• You purchased 2,000 shares in Black Plc on 14/07/20 for 249p per share. On the 1^st October each year Black Plc pays a dividend of 21p per share. On 01/07/22 the current market price is 267p per share. Black Plc has 25,000,000 shares issued and had net profit of 9,000,000 in the most recent financial year.
•   1. Calculate your holding period return to date and the dividend yield on this investment.                      
•   2. Calculate the EPS and PE ratios for Black Plc.          
•  3. Explain the differences between dividend yield, EPS and PE ratios, highlighting the information each ratio provides for investors.

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