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Eps
5 guides in Finabase Learn
- Earnings per share (EPS): basic vs diluted, with Apple’s numbers Calculate basic and diluted EPS from a 10-K, see how weighted shares, stock awards and buybacks move the number, and why quarterly EPS rarely sums to the year.
- Earnings surprises and guidance: beats, misses and price moves How consensus estimates and earnings surprises are calculated, why most companies beat, what guidance is, and why a beat does not explain the next day’s move.
- How to read a stock quote: every field explained What every field on a stock quote means, from last price, change, bid and ask to volume, ranges, market cap, P/E, EPS and yield, with a real example.
- Income statement: how to read one line by line, with Apple Read an income statement from net sales to diluted EPS, using Apple’s fiscal 2025 numbers: margins at every level, taxes, common-size analysis and three-year trends.
- Stock buybacks: how share repurchases work and what they do How companies buy back their own shares, the EPS arithmetic with worked examples, SEC Rule 10b-18, the 1% excise tax since 2023, and how to judge a buyback.
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