Jones Company earns $6 per share. Today the stock is selling at $48. The company pays an annual dividend of $.83. Calculate (A) price earnings ratio, and (B) yield on the stock (to the nearest tenth percent.)
Solution:
(A) Calculation of Price Earnings Ratio :
The formula for calculating the Price earnings Ratio is
= Market Price per share / Earnings price per share
As per the information given in the question we have
Market Price per share = $ 48 ; Earnings price per share = $ 6
The Price Earnings Ratio = 48 / 6 = 8
Thus the Price Earnings Ratio = 8
(B) Calculation of Yield on Stock :
The formula for calculating the Yield on the stock is
= Annual Dividend / Market Price per share
As per the information given in the question we have
Annual Dividend = $ 0.83 Market Price per share = $ 48 ;
Thus the yield of the stock = 0.83 / 48 = 0.0173
= 1.73 %
Thus the yield on stock = 1.7 % ( when rounded off to the nearest tenth )
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