Atkins (WS) (Atkins (WS)) Earnings per Share (Diluted) : $1.62 (TTM As of Mar. 2017)

Atkins (WS) Earnings per Share (Diluted) Chart

Atkins (WS) Annual Data
	Trend	Mar08	Mar09	Mar10	Mar11	Mar12	Mar13	Mar14	Mar15	Mar16	Mar17
Earnings per Share (Diluted)		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					1.28	1.59	1.28	1.47	1.60

Atkins (WS) Semi-Annual Data
	Sep07	Mar08	Sep08	Mar09	Sep09	Mar10	Sep10	Mar11	Sep11	Mar12	Sep12	Mar13	Sep13	Mar14	Sep14	Mar15	Sep15	Mar16	Sep16	Mar17
Earnings per Share (Diluted)	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.82	0.66	0.86	0.30	1.33

Competitive Comparison of Atkins (WS)'s Earnings per Share (Diluted)

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Atkins (WS)'s PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PE Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Atkins (WS)'s PE Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Atkins (WS)'s PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Atkins (WS)'s PE Ratio falls into.

Atkins (WS) Earnings per Share (Diluted) Calculation

Earnings Per Share (EPS) is the amount of earnings per outstanding share of the company's stock. In calculating earnings per share, the dividends of preferred stocks need to subtracted from the total net income first.

Atkins (WS)'s Earnings Per Share (Diluted) for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2017 is calculated as

Atkins (WS)'s Earnings Per Share (Diluted) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 is calculated as

Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2017 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1.62

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Companies also reported diluted shares in their financial reports. Diluted shares include the shares of convertibles or warrants outstanding.

Atkins (WS)  (OTCPK:WATKY) Earnings per Share (Diluted) Explanation

Earnings Per Share (EPS) is the single most important variable used by Wall Street in determining the earnings power of a company. But investors need to be aware that Earnings per Share can be easily manipulated by adjusting depreciation and amortization rate or non-recurring items. That's why GuruFocus lists EPS without NRI, which better reflects the company's underlying performance.

Be Aware

Compared with Earnings per share, a company's cash flow is better indicator of the company's earnings power.

If a company's earnings per share is less than cash flow per share over long term, investors need to be cautious and find out why.

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