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1.
Companies in which of the following industries would likely have the lowest price/book ratios?
Utilities. The lowest price/book ratios are found in capital-intensive industries, such as utilities.
2.
A stock's price/earnings ratio is its price divided by its _______.
Earnings per share. The formula uses earnings per share.
3.
A company's gross margin is calculated by dividing _______.
Gross profits by revenues.
4.
Earnings per share (EPS) is a company's net income divided by its number of shares outstanding.
True. As such, EPS can give you a quick idea of a company's profitability, though it has its limits.
5.
Company X pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share, and its stock trades for $25. What is its dividend yield?
4%. The dividend yield is found by dividing annual dividend per share by stock price per share. Therefore, 1/25 equals 4%.
6.
Imagine that your company has 20 million shares of stock outstanding, the stock is currently trading at $10 per share, the price/earnings ratio is 20, and your sales this year are $5 million. As the chief financial officer, you must calculate your company's market capitalization. What is it?
$200 million. Market cap is stock price multiplied by number of shares outstanding, so the figure is $200 million. Price/earnings ratio and sales do not factor into market cap.
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A company's price/sales ratio is its stock price divided by _______.
Sales per share. Since we are using stock price, we must also use sales per share.
8.
A stock's price/cash flow ratio is calculated by dividing the stock price by the total operating cash flow.
False. The ratio uses operating cash flow per share, not total operating cash flow.
