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''Financial ratio analysis - performance ratios.''
(EPS or eps).  
(EPS or eps).  


Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders ÷ Weighted average number of shares in issue during the period.
 
EPS measures the annual profits earned for each ordinary share in a company.
 
 
In simple terms, EPS is calculated as:
 
Profits '''÷''' number of shares
 
Defining these terms more strictly, they are:
 
Profit after tax attributable to ordinary shareholders '''÷''' Weighted average number of shares in issue during the period.




Relevant accounting standards include IAS 33 and Section 1 of FRS 102.
Profit after tax attributable to ordinary shareholders is often known as 'earnings' or 'net profit'.
 
 
:<span style="color:#4B0082">'''''EPS example'''''</span>
 
:Earnings for the period are £40 million and the number of shares is 50 million.
 
:EPS = £40m / 50m
 
:= '''£0.80''' (= 80 pence)
 
 
Relevant accounting standards for the consistent calculation and reporting of Earnings per share include IAS 33 and Section 1 of FRS 102.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Adjusted earnings]]
* [[Bootstrap effect]]
* [[Bootstrap effect]]
* [[Diluted earnings per share]]
* [[Diluted earnings per share]]
* [[DPS]]
* [[Earnings]]
* [[Economic value added]]
* [[Economic value added]]
* [[IAS 33]]
* [[IAS 33]]
* [[FRS 102]]
* [[FRS 102]]
* [[Net profit]]
* [[Ordinary shares]]
* [[Pence]]
* [[Price to earnings ratio]]
* [[Price to earnings ratio]]
* [[Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders]]
* [[Reported earnings]]
* [[Shareholder value]]
* [[Shareholder value]]
[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]

Revision as of 08:53, 15 February 2023

Financial ratio analysis - performance ratios.

(EPS or eps).


EPS measures the annual profits earned for each ordinary share in a company.


In simple terms, EPS is calculated as:

Profits ÷ number of shares

Defining these terms more strictly, they are:

Profit after tax attributable to ordinary shareholders ÷ Weighted average number of shares in issue during the period.


Profit after tax attributable to ordinary shareholders is often known as 'earnings' or 'net profit'.


EPS example
Earnings for the period are £40 million and the number of shares is 50 million.
EPS = £40m / 50m
= £0.80 (= 80 pence)


Relevant accounting standards for the consistent calculation and reporting of Earnings per share include IAS 33 and Section 1 of FRS 102.


See also