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Echo Therapeutics (Echo Therapeutics) Net Current Asset Value : $-0.61 (As of Sep. 2016)


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What is Echo Therapeutics Net Current Asset Value?

In calculating the Net Current Asset Value (NCAV), Benjamin Graham means a company's current assets (such as cash, marketable securities, and inventories) minus its total liabilities (including preferred stock, minority interest, and long-term debt).

Echo Therapeutics's net current asset value per share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was $-0.61.

The historical rank and industry rank for Echo Therapeutics's Net Current Asset Value or its related term are showing as below:

ECTE's Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value is not ranked *
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry.
Industry Median: 4.88
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value only.

Echo Therapeutics Net Current Asset Value Historical Data

The historical data trend for Echo Therapeutics's Net Current Asset Value can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Echo Therapeutics Net Current Asset Value Chart

Echo Therapeutics Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Net Current Asset Value
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.81 -1.04 0.48 -0.11 -0.28

Echo Therapeutics Quarterly Data
Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16
Net Current Asset Value Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.22 -0.28 -0.48 -0.71 -0.61

Competitive Comparison of Echo Therapeutics's Net Current Asset Value

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Echo Therapeutics's Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Echo Therapeutics's Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Echo Therapeutics's Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Echo Therapeutics's Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value falls into.



Echo Therapeutics Net Current Asset Value Calculation

Echo Therapeutics's Net Current Asset Value (NCAV) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Net Current Asset Value Per Share(A: Dec. 2015 )
=(Total Current Assets-Total Liabilities-Minority Interest-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.301-3.331-0-0.08)/11.1245
=-0.28

Echo Therapeutics's Net Current Asset Value (NCAV) per share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 is calculated as

Net Current Asset Value Per Share(Q: Sep. 2016 )
=(Total Current Assets-Total Liabilities-Minority Interest-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.402-7.363-0-0.08)/11.6359
=-0.61

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Echo Therapeutics  (OTCPK:ECTE) Net Current Asset Value Explanation

Benjamin Graham first discussed net current asset value (NCAV) in the 1934 edition of "Security Analysis", which he coauthored with David Dodd. In the book, (net) current asset value is defined as:" current assets alone, minus all liabilities and claims ahead of the issue."

The common definition of NCAV is: NCAV = current assets – [total liabilities + minority interest + preferred stock]

Net current assets exclude not only the intangible assets but also the fixed and miscellaneous assets. In addition, Graham believed that preferred stock belongs on the liability side of the balance sheet, not as part of capital and surplus. In "Security Analysis", preferred stock is dubbed "an imperfect creditorship position" that is best placed on the balance sheet alongside funded debt.

One research study, covering the years 1970 through 1983 showed that portfolios picked at the beginning of each year, and held for one year, returned 29.4 percent, on average, over the 13-year period, compared to 11.5 percent for the S&P 500 Index. Other studies of Graham’s strategy produced similar results.

Benjamin Graham looked for companies whose market values were less than two-thirds of their Net-Net Working Capital. They are collected under our Net-Net screener.


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Echo Therapeutics (Echo Therapeutics) Business Description

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Address
99 Wood Avenue South, Suite 302, Iselin, NJ, USA, 08830
Echo Therapeutics Inc is a medical device company with expertise in skin permeation technology. It develops non-invasive, wireless continuous glucose monitoring system with potential use in the wearable health consumer and the diabetes outpatient market.
Executives
Michael M Goldberg director C/O MONTAUR CAPITAL PARTNERS, 152 WEST 57TH STREET, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Uri Landesman 10 percent owner 230 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10169
Platinum Partners Value Arbitrage Fund, Lp 10 percent owner 250 WEST 55TH STREET, 14TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Mark Nordlicht 10 percent owner 250 WEST 55TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Platinum Management (ny) Llc 10 percent owner 250 WEST 55TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Platinum-montaur Life Sciences, Llc 10 percent owner 152 WEST 57TH STREET, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Platinum Partners Liquid Opportunity Master Fund L.p. 10 percent owner 152 WEST 57 STREET, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Platinum Liquid Opportunity Management (ny) Llc 10 percent owner 152 WEST 57TH STREET, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Bernhardt Charles Thomas Iii officer: Interim CFO 23 BIRCH ROAD, MALVERN PA 19355
Vincent D Enright director ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
William Grieco director 830 CRESCENT CENTRE DRIVE, SUITE 610, FRANKLIN TN 37067
Platinum Long Term Growth Vii, Llc 10 percent owner 152 WEST 57TH STREET, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Robert F Doman director, officer: EXEC. CHAIRMAN AND INTERIM CEO C/O DUSA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 25 UPTON DRIVE, WILMINGTON MA 01887
Patrick T Mooney director, officer: CEO AND PRESIDENT C/O SONTRA MEDICAL CORPORATION, 10 FORGE PARKWAY, FRANKLIN MA 02038
Christopher P. Schnittker officer: CFO 29 EMMONS DRIVE, SUITE C-10, PRINCETON NJ 08540

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