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3.06 Shares

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Shares and dividends
1

Robert would like to buy \$8000 worth of shares in Pacific Airways.

a

If the current share price is \$2.65, how many shares can Robert buy? Round your answer down to the nearest whole share.

b

After a period of time, the price of the shares increases to \$4.24. At this point, Robert decides to sell all of his shares. What total profit does Robert make on the initial purchase?

c

The stockbroker charges Robert \$10 for the initial purchase and another \$19 for the sale. Calculate the net profit made on the sale with charges subtracted.

2

Transit Industries has a total public value of \$748\,000\,000. This correlates to 4\,100\,000 shares.

a

Calculate the price per share.

b

How many shares can be purchased with \$7000? Round your answer to the nearest whole share.

c

If \$7000 worth of shares were bought and then sold for \$9800, what is the profit made?

d

By what amount has the share price increased?

3

Calculate the dividend per share when a company's net profit of \$373\,520 is to be distributed evenly among its 128\,800 shares.

4

A company declared a dividend of 29.2c per share and has 2.6 million shares. If the company distributed all of its net profit to shareholders, what was its net profit?

5

A company has a net profit of \$1.4 million. If the company distributes all of its net profit to shareholders and declares a dividend of 25.6c, how many shares are there in the company?

Dividend yield
6

Calculate the dividend yield (correct to one decimal place) when a firm with a share price of \$38.20 pays a dividend of \$1.38 per share.

7

Calculate the dividend per share when a company's share price is \$34.00 and its dividend yield is 5.3\%.

8

Calculate the share price of a company that pays a dividend of \$3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8\%.

9

Consider the following companies share and dividend information:

  • Company A has a share value of \$2.50 and paid a dividend of \$0.19 per share.

  • Company B has a share value of \$8.40 and paid a dividend of \$0.63 per share.

  • Company C has a share value of \$16.25 and paid a dividend of \$1.43 per share.

a

Calculate the dividend yield for Company A.

b

Calculate the dividend yield for Company B.

c

Calculate the dividend yield for Company C.

d

Which company had the highest dividend yield?

10

Sean buys 6000 shares in Company A at \$6.25 each. The company pays a dividend of 55c per share. Sean also buys 3000 shares in Company B at \$7.50 per share, which pays a dividend of \$0.57 per share.

a

Calculate the dividend yield for company A.

b

Calculate the dividend yield for company B.

c

What is the overall dividend yield for Sean's investment?

11

Sally bought 800 shares in Global Minerals Co. at \$2.35 each.

a

Calculate the value of the shares Sally bought.

b

The stockbroker charges a fee of \$15 to buy or sell stocks up to a value of \$10\,000, and \$25 for transactions over \$10\,000. How much does Sally pay in fees?

c

After a period of time, Sally receives a dividend of \$0.26 per share. What is Sally’s gross dividend, correct to the nearest dollar?

d

Calculate the dividend yield. Round your answer to two decimal places.

12

Amelia buys shares in a company at \$7.25 per share. The company pays a dividend in July of 27.5c and a dividend in February of 27.6c. What is the dividend yield for the whole financial year?

13

Shares in Bank of Australia are worth \$2.65. If an annual net profit of \$1\,500\,000 is to be distributed across 12\,000\,000 shares:

a

What is the dividend per share?

b

What is the total dividend received on 2000 shares, correct to the nearest dollar?

c

Find the dividend yield, correct to two decimal places.

14

Calculate the total dividends that will be paid out to someone that buys 1200 shares at \$23.40 per share and the dividend yield is 3.7\%.

15

A company has a net profit of \$13.2 million that it will fully distribute to the owners of its 82.5 million shares.

a

Calculate the dividend per share that will be paid to shareholders.

b

Calculate the dividend yield if the share price is \$26.37. Round your answer to one decimal place.

c

In order to raise funds, the company issues another 2.2 million shares. Given that the company expects its profits to increase by 1\% in the next year and it intends to distribute all of its net profit to shareholders, what will its dividend yield be if its share price remains the same? Round your answer to one decimal place.

16

The following table highlights the shares Dave owns in a number of companies:

Share Price (dollars)Number of Shares OwnedValue of Shares (dollars)Dividend Yield
Straits Airways1.68800A2\%
Outback Mining Co.20.45200B5.4\%
Bargain Supermarkets14.34300C4.8\%
Bank of Oz11.22150D3\%
Insurance Corp.7.60600E1.25\%
a

Calculate the value of:

i
A
ii
B
iii
C
iv
D
v
E
b

Calculate the total value of shares that Dave owns.

c

Calculate the dividend per share earned on shares in the company 'Straits Airways'.

d

Calculate the total dividend earned on Dave's shares in the company 'Bargain Supermarkets'. Round your answer to the nearest whole dollar.

Price to earnings ratio
17

The annual earnings per share is \$1.25 and the market price of the share is \$12.25. Calculate the price-to-earnings ratio.

18

The market value of shares in Florist Gump is \$18.55 per share. The P/E ratio is 10.6. Calculate the annual earnings per share.

19

The P/E ratio of shares in Vinyl Resting Place is 9.4. The annual earnings per share is \$1.75. Calculate the price of each share.

20

Freya paid \$7800 for 300 shares that have a dividend yield of 2.5\%. The company returned 52\% of its profits to shareholders as a dividend.

a

Calculate the price per share.

b

Calculate the dividend per share.

c

Calculate the total earnings per share.

d

Calculate the price-to-earnings ratio.

21

Mastaneh has a share portfolio as detailed below. Assume that all earnings are distributed as dividends.

CompanyNumber of sharesPrice per shareDividend per shareDividend yield
\text{Sham Rock Diamonds}300\$1.76y12.5\%
\text{The Codfather}700\$1.25\$0.08x
\text{Curl Up and Fry}900\$1.25\$0.043.2\%
a

Calculate the total value of this share portfolio.

b

Calculate the value of x. Express your answer as a percentage.

c

Calculate the value of y.

d

Calculate the price-to-earnings ratio of Sham Rock Diamonds.

e

Calculate the price-to-earnings ratio of The Codfather.

f

Calculate the price-to-earnings ratio of Curl Up and Fry.

g

Based on the price-to-earnings ratio, which company is the best investment?

22

The table below summarises information about four companies:

CompanyShare priceEarnings per shareP/EDividend per shareDividend yield
\text{True Blue Holdings}\$10.25\$1.25a\$0.2872.8\%
\text{Sew What}\$12.75b3.4\$0.6124.8\%
\text{Juan In A Million}\$17.25\$3.754.6c2.8\%
\text{Wok On Water}\$22.75\$8.752.6\$1.547d

Calculate the value of:

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b

b

c

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d

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