EPS, P/E Ratio, and Dividend Ratios The Stockholders' Equity section of the balance sheet for Obregon, Inc. at the end of 2017 appears as follows: 8%, $100 par, cumulative preferred stock, 200,000 shares $5,000,000 authorized, 50,000 shares issued and outstanding Additional paid-in capital on preferred 2,500,000 Common stock, $5 par, 500,000 shares authorized, 400,000 shares 2,000,000 issued and outstanding Additional paid-in capital on common 18,000,000 Retained earnings 37,500,000 Total stockholders' equity $65,000,000 Net income for the year was $1,270,000. Dividends were declared and paid on the preferred shares during the year, and a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share was declared and paid each quarter on the common shares. The closing market price for the common shares on December 31, 2017, was $21.95 per share. Required: 1. Compute the following ratios for the common stock: When required, round earnings per share and price/earnings ratio answers to two decimal places. For dividend payout and dividend yield ratios, round raw calculations to 4 decimal places, but enter each answer as a percentage to two decimal places; for example, .17856 rounds to .1786 and would be entered as 17.86, indicating 17.86%. a. Earnings per share 2.25 X b. Price/earnings ratio 12.51 X to 1 c. Dividend payout ratio 0.53 X % d. Dividend yield ratio 4.5 X % 2. Before recommending the stock of Obregon to a client, as a financial adviser, you would like to know: a. future earnings growth. b. risk of the stock. C. general economic trends and how they affect the company. d. all of these. d Feedback Check My Work Partially correct