This paper examines how EPS differs when calculated using two different measures of income: net income and comprehensive income. To examine how the measures differ in practice Spanish companies listed on the IBEX-35, during the period 2004-2008 are examined. This period covers a time of serious...

Given the increasing importance of comprehensive income as an indicator of corporate performance internationally, especially since the revision of International Accounting Standard 1 (IAS 1) by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) in 2007, in this paper we intend to assess its...