RIFT VALLEY UNIVERSTY DIREDAWA CAMPUS

DEPARTMRENT OF ACCOUNTNG AND FINANCE

ASSIGNMENT III ON THE COURSE FUNDAMENTALS OF ACCOUNTING II

BY: ID NO:

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 Table of Contents
1.1. Share company in Ethiopia......................................................................................................................1
1.1.1. Formation of share companies in Ethiopia...........................................................................1
1.1.2. Classes of shares (Ethiopia vs. USA)...................................................................................3
1.1.3. Issuing shares (Ethiopia vs. USA)........................................................................................4
1.1.4. Types of shareholders’ meetings..........................................................................................9
1.1.5. Treasury shares transactions (Ethiopia vs. USA)............................................................................10
1.1.6. Accounting for dividends (Ethiopia vs. USA)....................................................................13
1.1.7. Reserve requirements.....................................................................................................................13
1.1.8. Earnings per ordinary share (IAS 33).............................................................................................13
1.1.9. Reporting shareholders’ equity on the statement of financial position (Ethiopia Vs USA)............13
Reference.........................................................................................................................................................17

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 1.1. Share Company in Ethiopia
Commercial code of Ethiopia Article 245, definition as; A share company is a company
whose capital is fixed in advance and divided into shares and whose liabilities are met only
by the assets of the company. The obligation of the shareholders shall be limited to making
the contribution they pledged to make to the company.

A share company shall have a name. The company name shall be as agreed by members but
shall neither adversely affect the rights of other traders or business organizations nor the
rights of other third parties. The company name shall be followed by the words ‘‘Share
company’’.

1.1.1. Formation of share companies in Ethiopia

General Requirements in Respect of Formation

1) Without prejudice to other provisions of this Code, a share company may not be formed
until:
a) the capital has been fully subscribed; and
b) at least one quarter of the par value of shares sold in cash has been paid up and
deposited in a blocked bank account opened in the name of the company under
formation.
2) Sums deposited pursuant to Sub-Article (1) (b) of this Article may not be withdrawn from
the bank account until the company is registered in the commercial register.
3) Where the company has not been registered within the time limit set in the prospectus
prepared pursuant to Article 259 of this Code, from the date of deposit in a bank of the
paid-up sums, subscribers who do not wish to continue as members of the company may
request the refund with bank interest of the paid-up sums. The promoters shall, within
thirty days from the date of request, notify the organ in charge of registration of business
organizations to effect refund of the contributed sum. The organ mandated to register
business organizations shall inform the concerned bank to refund the subscriber. The
formation of the company may continue amongst the remaining subscribers.

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4) Where the promoters have failed to notify in due time the organ entrusted with the
registration of business organizations pursuant to Sub-Article (3) of this Article to refund
the subscriber, they shall be jointly and severally liable to pay the difference between bank
interest and legal interest commencing from the date on which they should have made the
notification.

The formation of a share company shall be by a memorandum of association. The

memorandum of association shall contain the following particulars:

1. the name of the company;

2. the head office, and the branches, if any;
3. the names, nationality, and address of the shareholders, the number of shares they
subscribed and the paid-up sums;
4. the business purpose and sector in which the company is to engage;
5. the subscribed capital and the amount paid-up;
6. the number, par value, form and classes of shares;
7. the name of shareholder who made contributions in kind, the price at which they are
accepted ,the method of valuation, their use, and the number of shares allocated in
consideration of the contribution;
8. the manner of distributing profits;
9. the amount of special benefit allocated to the promoters and the manner in which that is
to be effected;
10. the number of directors and managers of the company and their powers;
11. the number of members of the supervising board, if the company has any, and their
powers;
12. the Auditor of the company;
13. the period of time for which the company is to be established;
14. the time and manner in which the company will publish its performance report;
15. the management of the company; matters concerning the relations between the company
and its shareholders, and amongst the shareholders; and
16. Other matters required to be included by the law or the agreement of shareholders

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 1.1.2. Classes of shares (Ethiopia vs. USA)

i. Without prejudice to any restrictions stipulated by other laws, the memorandum of

association or an amendment thereto may provide for the setting-up of classes of shares
with different rights.
ii. All shares of the same class shall have the same par value and confer the same rights on
shareholders.
iii. A change in the rights conferred to a class of shares may be made only with the
approval of a special meeting of the class of shareholders held under the same
conditions as the extraordinary general meeting having recommended the change.

