Question

Jupiter Explorers has $8,800 in sales. The profit margin is 4 percent. There are 5,300 shares of stock outstanding. The market price per share is $1.60. What is the price-earnings ratio

Answer 1

Answer:

Price earnings ratio = 24.09 (Approx)

Explanation:

Given:

Sale = $8,800

Profit margin = 4% = 0.04

Number of share = 5,300

Market price per share = $1.60

Find:

Price-earnings ratio

Computation:

Earnings Per share = Profit / Number of shares

Earnings Per share = [8,800 x 0.04] / 5300

Earnings Per share = $0.0664

Price earnings ratio = Market price per share / Earnings Per share

Price earnings ratio = 1.60/0.0664

Price earnings ratio = 24.09 (Approx)