The following was provided by Morris Company as of December 31:
Net income $ 528,000
Preferred stock, (20,000 shares at $10 par, 4%) $ 200,000
Common stock, (220,000 shares at $1 par) $ 220,000
Paid-in capital in excess of par-common $ 2,475,500
Retained earnings $ 3,824,500
On the most recent trading date, Morris common shares sold at $36 and the preferred shares sold at $14. The following information on industry averages is provided:
• Earnings per share $2.06
• Price-earnings ratio 13.2:1
1) Calculate and compare Morris Company's ratios with the industry averages shown above.
2) Would you invest in Morris’s Company?
1. Earnings per share = (net income - preferred dividend) / number of common shares.
here,
net income =$528,000.
preferred dividend =$200,000*4%=>$8,000
number of common shares = 220,000
Earnings per share = ($528,000-8,000) / 220,000
=>$2.36.
This Earnings per share is greater than Industry average of $2.36.
Price earnings ratio = Price per share / earnings per share
=>$36/ 2.36
=>15.25:1.
This Price earnings ratio is greater than industry ratio of 13.2:1.
2.Since EPS and Price earnings ratio are greater than industry average, we can invest in Morris's company.
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