Preferential Shares

i. Special benefits derived from preferential shares may include preference over other
shares such as preferred right of subscription in the event of future issues, or rights of
priority over profits, or in the case of liquidation of the assets of the company priority
right over repayment of contributions or distribution of a share of the surplus in the
winding-up.
ii. The issue of shares with a preference as to voting rights is prohibited.
iii. The memorandum of association may provide that shareholders who have been given
rights of priority over profits and distribution of capital upon dissolution of the
company may vote only on matters which concern extraordinary meetings.
iv. The number of shares having restricted voting rights under Sub-Article (3) of this
Article may not represent half or more of the amount of capital.

Dividend shares

a) A company may repay, from profits or reserve funds, without reducing the capital, to
shareholders the par value of their shares.
b) Shareholders whose shares are thus redeemed shall receive dividend shares. These
shares do not confer any right to repayment of contributions upon dissolution of the
company. They retain however a right to vote and a right to a share in the net proceeds
on a winding-up.

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 Paying up of Cash Shares

1. Shares subscribed in cash shall be paid up upon subscription as to one fourth of their par
value or where a greater amount is provided in the memorandum of association; the whole
of such amount shall be paid.
2. Unless a shorter period is provided in the memorandum of association, payment of the
balance shall be effected within a period of five years from the date of registration of the
company.

1.1.3. Issuing shares (Ethiopia vs. USA)

a) Shares may be issued in paper or incorporeal form. The manner of issuance of shares shall be
determined in the memorandum of association or amendments thereto.
b) An incorporeal share is a share created electronically by an institution authorized by law to
issue such shares and retained by such institution in an electronic share account.
c) A company established before the introduction of electronic share accounts by institutions
authorized by law pursuant to Sub-Article (1) of this Article may decide to replace shares
issued in paper form by incorporeal shares by the decision of an extraordinary general
meeting. Such decision shall be valid only where pledgees of shares of the company confirm
their acceptance of the decision in writing.

Contents of a Share Certificate

Every share issued in the form of a paper certificate shall contain the following:
1) the signature of a member of the board of directors of the company;
2) the name, head office and period for which the company is established;
3) the amount of the capital of the company and the par value of the share;
4) the date of signature of the memorandum of association and the date and place of
registration of the company in the commercial register;
5) the serial number of the share, its class, whether it is ordinary or preferential and the kind
of preference it accords;
6) where the share is not fully paid for the amount paid on shares, or a statement that the
share is fully paid up;
7) a statement indicating whether the share may be transferred to a foreigner.

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Issuance of Stocks in USA
- Authorized stock― it is the maximum number of shares that the corporation can issue (sell) as
designated in its charter (articles of incorporation). This gives a legal opportunity to obtain assets
through the sale of stock. With the approval of the stockholders the corporation would have to
apply to the government for permission to increase the number of authorized shares. The
authorization to issue stock is not a transaction. Rather it should be disclosed.
- Issued Stocks― the number of shares transferred to stockholders in exchange for cash, assets,
or services rendered.
- Unissued stocks— stocks authorized but not yet issued. They are held for future issuance when
additional funds are needed. No right or privileges attach to these shares until they are issued.
Authorized shares = Issued stock + Unissued stocks
- Outstanding stock― Issued stock that is held by stockholders and has not been bought back
by the corporation. They represent 100% of ownership of the corporation. The number of stocks
owned by an individual investor determines the extent of his or her ownership of the corporation.
The holders of these stocks are entitled to voting rights, dividend rights and other rights.
- Treasury stock― Issued stock that has been bought back by the corporation.
Issued Stocks = Treasury Stocks + Outstanding stocks
Treasury stocks and unissued stocks are similar in that both are held within the corporation, both
may be issued in the future, both have no voting, dividend and other rights. But they are different
in that treasury stocks were sold but reacquired currently whereas, unissued stocks were not
issued and are held by the corporation.
Treasury stocks are reported in the balance sheet but unissued stocks are not reported.
So all outstanding stocks are issued stocks but the reverse is not necessarily true.
Recording Issuance of Stocks
- We follow the same basic rules to record both Common and Preferred Stock transactions.
Note that issuance of shares affects only contributed capital accounts, not retained earnings
accounts.
1. Shares issued at par for cash
- When par value stock is issued, the Capital Stock (common or preferred) account is credited for
an amount equal to par value times the number of shares issued.

