Earnings per share (also called net income per share) is a ratio that measures net income earned per share of stock outstanding, and is the money each share of stock would receive if all of the profits were distributed to the outstanding shares at year end. The higher the EPS, the better the business is as an investment from a shareholders perspective. EPS could be due to an increase in profit or a decrease in the number of shares in issue, which causes the return for each share to be higher. Application:
INTRODUCTION Dividend payout ratio has been an issue of interest in daily financial literature. An example, many academicians and researchers have devoted their time to develop several theoretical models to provide some insights into the dividend policy puzzle. Dividend theories are developed with some of empirical support. Dividends is a payments made by a corporation to its shareholder members. It is the portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders. When a corporation earns a profit
a company’s profits through net sales. However, the key performance measurement tools used are not based on sales alone. Calculating liquidity, solvency, and profitability ratios on a regular basis give us a better insight on the performance and overall health of a company. Coca-Cola vs. PepsiCo Liquidity Liquidity ratios measure the short term ability of a company to pay its obligations and meet their needs for maintaining cash. According to Cagle, Campbell & Jones (2013), “A good assessment
Financial ratios are significant tools of measurement of the soundness and stability of a firm within its internal structures and operations. The computation of the various financial ratios enables a firm in evaluating its financial and market position relative to the industry competition. This paper aims to assess the financial position of Ford Motor Company in comparison with General Motors Company. The evaluation will consider the computation of ratios such as; liquidity ratios, profitability
The companies’ financial ratios can be compared with the ratios of other equivalent companies between business sectors at one point of time. These comparisons provide explanations on the relative financial status and performance of the company compared to the relative performance of its competitors. Comparisons are usually made with other companies in the same business sector and the benchmark is assumed to be the suitable value for a company. The assumption here is for the companies in the same
Dividend Policy and Firm Performance: Hotel REITs vs. Non-REIT Hotel Companies Executive Summary. This article investigates whether the greater reliance of real estate investment trusts (REITs) relative to non-REIT corporations on external equity financing suggests greater capital market discipline of REIT management, or greater access to capital, overpaying for assets, overbuilding and overinvestment. Our analysis is based on a sample of sixteen hotel REITs and fifty-one non-REIT hotel corporations
and IFRS. 3. To measure the impact of convergence to IFRS on the key financial ratios of the company. Review of Literature: During the research the researcher have gone through a number of research papers,
Discounted Dividend Model First advantage of discounted dividend model is conservatism. The dividend discount model only values on what the company pays out to investors. Earnings of a company, the cash the company holds, or anything other than the dividend is not considered by this model. Second advantage is simplicity. The dividend discount model is one of the easiest ways to value a security. It requires only three inputs, which almost any investor can reasonably determine or forecast. Because
Carlsberg is now the biggest and leading beer brand in Malaysia with over 50% of market share. The company is currently listed on Malaysia stock exchange as Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Berhad. Guinness Anchor Guinness Anchor is a merged company between Guinness Malaysia Berhad and Malayan Breweries (Malaya) Sdn Bhd. In 1989, the company was listed
LIQUIDITY RATIO (Year-Ended 2014) a. Current ratio (in millions, $) = Current assets / Current Liabilities = 15,176 / 13,292 = 1.1 # b. Quick Ratio (in millions, $) = (Total current assets – Total inventory) / Current liabilities = (15,176 - 1,574) / 13,292 = 1.0 # c. Cash Ratio (in millions, $) = Cash & cash equivalents / Current liabilities = 3,421/ 13,292 = 0.3 # d. Working Capital Ratio:- i. Working capital (in millions, $) = Current