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Questions tagged [earnings-per-share]

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Discrepancy in P/E ratio of stocks in Robinhood app?

The current price of the Amazon stock is $1673. The latest EPS ratio was $6.04 for Q4 2018. So, the P/E ratio should be $1673/$6.04 ~ 279. But the robinhood app says the P/E ratio of Amazon is 83. What am I missing?
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Can publicly-traded corporations adjust earnings to meet analyst expectations?

What prevents publicly traded corporations from adjusting their earnings to meet consensus expectations? Or do they adjust earnings once in a while to meet expectations? To elaborate, imagine a hypothetical scenario in which they calculate the…
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How can Newell Brands (NWL) have a positive EPS for the most recent quarter despite reporting negative earnings?

Currently looking at their Yahoo! Finance page. They have earnings of -$7.31 billion for 3Q2018, yet the EPS for Q3 is report as 0.81. Shouldn't the EPS be negative as well?
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API for TTM EPS data

I would like to get raw trailing 12 month (TTM) EPS values for individual stocks, going back 10+ years. This is for personal use. I will not be publishing the data. Also, I would like to avoid paying an arm and a leg for the data. So, something…
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How to properly find Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share from earnings release?

I looked through Amazon's third quarter earnings release and could not figure out how to properly find the Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share. Sources such as Zacks reported it as 0.85. How can I calculate the correct value from the earnings…
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How do I profit from having a share in an LLC?

Sorry in advance if I'm asking this question in a wrong place. For example, if I posses 10% of shares in an LLC in the US that is worth $10 million, what do I profit from? I mean company profits, dividends etc? Thanks!
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Calculating Earnings per Share for Berkshire Hathaway

I am looking at page 5 of the following earnings release: Form 10-Q (Q2 2021) I want to calculate the earnings per B-Share. I do this with the following calculations: 28094e6 / ( 1519576*1500 + 2279363382 ) The numerator is the total earnings,…
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Why do analyst forecasts seem to be fixated on earnings per share?

I regularly see financial news articles that say "Company X's earnings beat analysts' forecasts by 15%". When companies release their quarterly results, these results are called "earnings releases". There seems to be a fixation on earnings and…
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EPS of TopBuild Corp. (BLD) was 2.02 in last earnings call, how?

I'm fairly new to the world of finance and I'm learning how to analyze financial statements of publicly traded companies. I came across the latest quarterly report (Q1 2021) of TopBuild Corp. (BLD), you can find it here (pick the "Quarterly" tab):…
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Websites show different EPS numbers

I'm a newbie here. This is my first post. I would appreciate it if someone will help me. I'm a bit confused about EPS values. For example, Nvidia's Oct 2020 earnings: TradingView shows: EPS Est. 2.58 vs Actual 2.12, -17.75% surprise Nasdaq…
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Difference between Stockholders' Equity and Stockholders' Equity-Parent?

What's the difference between "Stockholders' Equity" and "Stockholders' Equity - Parent"? Which should I use in calculating the return on equity?
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Diluted EPS Calculation

I'm new to Capital Markets and Balance Sheet reading. I'm trying to calculate DEPS (Diluted EPS) using data available in https://www.screener.in Diluted EPS = (Net Income−Preferred Dividends​) / Total Outstanding Share + CDS (Conversion of Dilute…
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The rule of thumb that if the growth of a company is 20% per year, then the P/E should be 20, what is this rule based on?

I think it was a rule of thumb that came from T. Rowe Price: if year-after-year growth of earning per share (EPS) is 10%, then its P/E ratio could be 10, as expected by people and seen as reasonable. If EPS growth is 40%, then a P/E ratio of 40 is…
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Use of the data from sites like NASDAQ and others

I am designing a site to publish some insights about big companies, their financial reports that I need to scrape from other website like NASDAQ, Bezinga etc. Is this allowed to publish this data in my personal website?
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Is EPS trustworthy to understand company's performance?

Is EPS still trustworthy if a company can influence EPS via share buy back or share split?
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