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Example: When ABC Corporation issued 5,000 shares of its $2 par value common stock at par
for cash, they will record it as follows:
Cash ……………………………………… 10, 000
Common stock………………………. 10,000

- The capital stock accounts (preferred or common stock) are controlling accounts.
Individual stockholders accounts are kept in a subsidiary ledger known as the stockholders
ledger. It shows each stockholder’s name, address, number of shares held in order to issue
dividend checks, proxy forms etc
2. Issuance of shares above par
- When a corporation issues stock at more than par, Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par is credited
for the difference between the cash received and the par of the stock. The capital stock account
(common or preferred stock) is credited with the par value of the shares issued, regardless of
whether the issuance price is more or less than par value.
Example: If ABC Corporation sold their $2 par value of common stock for $5 per share, they
would record it as follows:
Cash ………………………………………… 25,000
Common stock …………………………. 10,000
PIC in excess of par ……………………. 15,000
- The excess amount received doesn’t represent a profit to the corporation. It is a part of the
investment of the stockholders and is therefore part of the paid-in capital. An equity account
called Additional Contributed Capital is used for any premiums.
- PIC in excess of par is distinguished from the capital stock account because usually it is not a
part of the legal capital and in many states may be used as a basis for dividends to stockholders.
However, if the premium is returned to stockholders as dividend at a later date, the dividend is a
return of paid-in capital, called liquidating dividend, rather than a distribution of earnings.
3. Issuance of shares below par value
- Most states do not permit the issuance of stock at a discount. In others, it may be done only
under certain conditions. When stock is issued at less than its par, it is considered to be fully paid
as between the corporation and the stockholder. In some states, however, the stockholders are
contingently liable to creditors for the amount of the discount. When capital stock is issued at a

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discount, a discount account is debited for the amount of the discount. The discount on capital
sock is deducted from the par amount of capital stock in the paid-in capital section of the SHE.
Since issuing stock at a discount is rare, it is not illustrated here.
4. Issuance of shares for noncash conditions.
- Stocks may be used to acquire assets (eg. Land, equipment), to pay expenses or to settle
liabilities. A value must be assigned using the cost principle which requires that the noncash
condition should be recorded at:
 The fair market price of the stock issued or
 The fair market price of the asset received whichever is more clearly evident
- If the total value exceeds the par or stated value of the stock issued, the value in excess of the
par or stated value is added to the additional paid-in-capital (or paid-in-capital in excess of par)
account.
Example: Assume ABC Co. issued 4,000 of its $2 par value common stocks in exchange for
equipment with a fair market value of $36,000.
Equipment …………………………. 36,000
Common stock ……………….. 8,000
PIC in excess of par ………… 28,000
To record issuance of shares in exchange for equipment
5. Issuance of no-par shares
- When no-par stock is issued, the Capital Stock (common or preferred) account is credited for
an amount equal to the value of the consideration received even though the issuance price varies
from time to time.
Example: If HH Corporation issues 4,000 shares of no-par stock at $6 a share and at a later dates
issues 1,000 additional shares at Br 10, the entries would be as follows:
Cash ……………………………………… 24,000
Common stock ………………………… 24,000
Sale of 4,000 shares of stock at $6 per share
Cash ……………………………………… 10,000
Common stock ………………………… 10,000
Sale of 1,000 shares of stock at $10 per share

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- The laws of some states require that the entire proceeds from the issuance of no-par stock be
regarded as legal capital. The preceding entries conform to this principle.
- In other states, no-par stock may be assigned a stated value by the BOD, but may be accounted
for in the same way as true no-par stock. Alternatively, the stated value may be considered
similar to par value with any excess above stated value being accounted for as additional paid-in
capital.
Example: Assuming that in the previous example for HH Co. the stated value is $2 and the BOD
wishes to credit the common stock for stated value, the transactions would be record as follows:
Cash ……………………………………… 24,000
Common stock ………………………… 8,000
PIC in excess of stated value ………… 16,000
Sale of 4,000 shares of no-par stock, stated value $2 at $6 per share

