Sonic (SONC) Earnings per Share (Diluted) : $1.89 (TTM As of Aug. 2018)

Sonic Earnings per Share (Diluted) Chart

Sonic Annual Data
	Trend	Aug09	Aug10	Aug11	Aug12	Aug13	Aug14	Aug15	Aug16	Aug17	Aug18
Earnings per Share (Diluted)		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					0.85	1.20	1.29	1.45	1.87

Sonic Quarterly Data
	Nov13	Feb14	May14	Aug14	Nov14	Feb15	May15	Aug15	Nov15	Feb16	May16	Aug16	Nov16	Feb17	May17	Aug17	Nov17	Feb18	May18	Aug18
Earnings per Share (Diluted)	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.49	0.29	0.51	0.58	0.51

Competitive Comparison of Sonic's Earnings per Share (Diluted)

For the Restaurants subindustry, Sonic'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.

Sonic's PE Ratio Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Sonic's PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sonic's PE Ratio falls into.

Sonic 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.

Sonic's Earnings Per Share (Diluted) for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2018 is calculated as

Sonic's Earnings Per Share (Diluted) for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2018 is calculated as

Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2018 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1.89

* 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.

Sonic  (NAS:SONC) 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.

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