ACTIVITY $34$

CROSSWORD PUZZLE FOR CHAPTER $4$

Across

Ratio measuring how expensive a company's stock price

is compared to EPS $(2$ words$)$

Shares bought back from investors

Solvency ratio that measures how debt boosts ROA to

increase ROE $(2$ words$)$

If three$-$for$-$one, an investor holding $100$ shares before

holds $300$ shares after $(2$ words$)$

Net income not yet distributed as dividends $(2$ words$)$

First time sale of stock to the public $(3$ words$)$

Statement reporting changes in shares outstanding,

earnings, and the distribution of earnings $(2$ words$)$

Ratio measuring profitability from the shareholders'

perspective $(3$ words$)$

Maximum number of shares permitted to be issued

Ratio measuring the ability to pay periodic interest

payments $(3$ words$)$

Legal value assigned to each share of stock; usually less

than the market price of the stock $(2$ words$)$

Type of stock that all corporations must issue

Down

Shares sold to investors

Shares receiving dividends before common shares;

usually carrying a dividend rate

Per share amount of dividends paid annually $(2$ words$)$

Amounts received in excess of par $(4$ words$)$

Amount of net income earned by each share of stock

$(3$ words$)$

Total amount paid$-$in for shares of stock by investors

$(2$ words$)$

Shares held by investors; Issued shares less treasury

shares