Market
Value
Ratios
Book
value
per
share
ratio
=
Shareholder's
equity
/
Total
shares
outstanding
—
The
book
value
per
share
ratio
calculates
the
per-share
value
of
a
company
based
on
equity
available
to
shareholders:
Dividend
yield
ratio
=
Dividend
per
share
/
Share
price
—
The
dividend
yield
ratio
measures
the
amount
of
dividends
attributed
to
shareholders
relative
to
the
market
value
per
share:
Earnings
per
share
ratio
=
Net
earnings
/
Total
shares
outstanding
—
The
earnings
per
share
ratio
measures
the
amount
of
net
income
earned
for
each
share
outstanding:
N
Price-earnings
ratio
=
Share
price
/
Earnings
per
share
—
The
price-earnings
ratio
compares
a
company's
share
price
to
the
earnings
per
share: