Formula Sheet
Formula Sheet
Formula Sheet
Dividend yield refers to a stock's annual dividend payments to shareholders, expressed as a percentage
of the stock's current price. For example, Microsoft pays an annual dividend of $1.44, and the stock
trades for $53.00 as of this writing.
The Dividend Coverage Ratio, also known as dividend cover, is a financial metric that measures the
number of times that a company can pay dividends to its shareholders. The dividend coverage ratio is
the ratio of the company's net income.
The dividend coverage ratio measures the number of times that a company could pay dividends to
its shareholders. The concept is used by investors to estimate the risk of not receiving dividends.
Thus, if a company has a high proportion of net income to its total annual amount of dividend
payments, there is a low risk that the business will not be able to continue making dividend
payments of the same amount. Conversely, if the ratio is less than one, the business may be
borrowing money in order to make dividend payments, which is not sustainable..
The Price Earnings Ratio (P/E Ratio) is therelationship between a company's stock price and
earnings per share (EPS) A higher EPS ratio indicates a company's ability to generate profits for common
shareholders.. It is a popular ratio that gives investors a better sense of the value. ... of the company.
The price-to-earnings ratio (P/E ratio) is the ratio for valuing a company that measures its current share
price relative to its per-share earnings (EPS). The price-to-earnings ratio is also sometimes known as
the price multiple or the earnings multiple.
P/E ratios are used by investors and analysts to determine the relative value of a company's shares in an
apples-to-apples comparison. It can also be used to compare a company against its own historical record
or to compare aggregate markets against one another or over time.