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Why is profit of division subtracted to calculate eps?

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  • This topic has 6 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 4 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • October 18, 2020 at 2:08 pm #589711
    jareerabedin
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    Dear Sir,
    In BPP revision kit Q35 Eview Cinema.

    In the question, they sell off a part of the company called EV Clubs.

    When they calculate the revised EPS after selling the EV Club division, they take the whole company’s profit and deduct the profit of the part of the company they sold off.
    Did they deduct the profit because they would have gotten that profit if they didn’t sell the business?
    I don’t understand the logic behind it.
    Thank you so much and god bless

    October 18, 2020 at 3:35 pm #589722
    John Moffat
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    EV Clubs are forecast to make a profit of $454M, and this is 40% of the total profits of EV Cinemas Co.

    Therefore the forecast profit of EV Cinemas if they do not sell EV Clubs is 454/40% = $1,135M

    If they do sell EV Clubs then the profit of EV Cinemas will be 1,135 less 454.

    October 18, 2020 at 5:52 pm #589749
    jareerabedin
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    Thank you so much!!!

    October 18, 2020 at 6:38 pm #589763
    jareerabedin
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    also
    why do they minus the net book asset value from whatever is remaining from the proceeds, and subtract that from the Non current assets?
    I dont understand as i thought that the remaining amount was invested in NCA.

    thank you lots

    October 19, 2020 at 7:27 am #590208
    John Moffat
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    Note 2 of the question says that the net book value of the assets to be sold are $3,790 and so this is subtracted from the NBV on the SOFP.

    In addition that amount of the sale proceeds from selling EV Clubs (after paying off the loan notes and increasing the current ratio) is invested in NCA and so this is added to the NBV on the SOFP.

    October 19, 2020 at 1:42 pm #590482
    jareerabedin
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    Thank you!!!

    October 19, 2020 at 6:35 pm #590585
    John Moffat
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    You are welcome 🙂

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