Earnings per Share
Allocate earnings available to common shareholders.
Your numbers
Basic earnings per share
Educational estimate using your assumptions; no live rates, tax rules or investment recommendations. Returns can be negative and are not guaranteed. Basic EPS only; diluted shares, reporting standards and accounting adjustments are not modeled.
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Formula
Use EPS = (E−D)/S. E is net earnings, D is preferred dividends, and S is weighted average common shares. This is basic earnings per share.
Allocate earnings available to common shareholders.
Worked example
- Net earnings
- 1000000
- Preferred dividends
- 100000
- Weighted average common shares
- 300000
- Basic earnings per share
- 3
Scope and limitations
Educational estimate using your assumptions; no live rates, tax rules or investment recommendations. Returns can be negative and are not guaranteed. Basic EPS only; diluted shares, reporting standards and accounting adjustments are not modeled.
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