available earnings
Definition
Part of a firm's annual profit available for distribution as dividend to stockholders. It is arrived at by deducting all costs, depreciation, taxes, and preference dividend, from total earnings. Dividing available earnings by the number of outstanding common stock (ordinary shares) gives earnings per share (EPS).
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