public float getPERatio(StockContainer stockContainer, float price) {
float retValue = Constants.ZERO_VALUE;
// check for the minimum negative cases
if ((stockContainer == null || stockContainer.getLastDividend() < Constants.ZERO_VALUE)
&& price < Constants.ZERO_VALUE) {
throw new InvalidStockEception(Constants.INVALID_STOCK_VALUES);
} else {
retValue = price / stockContainer.getLastDividend();
}
return retValue;
}
public float getDividendYield(StockContainer stockContainer, float price) {
boolean canThrowError = Boolean.FALSE;
float retValue = Constants.ZERO_VALUE;
// check for the minimum negative cases
if (stockContainer == null && price < Constants.ZERO_VALUE) {
canThrowError = Boolean.TRUE;
} else {
// Calculate the Value
switch (stockContainer.getType()) {
case COMMON:
retValue = stockContainer.getLastDividend() / price;
break;
case PREFERRED:
retValue = stockContainer.getFixedDividend() * stockContainer.getParValue() / price;
break;
default:
canThrowError = Boolean.TRUE;
break;
}
}
// Raise exception
if (canThrowError) {
throw new InvalidStockEception(Constants.INVALID_STOCK_VALUES);
}
return retValue;
}