Actions that maximize the firm's current earnings per share will maximize the price of the firm's stock.
Price to Earnings Ratio:- MPS/EPS
Earnings per share (EPS) is the portion of a company's profit allocated to each share of common stock. Earnings per share serve as an indicator of a company's profitability.
Generally market price is reflection of the current strength of a company which is in turn reflected by its Earnings. However saying so is not absolutely correct. Earnings reflect the actual profits of a company whereas Market Price of stock is more of a speculation and estimation of the strength and current environment of a company. Where in a year a company generates good profits, its EPS will be high and accordingly stock price will also be high. However where investors sentiments porsitive towards company, there will be a case where price of stock will be high irrespective of impact on Earnings.
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