Primus, Inc., owns all outstanding stock of Sonston, Inc. For the current year, Primus reports net income (exclusive of any investment income) of $496,000. Primus has 50,000 shares of common stock outstanding. Sonston reports net income of $96,000 for the period with 40,000 shares of common stock outstanding. Sonston also has 5,000 stock warrants outstanding that allow the holder to acquire shares at $12.50 per share. The value of this stock was $25 per share throughout the year. Primus owns 2,850 of these warrants. What amount should Primus report for diluted earnings per share? (Round your intermediate percentage value to the nearest whole number and the final answer to 2 decimal places.)
Sonston's Diluted EPS | ||
Net Income | $96,000.00 | |
Shares outstanding | 40000 | |
Assumed conversion of stock warrants | 5000 | |
Repurchase of treasury stock with proceeds of Stock Warrants (5,000 × $12.50 = $62,500 ÷ $25) | -2500 | 2500 |
Shares for diluted earnings per share computation | 42500 | |
Shares controlled by Primus: 40000 + (2500 x 2850/5000) | 41,425 | |
Percentage of total held by Primus = 41425/42500 | 97.47% | |
Income to be included in Primus’s diluted EPS = $96,000 × 97.47% | $93,571.76 | |
Primus's Diluted Earnings Per Share: | ||
Net income – Primus | $496,000.00 | |
Net income included from Sonston | $93,571.76 | |
Earnings for diluted EPS | $589,571.76 | |
Outstanding shares of Primus | 50000 | |
Primus's Diluted Earnings Per Share: $589,571.76/50000 | $11.79 | Per Share |
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