Pick any publicly traded company and calculate their Earnings per share (EPS). You must show your work. You can find the financials for any publicly traded company online at sites like yahoo finance or msn money. (10 points) Net income-preferred dividends=total earnings. Then divide the total earnings by the number of outstanding shares listed on the sheet, this will give you the EPS.

Basic EPS (Q: Jan. 2018 )	=	(Net Income	-		Preferred Dividends)	/	Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
	=	(1101	-		0)	/	541.100
	=	2.03

Now pick a company in the same industry and compare their financial statements. a) Compare their EPS (show calculations for the second company), which one is better and why? b) Calculate both companies net profit margin. Show calculations c) Which one is better, and why. Please be specific in your answer with tangible information.