Hardaway Fixtures' balance sheet at December 31, 2020, included
the following:
Shares issued and outstanding: | |||
Common stock, $1 par | $ | 940,000 | |
Nonconvertible preferred stock, $50 par | 15,000 | ||
On July 21, 2021, Hardaway issued a 25% stock dividend on its
common stock. On December 12, it paid $40,000 cash dividends on the
preferred stock. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2021,
was $3,400,000.
Required:
Compute Hardaway's earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2021. (Enter your answers in thousands. Do not round intermediate calculations.)
Ans
Earning per share= $2.86(ROund to two decimals)
Working:-
Earning available to equity shareholders | Net income - preferred dividend | |
3400-40 | ||
3360 | ||
Equity shares outstanding | 940*1.25 | |
1175 | ||
Earning per share= | 3360/1175 | |
2.859574468 | ||
2.86 | Round up to two decimals | |
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