Question

Kingery Corporation began the calendar (and fiscal) year with a simple structure consisting of 38,000 shares of common stock outstanding. On May 1, 10,000 additional shares were issued, and another 1,000 shares were issued on September 1. The company had a net income for the year of $234,000. a. Compute the earnings per share of common stock. b. Assume that the company also had 6,000 shares of 6%, $50 par value cumulative preferred stock outstanding throughout the year. Compute the basic earnings per share of common stock.

Answer 1

Answer:

a. EPS = $4.78 per share

b. Basic EPS = $4.41 per share

Explanation:

a. Compute the earnings per share (EPS) of common stock

Number of shares outstanding = 38,000 + 10,000 + 1,000 = 49,000

EPS = Net income ÷ Number of common shares outstanding = $234,000 ÷ 49,000 = $4.78 per share

b. Compute the basic earnings per share of common stock

Preferred dividend = 6,000 × $50 × 6% = $18,000

Basic EPS = (Net income - Preferred dividend) ÷ Number of common shares outstanding = ($234,000 - $18,000) ÷ 49,000 = $4.41 per share