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The Amherst Company has a net profits of $9 million, sales of$159 million, and 2.5 million shares of common stock outstanding.The company has total assets of ?$75 million and total?stockholders' equity of

?$42 million. It pays $1.27 per share in common? dividends, andthe stock trades at $24 per share. Given this? information,determine the? following:

a. ?Amherst's EPS.

b. ?Amherst's book value per share and?price-to-book-value ratio.

c. The? firm's P/E ratio.

d. The? company's net profit margin.

e. The? stock's dividend payout ratio and itsdividend yield.

f. The? stock's PEG? ratio, given that the?company's earnings have been growing at an average annual rate of5.9?%.

1. Amherst's EPS is $___?(Round to the nearest? cent.)
2. Amherst's book value per share is $___ ?(Round to the nearest?cent.)

Amherst's price-to-book-value ratio is $ ___?(Round to twodecimal? places.)

c. The? firm's P/E ratio is ____?(Round to two decimal?places.)

d. The? company's net profit margin is __% ?(Round to twodecimal? places.)

e. The? stock's dividend payout ratio is ___ %?(Round to two decimal? places.)

The? stock's dividend yield is ___% ?(Round to two decimal?places.)

f. The? stock's PEG? ratio, given that the? company's earningshave been growing at an average annual rate of 5.9?%, is___ ?(Roundto two decimal? places.)