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Chapter 22: Investor analysis
Investor ratios - EPS, dividend cover, dividend yield and P/E
Merton Co is a listed company with 50c equity share capital of $20m in issue. It paid a dividend of 10.5c per share in its most recent financial year, and the share price at the reporting date was $1.20. Extract from its statement of profit or loss for 20X9 ($000):
There are no preference shares. EPS in cents to one decimal place.
Merton Co: investor ratios
Calculate Merton Co's number of ordinary shares, earnings per share, dividend cover, dividend yield and price/earnings ratio for 20X9.
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