Question one

ABx is an automobile manufacturing company listed on the London Stock Exchange $($LSE$).$ Prior to $2017,$ the company suffered from a steady decline in profitability. This led to a deterioration in shareholders' confidence and a drop in the company's market value. To mitigate the situation and restore shareholders' confidence, early in $2017.$ ABX elected a new CEO. The new CEO promised to restore shareholders" value by improving the company's profitability and raising the Earning Per Share $($EPS$)$ value by $50$ percent over a period of eight years $($i$.$e$.$ until Q$12024).$ The following table provides extracts from ABx $\text{'}$s financial statements from quarter $1$ of the financial years ended $31$st December $2017$ and ${31}^{st}$ December $2024.$

$\backslash$table$[[$Accounts$,\backslash$table$[[$Q$12024],[000$