Question

Richards Corporation had net income of $205,359 and paid dividends to common stockholders of $41,600. It had 53,900 shares of common stock outstanding during the entire year. Richards Corporation's common stock is selling for $63 per share. The price-earnings ratio is

Answer 1

16.54

Step-by-step explanation:

Calculation to determine what The price-earnings ratio is

First step is to calculate the Earnings per share using this formula

Earnings per share = Net income/No of ordinary shares outstanding

Let plug in the formula

Earnings per share = $205,359/53,900 share

Earnings per share = 3.81

Now let calculate the Price-earnings ratio using this formula

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

Let plug in the formula

Price-earnings ratio = $63/3.81

Price-earnings ratio = 16.54

Therefore The price-earnings ratio is 16.54