Question

At December 31, 2012 and 2011, Miley Corp. had 180,000 shares of common stock and 12,000 shares of 6%, $100 par value cumulative preferred stock outstanding. No dividends were declared on either the preferred or common stock in 2012 or 2011. Net income for 20x2 was $450,000. For 2012, earnings per common share amounted to?

Answer 1

Answer:

$2.5 per share

Explanation:

Earning Per share is the amount of earning for the period that allocated to each share. Normally it is calculated using common shares. The earning used in this calculation is purely the earning that is associated with the shareholders of the company. We can have this earning after deducting all the expenses and preferred dividend as well.

Formula:

Earnings per share = Net Income / Numbers of common Shares

Earnings per share = $450,000 / 180,000

Earnings per share = $2.5 per share