Earnings Per Share EPS
EPS is a company's net profit divided by its shares outstanding, showing how much profit each share earned.
What it is
Earnings per share takes the profit a company reports and splits it across all its common shares. It tells you the slice of profit that belongs to one share. "Basic" EPS uses the actual share count; a related figure, diluted EPS, also counts shares that could be created from options and convertibles.
Why it matters
EPS is the building block of the P/E ratio and the most-watched number when a company reports results. A pitfall is that EPS can rise simply because the company bought back shares, not because the business earned more, so always check whether profit itself grew.
How it's calculated
Take net income, subtract any preferred dividends, then divide by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period.
How Quintarthai uses it
EPS appears in the Summary Key-metrics grid (via P/E) and the 5-year financial highlights, with per-share figures broken out on the Ratios tab. Open a company page in the app to see it.