Earnings Per Share (EPS)

The monetary value of earnings per outstanding share of common stock for a company.

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Earnings per share (EPS) is the monetary value of earnings per outstanding share of common stock for a company.
In the United States, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) requires EPS information for the four major categories of the income statement: continuing operations, discontinued operations, extraordinary items, and net income.

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