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.
Earnings per share (EPS) is a commonly used phrase in the financial world. Earnings per share represents a portion of a company's profit that is allocated to one share of stock. Therefore, if you were to multiply the EPS by the total number of shares a company has, you'd calculate the company's net income.