The following financial information is available for Blossom Ltd. as at December 31 (in thousands, except for per share amounts):     2021   2020   2019 Profit   $1,721   $1,854   $2,317 Preferred share dividends (total)   $73   $43   $30 Weighted average number of common shares   437   435   436 Dividends per common share   $2.50   $2.25   $2.10 Market price per common share   $43.00   $49.75   $56.25 (a) Calculate the earnings per share, price-earnings ratio, and payout ratio for the common shareholders for each of the three years.

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The following financial information is available for Blossom Ltd. as at December 31 (in thousands, except for per share amounts):

    2021
  2020
  2019
Profit
  $1,721   $1,854   $2,317
Preferred share dividends (total)
  $73   $43   $30
Weighted average number of common shares
  437   435   436
Dividends per common share
  $2.50   $2.25   $2.10
Market price per common share
  $43.00   $49.75   $56.25


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Calculate the earnings per share, price-earnings ratio, and payout ratio for the common shareholders for each of the three years.

    2021
  2020
  2019
Earnings per share (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 5.25.)
  $enter Earnings per share in dollars rounded to 2 decimal places      $enter Earnings per share in dollars rounded to 2 decimal places      $enter Earnings per share in dollars rounded to 2 decimal places   
Price-earnings ratio (Round answer to 1 decimal place, e.g. 15.5.)
  enter Price-earnings ratio in times rounded to 1 decimal place   times
  enter Price-earnings ratio in times rounded to 1 decimal place   times   enter Price-earnings ratio in times rounded to 1 decimal place   times
Payout ratio (Round answer to 3 decimal places, e.g. 0.255.)
  enter Payout ratio rounded to 2 decimal places     enter Payout ratio rounded to 2 decimal places     enter Payout ratio rounded to 2 decimal places
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