Earnings per share

Bu'aa aksiyoona tokkoo

Profit after tax, divided by the number of shares.

Bu'aa gibira booda lakkoofsa aksiyoonaatiin qoodame.

Oromia Bank: 297 birr.

Oromia Bank birrii 297.

In Ethiopia

It makes banks of different sizes comparable for a shareholder. When a bank sells many new shares, as Ethiopian banks did to reach the capital minimum, earnings per share can fall even while profit rises.

Lakkoofsi kun baankota guddina garaa garaa qaban abbaa aksiyoonaatiif wal bira qabuuf gargaara. Baankiin aksiyoona haaraa baay'ee yoo gurgure, akkuma baankonni Itoophiyaa kaappitaala xiqqaa guutuuf godhan, bu'aan guddatus bu'aan aksiyoona tokkoo gadi bu'uu danda'a.