The table below shows the stock price, earnings per share, and dividends per share for three companies

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The table below shows the stock price, earnings per share, and dividends per share for three companies as of May 2010:

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a. Determine the price-earnings ratio and dividend yield for the three companies. Round to one decimal place.b. Explain the differences in these ratios across the three companies.

Dividend Yield
Dividend yield refers to a stock's annual dividend payments to shareholders, expressed as a percentage of the stock's current price. The dividend per share that a company pays divided by the share price. This is reported on the financial statements...
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Financial and Managerial Accounting

ISBN: 978-0538480895

11th Edition

Authors: Jonathan E. Duchac, James M. Reeve, Carl S. Warren

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