Example: 7 Earnings per Share Your firm has net income of $684,000. You own 175,000 shares of stock and are the only shareholder. What is the amount of your earnings per share? Example: 8 Dividends per Share 'our firm has net income of $648,902 with 456,000 shares f stock outstanding. The dividend payout ratio is 55%. Vhat is the amount of the dividends per share