Question: Calculate earnings and dividends growth rates for the two companies below with the following information:
Kennedy Strasburg
Earnings per share
2010 $4.50 $7.50
2005 3.00 5.50
Price per share 36.00 65.00
Dividends per share
2010 $2.25 $3.75
2005 1.50 2.75
Book Value per share, 2010 $30.00 $55.00