On January 1, 2015, Wilke Corp. had 480,000 shares of common stock outstanding.
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On January 1, 2015, Wilke Corp. had 480,000 shares of common stock outstanding. During 2015, it had the following transactions that affected the common stock account. February 1 Issued 120,000 shares March 1 Issued a 10% stock dividend May 1 Acquired 100,000 shares of treasury stock June 1 Issued a 3-for-1 stock split October 1 Reissued 60,000 shares of treasury stock Instructions (a) Determine the weighted-average number of shares outstanding as of December 31, 2015. (b) Assume that Wilke Corp. earned net income of $3,456,000 during 2015. In addition, it had 100,000 shares of 9%, $100 par nonconvertible, noncumulative preferred stock outstanding for the entire year. Because of liquidity considerations, however, the company did not declare and pay a preferred dividend in 2015. Compute earnings per share for 2015, using the weighted-average number of shares determined in part a. (c) Assume the same facts as in part b, except that the preferred stock was cumulative. Compute earnings per share for 2015.
Explanation / Answer
(a) Computation of the weighted-average number of shares outstanding as of December 31, 2015.
(b) Assume that Wilke Corp. earned net income of $3,456,000 during 2015. In addition, it had 100,000 shares of 9%, $100 par nonconvertible, noncumulative preferred stock outstanding for the entire year. Because of liquidity considerations, however, the company did not declare and pay a preferred dividend in 2015. Computation of earnings per share for 2015, using the weighted-average number of shares determined in part a.
No Dilutave securities so Basic EPS = Net Income-preference dividend/ weighted-average number of shares
= $3,456,000/$1,762,000 = $1.96
(c) Assume the same facts as in part b, except that the preferred stock was cumulative. Computation earnings per share for 2015.
Basic EPS = Net Income-preference dividend/ weighted-average number of shares
= $3,456,000-$9,00,000/$1,762,000 = $1.45
Event Dates Outstanding Shares Outstanding Stock Dividend Restatement Stock Split Restatement Number of months /12 months Weighted Shares Beginning Balance Jan 1- Feb 1 480000 1.1 3.00 1 12 132,000 Issued Shares Feb 1- March 1 600,000 1.1 3.00 1 12 165,000 Stock Dividend March 1- May 1 660,000 3.00 2 12 330,000 Reacquired Shares May 1-June 1 560,000 3.00 1 12 140,000 Stock Split June 1-Oct 1 1,680,000 4 12 560,000 Reissued Shares Oct 1-Dec 31 1,740,000 3 12 435,000 Weighted-average number of shares outstanding 1,762,000Related Questions
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