
GEN COMBO INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING; CONNECT ACCESS CARD
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781260089035
Author: J. David Spiceland
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 19, Problem 19.15BYP
Analysis Case 19–15
Kellogg’s EPS; PE ratio; dividend payout
• LO19–13
Real World Financials
While eating his Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes one January morning, Tony noticed the following article in his local paper: Kellogg Company Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results and Provides Guidance For 2016 (in part)
BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Feb. 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/—Kellogg Company (NYSE: K) Reported full-year 2015 net earnings $614 million, or $1.72 per share.
As a shareholder, Tony is well aware that Kellogg pays a regular cash dividend of $0.50 per share quarterly. A quick click on a price quote service indicated that Kellogg’s shares closed at $72.27 on December 31.
Required:
- 1. Using the numbers provided, determine the price-earnings ratio for Kellogg Company for 2015. What information does this ratio impart?
- 2. What is the dividend payout ratio for Kellogg? What does it indicate?
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GEN COMBO INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING; CONNECT ACCESS CARD
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