Problem 19-14 EPS; convertible preferred stock; convertible bonds; order of entr
ID: 2516195 • Letter: P
Question
Problem 19-14 EPS; convertible preferred stock; convertible bonds; order of entry [LO19-7, 19-9, 19-10]
Information from the financial statements of Henderson-Niles Industries included the following at December 31, 2018:
Henderson-Niles’s net income for the year ended December 31, 2018, is $960 million. The income tax rate is 40%. Henderson-Niles paid dividends of $3 per share on its preferred stock during 2018.
Required:
Compute basic and diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2018. (Enter your answers in millions (i.e., 10,000,000 should be entered as 10).)
Explanation / Answer
Net Income before tax = 960
Taxes = 960 x 40% = 384
Net Income after Tax = 576
Preference Dividend = 75 x 3 = 225
Net Income available to common shareholders = 576 - 225 = 351 million
Basic earnings per share = 351/100 = 3.51 per share
Diluted Earnings :
Total shares = Common shares + Convertible shares out of preference shares and bonds = 100 + 36 + 23 = 159
Diluted earnings per share = 351/159 = 2.21 per share