Botox Facial Care had earnings after taxes of $370,000 in 2012 with 200,000 shares of stock outstanding.

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Botox Facial Care had earnings after taxes of $370,000 in 2012 with 200,000 shares of stock outstanding. The stock price was $31.50. In 2013, earnings after taxes increased to $436,000 with the same 200,000 shares outstanding. The stock price was $42.00.

a. Compute earnings per share and the P/E ratio for 2012. (The P/E ratio equals the stock price divided by earnings per share.)

b. Compute earnings per share and the P/E ratio for 2013.

c. Give a general explanation of why the P/E ratio changed.


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Foundations of Financial Management

ISBN: 978-1259194078

15th edition

Authors: Stanley Block, Geoffrey Hirt, Bartley Danielsen

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