Explain what each of the following is intended to measure (a) Dividend yield (b) Dividend cover (c) Earnings per share (d) Price earnings ratio and (e) Return on equity ...

a The dividend yield measures the equity shareholders annual cash return on investment and may be co ...

Explain what each of the following is intended to measure: (a) Dividend yield; (b) Dividend cover; (c)

Question:

Explain what each of the following is intended to measure:
(a) yield;
(b) cover;
(c) Earnings per share;
(d) Price-earnings ratio; and
(e) Return on equity.
Dividend
A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...