Pearson eText Intermediate Accounting -- Instant Access (Pearson+)
Pearson eText Intermediate Accounting -- Instant Access (Pearson+)
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ISBN: 9780136946649
Author: Elizabeth Gordon, Jana Raedy
Publisher: PEARSON+
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Chapter 20, Problem 20.1Q
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To explain: The use of earnings per share information by the financial statement analysts.

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Answer to Problem 20.1Q

Earnings per share is a measure which is useful in order to make ease of evaluation for all the investors before making investment to a particular company.

Explanation of Solution

Earnings per share:

EPS or Earnings per share measure the level of earnings that are finally payable to the investors or the shareholders of the company.

  • An earnings per share is a measure which is used by various investors before investing to evaluate the price earnings ratios of stocks.
  • It is considered as an important measure to help the investors to evaluate the company’s financial position overtime in which they have invested their funds.
  • It can be calculated as earnings attributable to holders divided by the number of shares of a particular financial year. The formula for this same is given below:

Earningspershare=EarningsattributableforequityholdersWeightedaveragenumberofshares.

Conclusion

Therefore, EPS is important for the shareholders to evaluate a company’s financial position in order to make appropriate investment decision.

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Chapter 20 Solutions

Pearson eText Intermediate Accounting -- Instant Access (Pearson+)

Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.11QCh. 20 - Hutchins Company had 200,000 shares of common...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.2MCCh. 20 - Prob. 20.3MCCh. 20 - Prob. 20.4MCCh. 20 - Refer to the information about Hutchins Company in...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.6MCCh. 20 - Prob. 20.1BECh. 20 - Prob. 20.2BECh. 20 - Computing Income for Basic EPS. Russo Watches, Ltd...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.4BECh. 20 - Compute Weighted-Average Number of Shares...Ch. 20 - Compute Weighted-Average Number of Shares...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.7BECh. 20 - Prob. 20.8BECh. 20 - Prob. 20.9BECh. 20 - Prob. 20.10BECh. 20 - Prob. 20.11BECh. 20 - Computing Basic and Diluted EPS, Options. Nicks...Ch. 20 - Computing Diluted EPS, Convertible Debt. Axelon...Ch. 20 - Computing Basic and Diluted EPS, Preferred Stock....Ch. 20 - Computing Weighted-Average Number of Common Shares...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.3ECh. 20 - Computing Basic and Diluted EPS, Convertible...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.5ECh. 20 - Computing Basic and Diluted EPS, Convertible Bonds...Ch. 20 - Computing Basic and Diluted EPS, Convertible Bonds...Ch. 20 - Computing Basic and Diluted EPS, Convertible...Ch. 20 - Computing Basic and Diluted EPS, Options,...Ch. 20 - Computing Basic and Diluted EPS, Convertible...Ch. 20 - Computing Basic and Diluted EPS, Convertible...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.12ECh. 20 - Prob. 20.1PCh. 20 - Prob. 20.2PCh. 20 - Computing Basic and Diluted EPS. Convertible...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.4PCh. 20 - Computing Basic and Diluted EPS, Convertible...Ch. 20 - Computing Basic and Diluted EPS, Convertible...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.7PCh. 20 - Prob. 20.8PCh. 20 - Prob. 1JCCh. 20 - Prob. 1FSCCh. 20 - Prob. 1SSCCh. 20 - Basis for Conclusions Case 1: Antidilutive...Ch. 20 - Basis for Conclusions Case 2: Treasury Stock...
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