at 9,660 of $100 par, 10 percent preferred stock and 400,000 shares of common stock. The company's total stockholders' equity is $20,000,000 at December 31, 2018. Finch Corporation's common stock was selling at $51 per share at the end of its fiscal year. All dividends for the year have been paid, including $5.00 per share to common stockholders. Required a. Compute the earnings per share. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) b. Compute the book value per share of common stock. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) c. Compute the price-earnings ratio. (Round intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.) d. Compute the dividend yield. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places. (i.e., .2345 should be entered as 23.45.) a. Earnings per share b. Book value per share c. Price-earnings ratio d. Dividend yield timesExplanation / Answer
after tax net income
3615000
less preferred dividend
(9660*100)*10%
96600
net income available to common stockholders
3518400
no of common stock
400000
earning per share
3518400/40000
8.80
Book value per share of common stock
total stockholder equity
20000000
less book value of preferred stock
966000
book value of common stock
19034000
no of common stock
400000
Book value per share of common stock
47.59
Price earning ratio = market price/eps
51/8.796
5.80
dividend yield = dividend paid/current market price
5/51
9.80%
after tax net income
3615000
less preferred dividend
(9660*100)*10%
96600
net income available to common stockholders
3518400
no of common stock
400000
earning per share
3518400/40000
8.80
Book value per share of common stock
total stockholder equity
20000000
less book value of preferred stock
966000
book value of common stock
19034000
no of common stock
400000
Book value per share of common stock
47.59
Price earning ratio = market price/eps
51/8.796
5.80
dividend yield = dividend paid/current market price
5/51
9.80%
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