Calculating key stock performance metrics The Castle Company recently repted net profits after taxes of $18.1 million. It has 2 million shares of common stock outstanding and pays preferred dividends of $1 million a year. The company's stock currently trades at $119 per share. a. Compute the stock's earnings per share (EPS). Round the answer to two decimal places. per share b. What's the stock's P/E ratio? Round the answer to two decimal places. %24 times c. Determine what the stock's dividend yield would be if it paid $4.28 per share to common stockholders. Round the answer to two decimal places. %

Calculating key stock performance metrics The Castle Company recently repted net profits after taxes of $18.1 million. It has 2 million shares of common stock outstanding and pays preferred dividends of $1 million a year. The company's stock currently trades at $119 per share. a. Compute the stock's earnings per share (EPS). Round the answer to two decimal places. per share b. What's the stock's P/E ratio? Round the answer to two decimal places. %24 times c. Determine what the stock's dividend yield would be if it paid $4.28 per share to common stockholders. Round the answer to two decimal places. %

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