Earnings per share

After the statements job we copy the newest income statement's diluted EPS onto the stock row. That is the same SGX filing, not a second vendor. P/E on the quote uses the screener ratio. Payout uses this EPS as the denominator.

If EPS is missing or not positive, payout is a dash. We do not print a negative percent of earnings. P/E from the screener may still appear if SGX sent a ratio. A loss-making year and a still-printed P/E is a reason to distrust that P/E, not a reason for us to invent a better one.

Bank EPS includes credit costs. One fat year does not mean the next looks the same. REIT EPS can include fair-value moves on properties. Distribution per unit is the income figure for a trust. We still print EPS when SGX sent it.