The earnings per  share  data required of a company depend on the nature of its capital structure. A corporation may have a simple capital structure and compute only “basic earnings per share” or it may  have a complex capital structure and have to compute basic earn- ings per share and “diluted earnings per share.” Required Define the term complex capital structure and discuss the dis- closures (both financial and explanatory) necessary for earn- ings per share when a corporation has a complex capital structure.

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The earnings per  share  data required of a company depend on the nature of its capital structure. A corporation may have a simple capital structure and compute only “basic earnings per share” or it may  have a complex capital structure and have to compute basic earn- ings per share and “diluted earnings per share.”

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Define the term complex capital structure and discuss the dis- closures (both financial and explanatory) necessary for earn- ings per share when a corporation has a complex capital structure.

 

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