ABC Corp has produced its first set of financial results. Ordinary shares in the company were issued at the start of the financial year at a price of $2.00 each. The par value of each ordinary share inwas 0.10. 50 million shares were issued by the company and the first year's profit for the year is $15 million. The current market price of the shares is $2.70. What is the price/earnings ratio? a. .11 b. .33 c. 9 d. 6.67

Price earning ratio is financial ratio. This is also known as PE ratio. It shows the relationship…

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