5 Company Amazon Walmart Year 2021 2020 2021 2020 Earnings per share (millions) 65.94 42.62 4.99 4.85 Dividend yield ratio 0 0 0.07 0.07 Dividend payout ratio 0.00% 0.00% 44.05% 45.28% Price/earnings ratio 4.11 4.35 6.66 6.39 Book value per share 271.60 185.69 33.28 31.03 Compare and contrast all ratios Explain that Amazon doesn't pay a dividend and so dividend yield ratio and payout ratios cannot be compared between companies, however you could explain that walmart's dividend is typical of a large company, and that companies are loath to lower dividends even if the company is in financial trouble, because it harms stockholder confidence in the company.