Question

The following amounts were taken from the financial statements of Ando Company: 2017 2016 Total assets $800,000 $1,000,000 Net sales 720,000 650,000 Gross profit 352,000 320,000 Net income 108,000 117,000 Weighted average number of common shares outstanding 90,000 90,000 Market price of common stock $42 $39 The price-earnings ratio for 2017 is

Answer 1

35 times

Step-by-step explanation:

The price-earnings ratio is the financial ratio that compares the market price of a share with its earnings in order to determine whether the share gives earnings that makes it a good buy.

Price-earnings ratio=market price per share/earnings per share

market price per share for 2017 is $42

earnings per share=net income-dividends/average common stock outstanding

net income is $108,000

dividends is nil

average number of common stock is 90,000

earnings per share=$108,000-$0/90,000=$1.2

price earnings ratio=$42/$1.2=35 times