Chapter 14 – Analyzing Financial Statements
79. Main Street Company paid out $2.30 in dividends per share and had earnings per share of
$5.00 during 2010. The market price of the stock on December 31, 2010 was $21.00 per
share. There were 15,000 shares of stock outstanding for the entire year. What was the
dividend yield as of December 31, 2010?
80. MusicPod’s earnings per share ratios were $2.47 and $2.07 respectively for 2011 and
2010. MusicPod’s stock was trading at $53.00 and $41.50 per share at the end of 2011 and
2010 respectively. The company paid cash dividends per share of $.85 in 2011 and $.63 in
2010. Total stockholders’ equity was $13,572 million and $11,896 million in 2011 and 2010
respectively. The common shares outstanding were approximately 1,782,000 in both 2011 and
2010. What was MusicPod’s price/earnings ratio for 2011?