peanut, The peanut, also known as the groundnut and the goober and taxonomically classified as Arachis hypogaea, is a legume crop grown mainly for its edible seeds. It is widely grown in the tropics and subtropics, being important to both small and large commercial producers.
Definition of outstanding shares: The number of ordinary shares that, after their issue, have been sold to and are being held by shareholders. Computation of dividend, and the market capitalization of a publicly traded company, are ...
The weighted average of shares outstanding equals 500,000 times 0.75 plus 600,000 times 0.25, or 525,000 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.