In: Accounting
The following financial information is available for Longmire
Lumber Ltd. as at December 31 (in thousands, except for per share
amounts):
2021 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Profit |
$1,978 | $2,131 | $2,663 | |||
Preferred share dividends (total) |
$73 | $43 | $30 | |||
Weighted average number of common shares |
502 | 500 | 501 | |||
Dividends per common share |
$2.50 | $2.25 | $2.10 | |||
Market price per common share |
$43.00 | $49.75 | $56.25 |
(a)
Calculate the earnings per share, price-earnings ratio, and payout
ratio for the common shareholders for each of the three years.
(Round earnings per share and payout ratio answers to 2
decimal places, e.g. 52.76. Round price-earnings ratio answers to 1
decimal place, e.g. 52.7.)
2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||
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Earnings per share |
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Price-earnings ratio |
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Payout ratio |
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2021:
Earnings per share = (Profit - Preferred share dividends) /
Weighted average number of common shares
Earnings per share = ($1,978 - $73) / 502
Earnings per share = $3.79
Price-earnings ratio = Market price per common share / Earnings
per share
Price-earnings ratio = $43.00 / $3.79
Price-earnings ratio = 11.3
Payout ratio = Dividends per common share / Earnings per
share
Payout ratio = $2.50 / $3.79
Payout ratio = 65.96%
2020:
Earnings per share = (Profit - Preferred share dividends) /
Weighted average number of common shares
Earnings per share = ($2,131 - $43) / 500
Earnings per share = $4.18
Price-earnings ratio = Market price per common share / Earnings
per share
Price-earnings ratio = $49.75 / $4.18
Price-earnings ratio = 11.9
Payout ratio = Dividends per common share / Earnings per
share
Payout ratio = $2.25 / $4.18
Payout ratio = 53.83%
2019:
Earnings per share = (Profit - Preferred share dividends) /
Weighted average number of common shares
Earnings per share = ($2,663 - $30) / 501
Earnings per share = $5.26
Price-earnings ratio = Market price per common share / Earnings
per share
Price-earnings ratio = $56.25 / $5.26
Price-earnings ratio = 10.7
Payout ratio = Dividends per common share / Earnings per
share
Payout ratio = $2.10 / $5.26
Payout ratio = 39.92%