Publications
Publications
- December 1999 (Revised April 2012)
- HBS Case Collection
Earnings Per Share
By: David F. Hawkins
Abstract
Discusses accounting rules for earnings per share measurement. The U.S. approach is described in detail and non-U.S. practices are briefly covered. A rewritten version of an earlier note.
Keywords
Business Earnings; Stock Shares; Profit; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Measurement and Metrics; United States
Citation
Hawkins, David F. "Earnings Per Share." Harvard Business School Background Note 100-015, December 1999. (Revised April 2012.)