Calculating key stock performance metrics The Castle Company recently reported net profits after taxes of $11.4 million. It has 3.5 million shares of common stock outstanding and pays preferred dividends of $1 million a year. The company's stock currently trades at $60 per share.   Compute the stock's earnings per share (EPS). Round the answer to two decimal places. $   per share What's the stock's P/E ratio? Round the answer to two decimal places. $   times Determine what the stock's dividend yield would be if it paid $2.82 per share to common stockholders. Round the answer to two decimal places.  %

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Calculating key stock performance metrics

The Castle Company recently reported net profits after taxes of $11.4 million. It has 3.5 million shares of common stock outstanding and pays preferred dividends of $1 million a year. The company's stock currently trades at $60 per share.

 

  1. Compute the stock's earnings per share (EPS). Round the answer to two decimal places.
    $   per share

  2. What's the stock's P/E ratio? Round the answer to two decimal places.
    $   times

  3. Determine what the stock's dividend yield would be if it paid $2.82 per share to common stockholders. Round the answer to two decimal places.
     %

 

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