Question

Pharrell, Inc., has sales of $602,000, costs of $256,000, depreciation expense of $62,500, interest expense of $29,500, and a tax rate of 40 percent. The firm paid out $44,500 in cash dividends and has 57,000 shares of common stock outstanding. Requirement: What is the earnings per share figure?

Answer 1

The earnings per share figure is $1.89

Step-by-step explanation:

Sales of $602,000

Costs of $256,000

Depreciation expense of $62,500

Interest expense of $29,500

Tax rate of 40 percent.

-> Profit Before Tax = Sales - Cost - Depreciation Expense - Interest expense

= $602,000 - $256,000 - $62,500 - $29,500

= $254,000

Net profit = Profit before Tax x (1 - Tax rate) = $254,000 * (1 - 40%) = $152,400

Earnings per share = (net profit - dividend paid for preferred stock)/ common stock outstanding = ($152,400-$44,500)/ 57,000

= $1.89