Why isn the Earnings Per Share (EPS) information always the same in the fundamental area and the analyst information area?
Our data vendor that provides information for the “Fundamental Area” takes the last four quarters of earnings reported by a company, and adds them up. The numbers they use are the fully diluted EPS; they use “as stated numbers” without including accounting changes. These numbers are adjusted for splits as needed. The EPS is sometimes called the Trailing Twelve Months by other vendors. Our data vendor for the “Analyst Info” area uses the EPS from continuing operations. However, in some cases, analysts may sometimes exclude amortization of intangibles and non-cash stock compensation charges in their calculations (this is usually referred to as cash EPS).
