How has the market price of wal-mart compared to earnings

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Recent year-end market price and financial statement information for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., the largest retailer in the world, is provided as follows:

Year	Year-End Market Priceper Share	Net Income (basic, millions)	Common Stock Dividend perShare	Number of Common Shares Outstanding (weighted, millions)
2004	$52.33	$10,267	$0.52	4,259
2003	51.33	9,054	0.36	4,363
2002	48.75	7,955	0.30	4,430

a. How has the market price of Wal-Mart compared to earnings per share for 2002-2004? Round to two decimal places.

b. What information should be reported to compare earnings over time and across companies?

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