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The 'Pay' section of the graph illustrates how the size and structure of annual compensation changed for executive management in the US over the period of 2000-2010 for the FTSE 350-rated companies. For the same period, the 'Performance' section of the graph illustrates the increase in the value of the companies managed by these delegates. The change in year-end share price for the duration 2000-10 for all FTSE 350 companies combined, shown by the small, negative bar in the graph, is –5%.


Long-term incentive plan refers to the giving of stock assets as a form of payment, earnings per share refers to the amount of pre-tax profit divided by the number of shares outstanding, and year-end share price is the price at which the stocks sell at the last day of the respective financial year.


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The change in the total number of shares outstanding, during the year 2000-10, of all companies combined, represented in the graph is approximately 


P / E ratio is the ratio of the price per share and pre-tax profits per share. The combined P / E ratio for the FTSE 350 companies changed by ­
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old: EPS * S = PTP
changed: 1.75 EPS * S = 1.5 PTP
therefore, new S = 1.5 PTP/1.75 EPS = 6/7 PTP/EPS
[note that reverse, or 1/7 is change and thereby answer, can cut below step]

change in S = 6/7 PTP/EPS divided by PTP/EPS - 1 ie 6/7 -1 = -14% and closest to -12%

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old: P/E = PPS/EPS
new: P/E = 0.95 PPS / 1.75 EPS
therefore, new P/E = 0.95/1.75 approx = 4/7 = 0.571
[note that reverse, or 3/7 is change and thereby answer, can cut below step]

change in P/E = (0.571 - 1)/1 = 0.429 and closest to -44


please help with any shorter way!­
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P1
old: EPS * S = PTP
changed: 1.75 EPS * S = 1.5 PTP
therefore, new S = 1.5 PTP/1.75 EPS = 6/7 PTP/EPS
[note that reverse, or 1/7 is change and thereby answer, can cut below step]

change in S = 6/7 PTP/EPS divided by PTP/EPS - 1 ie 6/7 -1 = -14% and closest to -12%

P2
old: P/E = PPS/EPS
new: P/E = 0.95 PPS / 1.75 EPS
therefore, new P/E = 0.95/1.75 approx = 4/7 = 0.571
[note that reverse, or 3/7 is change and thereby answer, can cut below step]

change in P/E = (0.571 - 1)/1 = 0.429 and closest to -44


please help with any shorter way!­
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­In P2 isnt P/E is PPS/PTP? In that case new P/E = 0.95 PPS/­ 1.5 PTP
So change in P/E = -36.6% 
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P1
old: EPS * S = PTP
changed: 1.75 EPS * S = 1.5 PTP
therefore, new S = 1.5 PTP/1.75 EPS = 6/7 PTP/EPS
[note that reverse, or 1/7 is change and thereby answer, can cut below step]

change in S = 6/7 PTP/EPS divided by PTP/EPS - 1 ie 6/7 -1 = -14% and closest to -12%

P2
old: P/E = PPS/EPS
new: P/E = 0.95 PPS / 1.75 EPS
therefore, new P/E = 0.95/1.75 approx = 4/7 = 0.571
[note that reverse, or 3/7 is change and thereby answer, can cut below step]

change in P/E = (0.571 - 1)/1 = 0.429 and closest to -44


please help with any shorter way!­
­In P2 isnt P/E is PPS/PTP? In that case new P/E = 0.95 PPS/­ 1.5 PTP
So change in P/E = -36.6% 
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­As EPS is defined as PTP/Number of shares
"earnings per share refers to the amount of pre-tax profit divided by the number of shares outstanding"
And P/E as "P / E ratio is the ratio of the price per share and pre-tax profits per share."
Therefore, EPS is the right metric to use for P/E as it is pre-tax profits per share
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­The change in the total number of shares outstanding, during the year 2000-10, of all companies combined, represented in the graph is approximately [-12]

\(EPS = \frac{Profit}{No.-of-Shares}\)

=> No. of Shares = \(\frac{Profit}{EPS}\)

Profit: F => New F = 1.5F
New EPS: 1.7 EPS

=> New No. of Shares = \(\frac{1.5}{1.7} = 0.88\)

=> 12% Decrease

P / E ratio is the ratio of the price per share and pre-tax profits per share. The combined P / E ratio for the FTSE 350 companies changed by [-44]

(In P/E: E should be earnings per share)

Price P => New P: 0.95P
Earning per share: E => New E: 1.7E

=> New \(\frac{P}{E} = \frac{0.95}{1.75} = 0.56\)

=> 44% Decrease­
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In part 2, How did u guys calculate P = .95(Price per share). Please explain.
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The change in year-end share price (the last bar in the chart) for the duration 2000-10 for all FTSE 350 companies combined, shown by the small, negative bar in the graph, is –5%.

=> Share price (or Price per share) experienced a 5% decrease
=> New Price = 95% = 0.95 Original Price
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Year end share price and price per share are not the same
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Yours is a pretty succinct method! It takes a while to piece through some of these DI questions but once you know what to do, it's pretty straightforward.
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P1
old: EPS * S = PTP
changed: 1.75 EPS * S = 1.5 PTP
therefore, new S = 1.5 PTP/1.75 EPS = 6/7 PTP/EPS
[note that reverse, or 1/7 is change and thereby answer, can cut below step]

change in S = 6/7 PTP/EPS divided by PTP/EPS - 1 ie 6/7 -1 = -14% and closest to -12%

P2
old: P/E = PPS/EPS
new: P/E = 0.95 PPS / 1.75 EPS
therefore, new P/E = 0.95/1.75 approx = 4/7 = 0.571
[note that reverse, or 3/7 is change and thereby answer, can cut below step]

change in P/E = (0.571 - 1)/1 = 0.429 and closest to -44


please help with any shorter way!­
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