How much profit belongs to one share?
Earnings Per Share (EPS)
Lesson 3 of 11 · Profit
EPS is the company's net profit divided equally among all its shares.
In everyday life
Ten friends own a food truck equally. It makes ₹1,000 profit this month, so each friend's share of the profit is ₹100. That ₹100 is the EPS.
How it's worked out
Example: Sunrise Tea, a made-up company that sells packaged tea across India.
In words: Each share earned ₹15 this year.
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Each share earned ₹15 this year.
What's a good number?
EPS on its own isn't good or bad: a company with more shares has a smaller EPS. What matters is whether it grows year after year.
How to read it
Good signs
- EPS grows steadily for 5 years or more.
- EPS grows faster than sales (the company is getting more efficient).
Watch out for
- If a company issues many new shares, EPS can fall even when profit rises. That's called dilution.
- A company buying back its own shares raises EPS without earning more.
Read it with
For learning only. Example companies are made up, and the rough guides are rules of thumb, not targets. Nothing here is advice to buy or sell any stock.