Lactobacillus acidophilus can have many health benefits. Photo Credit: Creatas Images/Creatas/Getty Images Lactobacillus acidophilus has extraordinary benefits for your health, write Sarah Wernick, Ph.D., and Gary Huffnagle, Ph.D., in their book, The Probiotics Revolution. L. acidophilus is one of many strains of friendly bacteria known as probiotics and by far the most commonly used, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center. If you incorporate L. acidophilus into your daily life, you may discover some of these benefits for yourself.
Earnings per share, also known as EPS, is a very important number in business. It tells shareholders how much money each share of their stock earned for the company. It's important because, usually, when a company has a high earnings per share, it also has a high stock price, which makes investors happy.
A: Earnings per share (EPS) is the portion of a companyâs profit that is allocated to each outstanding share of common stock, serving as an indicator of the companyâs profitability.he formula for calculating EPS would then be: EPS = (net income â dividends on preferred stock) / average outstanding common shares. In our example, MHFI had and EPS of 89 cents for the first quarter of 2014.