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Shareholders RatiosTest

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Shareholders RatiosTest

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    1. Shareholders RatiosTest This test consists of 10 questions designed to test your understanding of those Ratios that shareholders use to judge company performance. The links provide you with a choice of answer, along with explanations and solutions. You will need a calculator to complete this test.

    2. Question 1. A firm has a Price / Earnings ratio of 36. Does this indicate, a. an expected growth in profits? b. an expected increase in share price? c. an expected fall in earnings?.

    6. Question 2. A firm has a share price of 150p, 1,000,000 shares in issue, and earnings of Ł178,000. What is the firms P/E ratio? A. 66.66 B. 5.61 C. 8.42

    10. Question 3. Divided yield is a measure of? A. Total earnings per share B. % return on share on an annual basis C. capital gain

    14. Question 4. A firm has a dividend yield of 3%. Should the shareholders ? A. sell because higher returns can be found in a building society B. buy more shares as inflation is lower than 3%. C. consider capital gain before making a decision

    18. Question 5. Which of the following defines capital gain? A. A increase in earnings per share. B. An increase in price of a share.

    21. Question 6. A firm has a share price of 356p and pays a dividend of 11p a share. What is the dividend yield? A. 3.09% B. 11% C. 32.36%

    25. Question 7. Which of the following defines earnings per share? A. Total revenue of the firm divided by the number of shares in issue. B. Trading Profit, divided by number of shares in issue.

    28. Question 8. Which of the following firms is likely to have the highest P/E ratio? A. A package holiday firm B. An internet service provider C. British Steel

    32. Question 9. An investor holds 6,000 shares which were purchased for 37p, the current price is 56p. What is the investors total capital gain? A. Ł2220 B. Ł3360 C. Ł1140

    36. Question 10. An investor buys 4000 shares for 40p each, and sells then 3 years later for 52p each. For each of the 3 years he is paid a dividend of 2p. What was his annual total yield on the investment? A. 10% B. 5% C. 15%

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