Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Accountancy Part B

Chapter

Accounting Ratios

Question:

How price/ earning ratio is calculated?

Options:

Market price of share/ Dividend per share

Cost price of share/ Dividend per share

Market price of share/ earning per share

Cost price of share/ earning per share

Correct Answer:

Market price of share/ earning per share

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 3- Market price of share/ earning per share.

P/E Ratio = Market Price of a share/earnings per share

The price-to-earnings ratio (P/E ratio) is a financial metric. It reflects investors expectation about the growth in the firm’s earnings and reasonableness of the market price of its shares. P/E Ratio vary from industry to industry and company to company in the same industry depending upon investors perception of their future.