The following information is available for Bradshaw Corporation and Newell Corporation: Bradshaw Newell Corporation Corporation (in millions) 2022 2021 2022 2021 Preferred dividends $25 $10 $0 $30 Net income $500 $480 $490 $520 Shares outstanding at the end of the 200 180 150 200 year Shares outstanding at the beginning of 180 150 200 220 the year
The following information is available for Bradshaw Corporation and Newell Corporation: Bradshaw Newell Corporation Corporation (in millions) 2022 2021 2022 2021 Preferred dividends $25 $10 $0 $30 Net income $500 $480 $490 $520 Shares outstanding at the end of the 200 180 150 200 year Shares outstanding at the beginning of 180 150 200 220 the year
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Transcribed Image Text:The following information is available for Bradshaw Corporation and Newell Corporation:
Bradshaw
Newell Corporation
Corporation
(in millions)
2022
2021
2022
2021
Preferred dividends
$25
$10
$0
$30
Net income
$500
$480
$490
$520
Shares outstanding at the end of the
200
180
150
200
year
Shares outstanding at the beginning of
the year
180
150
200
220

Transcribed Image Text:Based on the information for both Bradshaw and Newell over the two-year period, the earnings per share calculations (rounded to two
decimals) indicate that
O the earnings available to common stockholders is decreasing for Newell and increasing for Bradshaw.
O Newell is more financially stable than Bradshaw.
O Bradshaw is seeing a greater performance improvement than Newell.
O the earnings per share calculations for both companies assume that changes in shares between 2021 and 2022 occur in the
middle of the year.
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