What is Earnings Per Share?
Earnings Per Share (EPS) is the net profit earned per share of the company. It can be obtained by dividing the Profit after Tax (PAT) by the outstanding equity shares of the company. EPS indicates the profitability of the company in relation to its share capital. What is a Bonus Issue? While investing in shares the motive is not only capital gains but also a proportionate share of surplus generated from the operations once all other stakeholders have been paid. But the distribution of this surplus to shareholders seldom happens. Instead, this is transferred to the reserves and surplus account. If the reserves and surplus amount becomes large, the company may transfer some amount from the reserves account to the share capital account by a mere book entry. This is done by increasing the number of shares outstanding and every shareholder is given bonus shares in a ratio called the bonus ratio and such an issue is called bonus issue. If the bonus ratio is 1:2, it means that for every two s
