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Melanie Villanueva
on Nov 16, 2024Verified
If a share of stock in Skylight Chili sells for $75, the retained earnings per share are $5, and the dividend per share is $2, then the price-earnings ratio is 15.
Price-Earnings Ratio
A valuation measure comparing the current share price of a company to its per-share earnings, used to evaluate if a stock is over or undervalued.
Retained Earnings
The portion of a company's profits that is kept or retained and not paid out as dividends to shareholders.
- Calculate and interpret the price-earnings ratio of a company's stock.
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Learning Objectives
- Calculate and interpret the price-earnings ratio of a company's stock.