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Papa Roach Exterminators, Inc., has sales of $694,000, costs of $235,000, depreciation expense of $42,000, interest expense of $33,000, and a tax rate of 35 percent. The firm paid out $109,000 in cash dividends, and has 20,000 shares of common stock outstanding. (a) What is the earnings per share, or EPS, figure? (Click to select) (b) What is the dividends per share figure?
- Preparing Income Statement:-
Particular | Amount in $ |
Sales | 694,000.00 |
Less: COGS | (235,000.00) |
Gross Profit | 459,000.00 |
Less: Depreciation | (42,000.00) |
EBIT | 417,000.00 |
Less: Interest Expense | (33,000.00) |
Taxable Income | 384,000.00 |
Less: Taxation (35%) | (134,400.00) |
Net income | 249,600.00 |
a). Earnings Per Share(EPS) = Net Income/No of shares Outstanding
EPS = $249,600/20,000
EPS = $12.48 per share
b). Dividend per share = Dividends/No of shares outstanding
Dividend per share = $109,000/20,000 shares
Dividend per share = $5.45 per share
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