Per Share

Per Share


Basic EPS Plus Discontinued Operations

Chartable: Yes

Unit: Dollars

Basic EPS including discontinued operations. Useful for understanding total earnings impact when a company is divesting segments.

Cash Per Share

Chartable: Yes

Unit: Dollars

Cash and short-term investments per share. When this approaches the stock price, the market values the operating business at very little.

Cash Flow Per Share

Chartable: Yes

Unit: Dollars

Cash Flow per Share measures how much cash a company generates. Calculated over a trailing twelve month period, it is arguably less easily manipulated than Earnings per Share because it excludes all noncash items such as depreciation.

Consecutive Dividend Growth Years (Premium Plus)

Chartable: No

Unit: Years

Consecutive fiscal years in which the regular dividend was increased year-over-year, counting back from the most recent completed fiscal year (fiscal years follow each company’s reporting calendar). A cut or a year without an increase ends the streak; a one-off stock-split rounding dip that recovers the next year is ignored.

General benchmarks: 25+ years = Dividend Aristocrat; 10+ = Dividend Achiever; 5+ shows meaningful commitment.

Debt Per Share

Chartable: Yes

Unit: Dollars

Long-term debt per share. Compare to cash per share via Net Cash Per Share.

Diluted EPS Plus Discontinued Operations

Chartable: Yes

Unit: Dollars

Trailing twelve month Diluted EPS calculated as Net Income including discontinued operations, divided by the diluted average number of shares. The diluted share count assumes all stock options, warrants, and convertible securities have been exercised, yielding a lower, more conservative EPS than basic EPS.

How to use it: Compare to standard Diluted EPS (which excludes discontinued operations) to isolate the earnings impact of divested business segments.

Dividend Per Share USD

Chartable: Yes

Unit: Dollars

The US dollar amount paid per share in dividends each year based on the trailing twelve months dividend paid, updated by the forward forecast if available.

EPS

Chartable: Yes

Unit: Dollars

Basic EPS using weighted average shares (no dilution). Compare to diluted EPS — a large gap indicates significant potential dilution.

EPS Diluted

Chartable: Yes

Unit: Dollars

Trailing twelve month Diluted Earnings per Share, calculated as Net Income from continuing operations divided by the diluted average number of shares. The diluted share count assumes all stock options, warrants, and convertible securities have been exercised, yielding a lower, more conservative EPS than basic EPS.

How to use it: A large gap between basic EPS and diluted EPS indicates high potential dilution, which is generally unfavorable. Diluted EPS is the standard for P/E calculations.

Equity Per Share

Chartable: Yes

Unit: Dollars

Book value (net worth) per share.

FFO per Share

Chartable: Yes

Unit: Dollars

Funds from operations per share is populated only for real estate investment trusts (REITs). It is defined as the sum of net income, gain/loss (realized and unrealized) on investment securities, asset impairment charge, depreciation and amortization, and gain/loss on the sale of business and property, plant and equipment, divided by shares outstanding.

How to use it: For REITs, FFO per share is the standard earnings metric (used instead of EPS). Compare to dividend per share to assess coverage.

Forward Dividend Per Share

Chartable: Yes

Unit: Dollars

The annual dividend amount per share, in the currency of the ticker’s exchange.

For stocks this is the announced forward annual rate when available, otherwise the trailing 12-month total. For ETFs, mutual funds and CEFs it is the actual cash distributed over the trailing 12 months – including special and capital-gain distributions for funds whose payouts include them. Funds without a full year of history use the latest regular distribution annualized by its frequency.

Free Cash Flow Per Share

Chartable: Yes

Unit: Dollars

Free Cash Flow per Share is seen as a predictor of future Earnings per Share. Calculated over a trailing twelve month period by subtracting Capital Expenditure (Cap Ex) from Cash Flow, showing how much cash a company generates after paying to maintain and expand its production.

How to use it: Compare to EPS — if FCF/share consistently exceeds EPS, earnings quality is high.

Last Quarter Actual EPS

Chartable: Yes

Unit: Dollars

Actual single-quarter EPS from the most recent earnings report.

Last Quarter Expected EPS

Chartable: Yes

Unit: Dollars

Analyst consensus EPS estimate for the last quarter. The difference vs. actual is the earnings surprise.

Net Cash Per Share

Chartable: Yes

Unit: Dollars

Cash minus long-term debt per share. Positive = net cash; negative = net debt.

Next Dividend Payment Per Share

Chartable: No

Unit: Dollars

Dollar amount of the next scheduled dividend payment per share.

Operating Income Per Share

Chartable: Yes

Unit: Dollars

TTM operating income per share.

Sales Per Share

Chartable: Yes

Unit: Dollars

Revenue per share (TTM). The denominator of the P/S ratio.

Tangible Equity Per Share

Chartable: Yes

Unit: Dollars

Book value minus intangible assets per share. More conservative than standard book value.

Total Distribution Per Share

Chartable: No

Unit: Dollars

The total cash distributed per share over the trailing 12 months — regular dividends plus special dividends and capital-gain distributions. The all-in counterpart to Forward Dividend Per Share, which counts only the regular indicated dividend.

How to use it: Use it to see the full per-share cash a holder received over the past year, including one-off specials and fund capital-gain distributions. Compare to the regular dividend per share to gauge how much of the payout was non-recurring.

Total Asset Per Share

Chartable: Yes

Unit: Dollars

Total assets per diluted share.

TTM Dividend Per Share

Chartable: No

Unit: Dollars

Total dividends paid per share over the trailing 12 months.


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