Central Securities's basic earnings per share (Basic EPS) for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.11.
Its basic earnings per share (Basic EPS) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $8.01.
Central Securities's EPS without NRI for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.04.
Its EPS without NRIearnings per share without non-recurring items for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 7.94.
During the past 3 years, the average EPS without NRIGrowth Rate was 40.30% per year.
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During the past 13 years, Central Securities's highest 3-Year average EPS without NRI Growth Rate was 80.80% per year. The lowest was -25.70% per year. And the median was 8.80% per year.
Central Securities EPS (Basic) Historical Data
The historical data trend for Central Securities's EPS (Basic) can be seen below:
* 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.
EPS (Basic) is a rough measurement of the amount of a company's profit that can be allocated to one share of its stock. Basic earnings per share (EPS) do not factor in the dilutive effects on convertible securities.
Central Securities's Basic EPS for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
EPS (Basic) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $8.01
* 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.
Central Securities (AMEX:CET) EPS (Basic) Explanation
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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Central Securities (Central Securities) Business Description
Central Securities Corp is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is long-term growth of capital. The company invests primarily in common stocks, bonds, convertible bonds, preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks, warrants, options real estate, or short-term obligations of governments, banks, and corporations.
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