Briefly discuss the importance of GAAP for EPS to analysts evaluating companies based on price-earnings ratios. Consider comparisons for a company over time, as well as comparisons between companies at a point in time.

Respuesta :

Answer:

The importance of Generally Accepted Accounting  Principles (GAAP) for Earnings Per Share (EPS) to analysts evaluating companies based on price earnings ratio is reduction of risks of mis-interpretation and avoidance of fraud.

Explanation:

GAAP helps to protect the rights of stakeholders such as Investors.

EPS is key to picking a good stock. It ia derived by calculating a company's net income y its number of outstanding shares.

when the EPS growth rates is 25 per cent and above, it is favorable and suggests a company whose products and services is in strong demand

A company with consistent increase in EPS growth rates especially in recent quarters  is a good place to Invest.

earnings growth improves stock success and has tremendous impact on pricing.

For instance, The EPS rating of a comapny was analyzed over a period of three years with extra consideration on recent quarters. The results is a assigned 1 to 99.

if the company has a rating of 90 at this point in time, that the company;s profit growth has exceeded 90 percent of all other traded companies.