Per Share Value

• 1). Determine the stockholders equity from the business's balance sheet. The stockholders equity represents the value of stock held by investors and recorded in the company's financial records plus the earnings retained by the company from operations. For example, assume the stockholders equity of the business is $2,000,000.
  
  
• 2). Determine the total number of shares outstanding for the business. For example, assume the business has 2,500 shares outstanding.
  
  
• 3). Divide the stockholders equity by the number of outstanding shares. Continuing the same example, $2,000,000 / 2,500 = $800. This figure represents the book value of per share value of the business's stock.
  
  

Dividend Yield

• 1). Determine the current dividend for the business. For example, assume the business currently has a dividend of $3.
  
  
• 2). Determine the market value of a single share of the business's stock. For example, assume the market value of a share of the stock is $70.
  
  
• 3). Divide the dividend by the market value of the stock. Continuing the same example, $3 / $70 = 4.29 percent. This figure represents the dividend yield for the stock.