What Are Earnings Per Share Equal To

question 168

Multiple Choice

What are earnings per share equal to?

• A)the last dividend payment made
• B)total dividend payments plus retained earnings divided by outstanding stock shares
• C)the amount by which the stock's market price has increased in the last year
• D)revenues divided by the number of stockholders

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