From the financial press or internet, track the share price of the three companies given above for

Question:

From the financial press or internet, track the share price of the three companies given above for one week and calculate the average share price for each company. Using your average share price, the earnings per share and the dividends per share from the answers to Question 6.3, calculate:

• Dividend yield

• Price/earnings ratio

Using a share price tracker on the internet, look back to the same week you have chosen a year ago and track the share price for that week. Average the share price for that week a year ago and then calculate the percentage increase or decrease in the share price over the past year. Which of the three companies has produced the best total return over the year?

Data from Exercises 6.3

Extracts from the income statements (= statements of profit or loss), statements of financial position and notes to the financial statements for Bovis Homes Group plc (years ended 31 December 2017 and 31 December 2016, www.bovishomesgroup.co.uk/investors/reportsand- presentations), Persimmon plc (years ended 31 December 2017 and 31 December 2016, https://www.persimmonhomes.com/corporate/investors/results-presentations-and-financial- reports) and Crest Nicholson plc (years ended 31 October 2017 and 31 October 2016, https://www.crestnicholson.com/investor-relations/reports-results-and-presentations) are presented below. All three companies build residential housing in the UK.