Question

Beer Corporation had net income of $216,000, and paid dividends to common stockholders of $43,000 in 2017. The weighted average number of shares outstanding in 2017 was 58,500 shares. Beer Corporation's common stock is selling for $79 per share on the New York Stock Exchange. Calculate Beer Corporation's price earnings ratio. Round answer to one decimal place.

Answer 1

21 times

Step-by-step explanation:

Calculation to determine Beer Corporation's price earnings ratio

First step is to get Calculate the Earning per share ( EPS)

EPS=$216,000 ÷ $58,500

EPS= $3.69

Now let calculate the price earnings ratio

Price earnings ratio= $79 ÷ $3.69

Price earnings ratio= 21 times

Therefore Beer Corporation's price earnings ratio is 21 times