*Smith Enterprises recently was profiled on a financial information website and touted as a “hot” growth stock. You acquired the stock quote shown below that website.
Smith Enterprises (NYSE: SME)
Last trade: $51.63 Day’s Range: 47.22 – 51.96
Trade Time: 4:00 PM ET 52wk Range: 25.48 – 60.71
Change: +??? (11.92%) Volume: 1,419,317
Prev Close: 46.13 Avg Vol(3m): 629,072
Open: 47.25 Market Cap: 1.63B
Bid: N/A P/E (ttm): 24.12
Ask: N/A EPS (ttm): ???
1y Target Est: 55.40 Div & Yield: 0.20 (0.40%)
The last trade time is shown to be 4:00 pm. ET. The abbreviation “ttm” stands for “trailing twelve months” and means the number shown reflects data from the previous 12 months, while “3m” means data from the previous 3 months.
1. What exchange does Smith Enterprises trade on?
a. DAX
b. SME
c. NASDAQ
d. NYSE
e. FTSE
f. AMEX
2. What is Smith’s earning per share (EPS) for the trailing 12 months?
a) 2.24
b) 2.09
c) 1.83
d) 1.91
e) 2.14
3. How much did the price increase today over yesterday’s closing price?
a) 5.29
b) 5.36
c) 5.22
d) 5.50
e) 5.43
4. How heavy was the trading of Smith’s stock today, relative to the normal level of trading?
a) Average trading
b) Relatively light trading
c) Relatively heavy trading
7 Answers
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1. What exchange does Smith Enterprises trade on?
d. NYSE
2. What is Smith’s earning per share (EPS) for the trailing 12 months?
e) 2.14
3. How much did the price increase today over yesterday’s closing price?
d) 5.50
4. How heavy was the trading of Smith’s stock today, relative to the normal level of trading?
c) Relatively heavy trading
Source(s): 35 years of accounting experience -
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that's a tricky question..
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EPS 2.24 p/e = pps /eps
23.05=51.63/eps
51.63-45.99 /45.99 = 12.26% % increase