Cash ……………………………………… 10,000

Common stock ………………………… 2,000
PIC in excess of stated value ………… 8,000
Sale of 1,000 shares of no-par stock, stated value $2, at $10 per share
- If a corporation has both par value and no-par value common stock, separate common stock
accounts must be maintained.
6. Issuance of shares via subscription
- Stock is often issued through subscriptions. A subscription is a contract (agreement) to acquire
shares of stock, with payments to be made at a future date or in a series of installments. It is
similar to the installment sales. The agreement is made between the subscriber (the person
contracting to acquire the shares) and the board of directors.
Entries:
• When the contract is signed Stock subscription receivable account and cash (for any down
payment are debited and stock subscribed is credited at par and any excess is credited to PIC in
excess of par/stated value.
Example: KK Corporation received subscription to 2,500 shares of preferred stock with a par
value of $12 at a price of $20, collecting 15% of the subscription price. The entry is as follows:
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Subscription receivable-preferred ……………. 42,500
Cash ………….………………………………… 7,500
Preferred stock subscribed ………………… 30,000
PIC in excess of par-pref. stock …………... 20,000
Note that stock subscription receivable is an asset (current asset). Stock subscribed is a
temporary capital stock account.
• When cash is collected from the subscribers, it is recorded by debiting cash and crediting
subscription receivable.
Example: KK Co. received 50% of the subscription price. The entry is as follows:
Cash ……………………………………………. 25,000
Stock sub. receivable …………………..….. 25,000
• When the subscription price has been fully collected, the stock certificate will be issued. The
final collection of cash is recorded as usual but the temporary account, stock subscribed, will be
replaced by the capital stock account (common or preferred).
Example: KK Co. received the subscription in full and issued the certificate.
Cash ………………………………. 17,500
Stock sub. receivable ……….... 17,500
To record the collection of the remaining price
Preferred Stock subscribed …………… 30,000
Capital stock (Preferred stock) ……. 30,000
To record the issuance of the stock certificate
- Note that stock certificates are not issued until a subscriber has paid in full. So the stock
subscribed account is used to show the amount of stock subscribed but not yet issued.
When collections are made in full, certificates are issued and the stock subscribed account is
closed to capital stock account.

1.1.4. Types of shareholders’ meetings

Article 365. Classes of Meetings

a) Shareholders` meetings may be general or special.
 General meetings are called by the directors, supervisory board, if any, the Auditors,
the liquidators or, where appropriate, by the court.

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 b) General meetings are ordinary or extraordinary and comprise shareholders of all classes.
 Notwithstanding the provisions of Sub-Article (1) of this Article, the Ministry of
Trade and Industry or any other relevant government authority may, on its own
motion or upon request by any interested person, call a general meeting where there is
a compelling reason and the meeting under Sub-Article (1) of this Article could not be
called or calling that would take long time.
c) Special meetings comprise only shareholders of a special class.
 Upon a request of shareholders representing five percent of the share capital, the court
of the place where the head-office is situate may, where it is of the opinion that the
request is appropriate, appoint a representative to call a meeting and to draw up the
agenda for consideration.

1.1.5. Treasury shares transactions (Ethiopia vs. USA)

- Treasury stock is the corporation's issued stock that has been reacquired back from the stockholders.
- Treasury stock is a corporation’s own stock that:

(a) was outstanding,

(b) has been reacquired by the corporation, and

(c) is not retired.

- As a corporation cannot be its own shareholder, any shares reacquired by the corporation are not
considered assets of the corporation.

- Assuming the corporation plans to re-issue the shares in the future (i.e, the shares have not been
canceled), the shares are held in treasury and reported as a reduction in stockholders' equity in the
balance sheet after retained earnings.

- Treasury stock is essentially the same as unissued stock. Shares of treasury stock do not have the
right to vote, receive dividends, or receive a liquidation value.

Corporation Ways of Reacquisition

1. Purchase

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- Although there are some legal restrictions on the practice, a corporation may reacquire its share
through purchase from the market. The reasons for reacquisition are:

 if shares are needed for employee compensation plans, or to resale to employees

 for speculative purposes-to reissue the stock later at a higher price
 to stimulate trading, and without changing net income, to increase EPS.

Earnings per share = Net income available for common stockholders Number of outstanding common
stocks

2. In payment of debt owed by a stockholder

3. Donation—employees or stockholders may give back shares to corporations

Journal Entries

- The most widely used method, the cost method, will be used in our discussion.

1. Purchase of Shares for Cash - Under the cost method of accounting the account Treasury stock is
debited for the price paid to reacquire it. The par and the price at which the stock was originally sold
(issued) are ignored. Because the treasury stock account is a contra account to the other stockholders'
equity accounts, it has a debit balance. Example: LL Corporation repurchases 15,000 shares of its $1
par value common stock previously issued at $20 per share for $25 per share. The entry looks like the
following:

Treasury stock ……………………….. 375,000

Cash …………………………………. 375,000

To record the repurchase of 15,000 shares at $25

- Treasury shares are included in the number reported for shares issued but are subtracted from issued
shares to determine the number of outstanding shares.

