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Excerpts from Dowling Company's December 31, 2018 and 2017, Financial

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Excerpts from Dowling Company's December 31, 2018 and 2017, financial statements and key ratios are presented below (all numbers are in millions) : Excerpts from Dowling Company's December 31, 2018 and 2017, financial statements and key ratios are presented below (all numbers are in millions) :   - Dowling's 2018 profit margin is (rounded) : A)  17.4%. B)  18.5%. C)  18.0%. D)  16.5%.
- Dowling's 2018 profit margin is (rounded) :


Definitions:

Price-earnings Ratio

A valuation metric for companies, calculated by dividing the current market price of a stock by its earnings per share (EPS).

Dividend Yield Ratio

A financial ratio that indicates how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its stock price, typically expressed as a percentage.

Earnings per Share

A financial ratio that measures the amount of net income earned per share of common stock. It is an indicator of a company's profitability.

Dividend Payout Ratio

The proportion of earnings a company pays to its shareholders in the form of dividends, expressed as a percentage of the company's total earnings.

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