Understanding Earnings Per Share (EPS)

The earnings per share metric is a valuable tool for investors to use when investigating the profitability of a company against its outstanding equity. From there, the components that come together to make this metric are as useful to investors as the output that they create, because … [Read more...]

How to Calculated Diluted Earnings Per Share

Having looked at how it is we can calculate basic earnings per share, we can now start to look at how it is that the concepts of dilution, and anti-dilution impact the ability of a company to pay out returns to its individual shareholders. Specifically, by keeping track of how it is … [Read more...]

How to use the Earnings Per Share Formula

When looking at the differences between the basic earnings per share (EPS) and diluted earnings per share metrics that we have discussed in previous articles, it can sometimes be confusing to figure out exactly how it is that we can use this sort of information to make a meaningful … [Read more...]