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On December 31, 2020, Berclair Inc. had 220 million shares of common stock and 3 million shares of 9%, $100 par value cumulative preferred stock issued and outstanding. On March 1, 2021, Berclair purchased 24 million shares of its common stock as treasury stock. Berclair issued a 5% common stock dividend on July 1, 2021. Four million treasury shares were sold on October 1. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2021, was $180 million.
The income tax rate is 25%.
Also outstanding at December 31 were incentive stock options granted to key executives on September 13, 2016. The options are exercisable as of September 13, 2020, for 30 million common shares at an exercise price of $56 per share. During 2021, the market price of the common shares averaged $70 per share.
In 2017, $50.0 million of 8% bonds, convertible into 6 million common shares, were issued at face value.
Required: Compute Berclair’s basic and diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2021. (Enter your answers in millions (i.e., 10,000,000 should be entered as 10). Do not round intermediate calculations.)
Answer:
From the given data:
Net Income | 180 | ||
Less: Preference dividend (100*9%*3) | (27) | ||
Net Income for EPS calculation | 153 | ||
Date | The weighted average number of equity shares | ||
Dec 31, 2020 | Common stock | 220 | Million shares |
March 1st | Treasury stock (24*10/12) | (20) | Million shares |
July 1st | 5% stock dividend (220-20)*5% | 10 | Million shares |
Oct 1st | Treasury stock (4*3/12) | 1 | Million shares |
Weighted average number of equity shares as on Dec 31st ( For basic EPS) | 211 | Million shares | |
If stock options are exercised | |||
Proceeds received = (30 million* 56) | 1,680 | Million | |
Treasury stock buyback = 1680/70 | 24 | Million shares | |
Net increase in the number of shares (30-24) | 6 | Million shares | |
Weighted average number of equity shares as on Dec 31st ( For diluted EPS) | 210 | Million shares |
Net Income (1) |
Weighted number of
shares (2) |
EPS (3 = 1/2) |
|
Basic EPS | 153 | 211 | 0.725 |
Diluted EPS | 153 | 210 | 0.728 |
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