The following selected information (in millions, except for per-share information) is available for National Bank of Canada for the years ended October 31 : Weightedaveragenumberofcommonshares(inthousands)NetincomeIncomeavailabletocommonshareholdersTotaldividendsdeclaredandpaidoncommonsharesDividendsdeclaredandpaidpercommonsharesAveragecommonshareholdersequityMarketpricepercommonshare2018339,3722,232$2,040$829$2.44$13,976$59.762017340,8092,024$1,855$778$2.28$12,601$62.61 Industry averages were as follows: Payout ratio Dividend yield Basic earnings per share Return on common shareholders' equity 45.8% 4.0% n/a 15.8% 45.5% 3.5% n/a 15.9% 5.2\%.) 2018 2017 1. Payout ratio % % 2. Dividend yield % % 3. Basic earnings per share $ $ 4. Return on common shareholders' equity % %