BuLrerin No. 20

PREFERRED STOCK
TABLE Va. — —16TaT BouTTIES RATIO
Frequency distribution of the ratios of preferred stock to total assets
of 200 public utility companies, 1915-1024

Ratio |
Groups

00-039
04-079
28-119
12-150

16-199
20-239
24-279
28-310

32-359
36-300

Ratio . |
Frequencies

1. «
150

157
118
62
37
26
iy

Cumulative
Frequencies

289
130

596
714
776
R13

839
R58

Percentage |
Distribution

-54
48

5.30
15.75
7.23
4.31
3.03
2.21

Cumulative
Percentages

19.35
33.69
51.17

69.47
83.22
90.45
04.76

97.79
100.00

Average:
Approximated Mode

PREFERRED STOCK
TABLE Vb—"T6TAL BOOTIES RATIO BY
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION
Frequency distributions of the ratios for public utility
companies by territorial divisions

Ratio
Groups

East

Fre- Perquencies
 ! centages |

Totals... .

771

100

00-039
04-079
08-119
12-159
16-199
20-239
24-279 1.
28-319 10
32-359 | °
36-399 1

6.27
18.45
9.96
15.88

16.62
18.08
4.05
3.60

2.95
4.06

Middle West y

West

South

Fre- | Perquencies
 | centages

Fre- | Per. Fre- | Perquencies
 ' centages | quencies | centages
100.

307

100

93
.65
15.36
10.92
59 19.21
29 9.45
30 9.77
18 5.86
13 4.23
2.61

9.79
15.99
24.48
11.19

20
36
3€
22

6.87
1.53
15.26
27.48
26.72
17.56
.76
2.29
1.53

20 |

12.59
11.88
13.98
2.10

3
q

2
0

Averages:
Approximated Mode