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Pacific Gas and Electric Company is a large gas and electric utility operating in northern and central California. Three recent years of financial data for Pacific Gas and Electric Company are as follows:
a. Determine the earnings per share for fiscal Year 3, Year 2, and Year 1. Round to two decimal places.
b. Evaluate the growth in earnings per share for the three years in comparison to the growth in net income for the three years. Round your answers to the nearest whole percentage. Negative amount should be indicated by the minus sign.
Earnings per share growth as a percent of Year 1 (base year)
Net income growth as a percent of Year 1 (base year)
Fiscal Years Ended(in millions) Year 3 Year 2 Year 1 Net income $888 $1,450 $828 Preferred dividends $14 $14 $14 Average number of common shares outstanding 484 468 444
Explanation / Answer
a)
[888-14]/484
=$ 1.81
[1450-14]/467
=$ 3.07
[828-14]/444
=$ 1.83
b)
[1.81-1.83/1.83
-.02/1.83
-.01 or -1%
[3.07-1.83/1.83
1.24/1.83
68%
[888-828]/828
.07 or 7%
[1450-828]/828
75%
Formula 3 2 1 EPS [Net income -preferred dividend ]/Average number of common shares outstanding[888-14]/484
=$ 1.81
[1450-14]/467
=$ 3.07
[828-14]/444
=$ 1.83
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