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Net income can be distributed among holders of common stock as a dividend or held by the firm as an addition to retained earnings.As profit and earnings are used synonymously for income (also depending on UK and US usage), net earnings and net profit are commonly found as synonyms for net income.
Earnings per share (EPS) is the monetary value of earnings per outstanding share of common stock for a company during a defined period of time. It is a key measure of corporate profitability, focusing on the interests of the company's owners (shareholders), [1] and is commonly used to price stocks.
The return on equity (ROE) is a measure of the profitability of a business in relation to its equity; [1] where: . ROE = Net Income / Average Shareholders' Equity [1] Thus, ROE is equal to a fiscal year's net income (after preferred stock dividends, before common stock dividends), divided by total equity (excluding preferred shares), expressed as a percentage.
Each share usually has one vote. Compared to preferred stock, common stock’s profit potential tends to come more from growth in share price over time rather than dividends.
Sales revenue $20,438 Cost of goods sold: $7,943 Gross profit $12,495 Operating expenses Selling, general and administrative expenses $8,172 Depreciation and amortization: $960 Other expenses $138 Total operating expenses $9,270 Operating profit $3,225 Non-operating income $130 Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) $3,355 Financial income $45
Common stock listings may be used as a way for companies to increase their equity capital in exchange for dividend rights for shareowners. Listed common stock typically comes in the form of several stock classes in order for companies to remain in partial control of their stock voting rights. Non-voting stock may be issued as a separate class. [4]
A company's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (commonly abbreviated EBITDA, [1] pronounced / ˈ iː b ɪ t d ɑː,-b ə-, ˈ ɛ-/ [2]) is a measure of a company's profitability of the operating business only, thus before any effects of indebtedness, state-mandated payments, and costs required to maintain its asset base.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Total shareholders funds Non-Controlling Interest Total; Foreign-exchange reserves Pensions Reserve Revaluation Reserve; At 1 January 2014 1,000 100 0 2,500 750 800 56 5,206 600 5,806 Profit/(Loss) for the year 300 300 30 330 Other Comprehensive Income 10 35 45 90 9 99 Dividends to Shareholders @50% (150 ...