U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says the NATO military alliance is central to ties between America and Europe and remains of importance to the United States.
Earnings per share or basic earnings per share is calculated by subtracting preferred dividends from net income and dividing by the weighted average common shares outstanding.The earnings per share formula looks like this.arnings per share or basic earnings per share is calculated by subtracting preferred dividends from net income and dividing by the weighted average common shares outstanding.
Divide the income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding to calculate the basic EPS. In this example, divide $4.5 million by 525,000 shares to get an EPS of about $8.57.