2. Donation – no journal entry is made since donated treasury shares have no cost, only a
memorandum entry is required. For example, if stockholders of LL corporation donate to a corporation
3,000 shares it is recorded as follows:

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Memo. The company received 3,000 shares of its own common stock via donation But when they are
reissued the only entry required is a debit to cash and a credit to PIC

1. Sale of Treasury Stock - When treasury stock is sold, the accounts used to record the sale depend
on whether the treasury stock was sold above or below the cost paid to purchase it. Treasury Stock
sold above its Cost - The sale increases (debits) cash for the proceeds received, decreases (credits)
treasury stock for the cost paid when the treasury stock was repurchased, and increases (credits)
additional paid-in-capital—treasury stock for the difference between the selling price and the
repurchase price.
Example: LL Corporation subsequently sells 7,500 of the shares repurchased for $25 for $28, the
entry to record the sale would be as follows:
Cash (7,500 × $28) …………………………… 210,000
Treasury Stock (7,500 × $25) ………….. 187,500
Additional paid-in-capital (treasury stock) … 22,500 Record sale of 7,500 shares of treasury stock
at $28 - Note that as treasury stocks are not assets, we do not record gain or loss. Rather we debit or
credit paid in capital –treasury stock. - Paid-in capital from sale of treasury stock is reported in the
paid-in capital section of the balance sheet. Treasury Stock sold below its Cost - When the reissue
is less than acquisition price (cost), the excess of cost over the selling price is debited to any paid-in
capital from previous treasury stock transactions, if the account has a balance for the difference. If
the balance in additional PIC- treasury stock is insufficient, the remaining difference is charged to
retained earnings after the additional paidin-capita—treasury stock account balance is reduced to
zero. By definition, no paid-in capital account can have a debit balance. Note also that any
beginning balance in additional paid-in-capital—treasury stock account should also be considered.
Example: If LL Corporation sells the remaining 7,500 shares of its treasury stock for $21, the entry
to record the sale would be as follows:
Cash (7,500 × $21) …………………………… 157,500
Additional paid-in-capital (treasury stock) …… 22,500
Retained Earnings …………………………….. 7,500
Treasury Stock (7,500 × $25) ………….. 187,500
Record sale of 7,500 shares of treasury stock at $21 4.
Sale of Donated Shares Example: If LL sells 3000 of the donated shares for $20 per share, the
journal entry will be as follows:
Cash ……………………….. 60,000
PIC- donation or Donated capital …………. 60,000

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 1.1.6. Accounting for dividends (Ethiopia vs. USA)

2. Dividends may only be paid to shareholders from net profits shown in the approved balance sheet.
3. Dividends distributed contrary to the provisions of Sub-Article (1) of this Article shall be treated as
fictitious dividends; the persons making the distribution shall be criminally and civilly liable.
4. The general meeting shall, when it decides on distribution of profits, determine the method of
payment of dividend and fix the date on which the shareholders are to receive the dividend; the date
of payment of dividends may under no circumstances exceed four months from the date on which the
resolution to distribute profit was passed.
5. The general meeting may for a good reason vary or cancel the decision of a preceding general
meeting concerning the distribution of dividends or reserves before the expiry of the period fixed
under SubArticle (3) of this Article.
6. A shareholder shall become a creditor of the company for the amount of the dividend due to him from
the date fixed for payment.

Claiming Back of Dividends Not Possible

Dividends distributed contrary to the provisions of Article 438 of this Code may not be claimed back
from the shareholders, except in the case of family companies or where distribution was made in the
absence of a balance sheet or not in accordance with the approved balance sheet.

1.1.7. Reserve requirements

1) Without prejudice to a contrary stipulation by any other law, the capital of the company
may not be less than 50,000 (Fifty Thousand) Ethiopian Birr.
2) The amount of the par value of each share may not be less than 100 (hundred) Ethiopian
Birr.

1.1.8. Earnings per ordinary share (IAS 33)

1.1.9. Reporting shareholders’ equity on the statement of financial position (Ethiopia Vs

USA)

The Balance Sheet: Stockholders' Equity

 Preferred stock, common stock, additional paid-in-capital, retained earnings, and treasury
stock are all reported on the balance sheet in the stockholders' equity section. Information
regarding the par value, authorized shares, issued shares, and outstanding shares must be

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 disclosed for each type of stock. If a company has preferred stock, it is listed first in the
stockholders' equity section due to its preference in dividends and during liquidation.

