Acme United's EPS (Basic) for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.13.
Its EPS (Basic) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $5.15.
Acme United's EPS without NRI for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.03.
Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.96.
During the past 12 months, Acme United's average EPS without NRIGrowth Rate was 166.00% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average EPS without NRIGrowth Rate was -1.90% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average EPS without NRIGrowth Rate was 2.10% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average EPS without NRIGrowth Rate was 3.50% per year.
During the past 13 years, Acme United's highest 3-Year average EPS without NRI Growth Rate was 209.30% per year. The lowest was -359.90% per year. And the median was 4.80% per year.
Acme United Earnings per Share (Diluted) Historical Data
The historical data trend for Acme United's Earnings per Share (Diluted) 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.
Competitive Comparison of Acme United's Earnings per Share (Diluted)
For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Acme United'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.
Acme United's PE Ratio Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Acme United's PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Acme United's PE Ratio falls into.
Acme United 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.
Acme United's Earnings Per Share (Diluted) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $4.96
* 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.
Acme United (AMEX:ACU) 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.
Acme United Earnings per Share (Diluted) Related Terms
Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Acme United's Earnings per Share (Diluted) provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.
Acme United Corp is a supplier of first aid and medical products and cutting technology to the school, home, office, hardware, sporting goods, and industrial markets. Its principal products sold across all segments are first aid kits and medical products, scissors, shears, knives, rulers, pencil sharpeners, and sharpening tools. The Company sells its products to mass market and e-commerce retailers, industrial distributors, wholesale, contract, and retail stationery distributors, office supply superstores, sporting goods stores, and hardware chains. The Company's reportable business segments consist of the United States, Canada, and Europe, out of which a majority of the company's revenue is derived from the United States.
Quick Browse
Personalize
Premium Gurus 
Create New Portfolio
Portfolio Contest
ACU has been successfully added to your 