Asked by julia James on Jul 02, 2024
Warren, Inc.determined the following information concerning its common stock during 2010:
January 1 40,000 shares outstanding April 1 Issued a 10% stock dividend July 1 Issued an additional 1,900 share October 1 Issued a 2-for-1 stock split December 1 Reacquired 3,000 shares \begin{array}{ll}\text { January 1 } & \text { 40,000 shares outstanding } \\\text { April 1 } & \text { Issued a 10\% stock dividend } \\\text { July 1 } & \text { Issued an additional 1,900 share } \\\text { October 1 } & \text { Issued a 2-for-1 stock split } \\\text { December 1 } & \text { Reacquired 3,000 shares }\end{array} January 1 April 1 July 1 October 1 December 1 40,000 shares outstanding Issued a 10% stock dividend Issued an additional 1,900 share Issued a 2-for-1 stock split Reacquired 3,000 shares
Required:
What should Warren, Inc.use as the denominator for its basic earnings per share calculation for 2010?
Stock Dividend
A dividend payment made in the form of additional shares of stock, rather than cash.
Basic Earnings Per Share
A financial metric that measures a company's profitability by dividing its net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.
- Gain insight into the roles of stock dividends and stock splits in shaping the total shares outstanding.
Learning Objectives
- Gain insight into the roles of stock dividends and stock splits in shaping the total shares outstanding.
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