- The partial balance sheet of ABC Corporation as of December 31, year 5 with assumed
figures is as follows:

Corporation Paid-in Capital: Preferred, 8% stock, $50

par (100,000 shares authorized, 23,000 shares issued) ……………………………… $1,150,000

Preferred stock subscribed, $50 par (4,000 shares) ……………. 200,000

PIC in excess of par- Pref. stock ………………………………. 84,000 $1,434,000

Common stock, $25 par(500,000 shares authorized, 140,000 shares issued, and 139,000 shares
outstanding) ………. $3,500,000

PIC-in excess of par- Common stock ………………………….. 680,000 4,180,000 Additional

PIC-Treasury stock ………………………………….. 1,000

Total paid-in capital ……………………………………….. $5,615,000

Retained earnings ……………………………………………… 3,580,000

Total ………………………………………………………… $9,195,000

Deduct treasury common stock (1000 shares at cost) …………. 26,000

Total stockholders’ equity ……………………………………… $9,169,000

Equity per Share (Book value per share) - Several ratios use stockholders’ equity related
amounts to evaluate a company’s profitability and long-term solvency.

One of these ratios is equity per share (EPS) also called book value per share.

- When there is only one class of stock (i.e, common stock), EPS is calculated by dividing
stockholders’ equity by the number of shares outstanding (plus common shares subscribed
but not yet issued, if any) EPS = Total Stockholders’ Equity # of shares outstanding

- If a corporation has both preferred and common stock, it is necessary first to allocate the total
SHE between the two classes. In making the allocation, preferred stocks have preferential
rights to get: i) The specified liquidation value per share. i.e., the right to receive assets
upon liquidation before common stock ii) Cumulative dividends in arrears - The remaining

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 SHE is given to common stockholders. This reflects the fact that common stockholders are
the residual owners of the corporate entity. After the allocation, the EPS of each class may
then be determined as follows:

EPS Common stock = Shareholder’s Equity Applicable to Common Shares / of common shares
outstanding EPS Preferred stock = Shareholder’s Equity Applicable to Preferred Shares of
preferred shares outstanding

Example 1: The SHE section is given below: Common stock $10 par, 100,000 shares
authorized,

Issued and outstanding ………………………… $1,000,000

PIC- in excess of par-Common stock ………………………… 400,000

Deficit ……………………………………………………….. 130,000

Required: Compute EPS

Solution: Total SHE = PIC + RE = $1,000,000 + $400,000 - 130,000 = $1,270,000 EPS =

$1,270,000 = $12.70 per share 100,000 shares

Example 2: Your are given the following end of year 2 information: Preferred 10% stock, $50
par …………………………….. $500,000

Common stock, $20 par ………………………………….. 4,000,000

PIC in excess of par – Preferred ………………………….. 250,000

PIC in excess of par –Common ………………………….. 1,200,000

Retained Earnings ………………………………………… 660,000

Preferred stock has prior claim to assets on liquidation to the extent of 110% of par.

Dividends on preferred stock are in arrears for 2 years, including the dividend of the current
year

Required: Compute EPS for common stock and preferred stock

Solution Total SHE …………………………………………………….. $6,610,000

Allocation to preferred stock(10,000 shares): Liquidation value(110% x $50 x 10,000 shares)

… 550,000 Dividends in arrears(10% x $500,000) x 2 years … 100,000 650,000 Allocated
to Common Stock(the remainder) …………………….. $5,960,000

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EPS Preferred stock = $650,000 = $65 per share 10,000 shares EPS Common stock =
$5,960,000 = $29.8 per share 200,000 shares - EPS, particularly of common stock, is often
stated in corporation reports to stockholders and quoted in the financial press. It is one of
the many factors affecting the market price, that is, the price at which a share is bought and
sold at a particular moment. However, it should be noted that earning capacity, dividend
rates, and prospects for the future usually affect the market price of listed stocks to a much
greater extent than does equity per share.

- EPS does not indicate the amount which the holder of a share of stock would receive if the
corporation were to be dissolved. In liquidation, the assets would probably be sold at a price
quite different from their carrying values in the accounts and the SHE would go up or down
accordingly

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Reference

Kieso, D. E., Weygandt, J. J., & Warfield, T. W. (2016). Financial Accounting, IFRS Edition,
New York: John Willey & Sons.

Commercial Code of Ethiopia (2021)

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