First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor (First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor) Earnings per Share (Diluted)

First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor Annual Data
	Trend	Nov17	Nov18	Nov19	Nov20	Nov21	Nov22	Nov23
Earnings per Share (Diluted)				0.80	-2.04	1.22	-0.27	0.54

First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor Semi-Annual Data
	Nov17	May18	Nov18	May19	Nov19	May20	Nov20	May21	Nov21	May22	Nov22	May23	Nov23
Earnings per Share (Diluted)									0.22	-0.15	-0.12	-0.05	0.59

For the Asset Management subindustry, First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor'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.

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor's PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor's PE Ratio falls into.

First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor 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.

First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor's Earnings Per Share (Diluted) for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as

First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor's Earnings Per Share (Diluted) for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Nov. 2023 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $0.54

* 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.

First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor  (NYSE:FGB) 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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