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AP 13–1

21 August, 2015 - 10:27

The Regina Corporation reported the following information for the year ended December 31, 2018:

Net income

$61,200

Interest expense

5,000

Income taxes

20,000

 

The company’s balance sheet at December 31, 2018 disclosed the following information: preferred shares ($0.12 per share cumulative dividends, 10,000 shares issued and outstanding at $20 per share); and common shares (15,000 shares issued and outstanding at $25 per share). During 2018, $5 per-share cash dividends were declared and paid to the common shareholders, in addition to the preferred share dividends. Dividend yield on common shares was 27.5%.

Required: Determine Regina’s:

  1. Earnings per share
  2. Price-earnings ratio.