Shareholder Calulations

Question 1

What is the formula for dividends per share

Answer 1

Total dividends paid / number of shares in issue

Question 2

What is the formula for dividend yield

Answer 2

dividends per share (pence) / share price (pence)

Question 3

What is the formula for earnings per share

Answer 3

Yearly profit / number of shares issued

Question 4

What does the earnings per share ratio show

Answer 4

It shows how much profit each share has earned over the past year

Question 5

What is the formula for price earnings ratio

Answer 5

Market price of share / earnings per share

Question 6

What is the formula for dividend cover

Answer 6

Profit after tax / dividends paid

Question 7

What are the names of the 5 shareholder calculations you need to know

Answer 7

1. Dividend per share
2. Dividend yield
3. Earnings per share
4. Price earnings ratio
5. Dividend cover

Question 8

What formula is - total dividends paid / number of shares in issue

Answer 8

Dividends per share calculation

Question 9

What calculation is - dividend per share (pence) / share price (pence)

Answer 9

Dividend yield calculation

Question 10

What calculation is - yearly profit / number of shares issued

Answer 10

Earnings per share calculation

Question 11

What calculation is - market price of share / earnings per share

Answer 11

Price earnings ratio

Question 12

What calculation is - profit after tax / dividends paid

Answer 12

Dividend cover calculation