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Problem 19-12 EPS; nonconvertible preferred stock; treasury shares; shares sold; stock dividend; options [LO19-4, 19-5, 19-6, 19-7, 19-8, 19-10]
On December 31, 2017, Dow Steel Corporation had 600,000 shares
of common stock and 300,000 shares of 8%, noncumulative,
nonconvertible preferred stock issued and outstanding. Dow issued a
4% common stock dividend on May 15 and paid cash dividends of
$400,000 and $75,000 to common and preferred shareholders,
respectively, on December 15, 2018.
On February 28, 2018, Dow sold 60,000 common shares. In keeping
with its long-term share repurchase plan, 2,000 shares were retired
on July 1. Dow's net income for the year ended December 31, 2018,
was $2,100,000. The income tax rate is 40%.
As part of an incentive compensation plan, Dow granted incentive
stock options to division managers at December 31 of the current
and each of the previous two years. Each option permits its holder
to buy one share of common stock at an exercise price equal to
market value at the date of grant and can be exercised one year
from that date. Information concerning the number of options
granted and common share prices follows:
Date Granted | Options Granted | Share Price | ||||
(adjusted for the stock dividend) | ||||||
December 31, 2016 | 8,000 | $ | 24 | |||
December 31, 2017 | 3,000 | $ | 33 | |||
December 31, 2018 | 6,500 | $ | 32 | |||
The market price of the common stock averaged $32 per share during
2018.
Required:
Compute Dow's earnings per share for the year ended December 31,
2018. (Enter your answers in thousands.)
(A) | CALCULATION OFNET INCOME | |||
DESCRIPTION | AMOUNT($) | |||
INCOME | 2100000 | |||
LESS-PREFERENCE DEVIDND | 75000 | |||
NET INCOME | 2025000 | |||
WEIGHTED AVARAGE NO OF SHARE | ||||
DATE | PARTICULARES | WITH CS DIVIDEND | AMOUNT | |
31-12-2017 | 600000*12/12=600000 | 600000*1.04 = | 624000 | |
28-02-2018 | 60000*10/12=50000 | 50000*1.04 = | 52000 | |
01-07-2018 | 2000*6/12=1000 | 1000(RETIRED) = | -1000 | |
TOTAL NO OF SHARES | 675000 | |||
EPS | 2025000/675000=$3PER SHARE | |||
(B)DIULETD EPS | ||||
SHARES PRICE ON 31 DEC 2016 IS LOW THAN THE AVERAGE MARKET PRICE SO - | ||||
THESE ARE DILUTIVE | ||||
CALCULATION= 8000*24=192000 | ||||
DIVIDE BY MARKET PRICE 32 | 192000/32=6000 | |||
DILUTED EPS = | 2025000 | $2.97 PER SHARE | ||
67500+6000 | ||||