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ERF Wireless (ERF Wireless) Tangible Book per Share

: $-0.48 (As of Sep. 2014)
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Tangible book value per share is calculated as the total tangible equity divided by Shares Outstanding (EOP). Total tangible equity is calculated as the Total Stockholders Equity minus Preferred Stock minus Intangible Assets. ERF Wireless's tangible book value per share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was $-0.48.

Since intangibles such as goodwill cannot be sold when the company liquidates, tangible book value per share is considered more accurate in reflecting how much shareholders will receive when the company liquidates.


ERF Wireless Tangible Book per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for ERF Wireless's Tangible Book per Share 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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ERF Wireless Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Tangible Book per Share
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -5,935.62 -2,100.00 -421.48 -235.20 -65.46

ERF Wireless Quarterly Data
Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14
Tangible Book per Share 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -145.15 -65.46 -8.11 -1.94 -0.48

Competitive Comparison

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, ERF Wireless's Price-to-Tangible-Book, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Tangible-Book 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.


ERF Wireless Price-to-Tangible-Book Distribution

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, ERF Wireless's Price-to-Tangible-Book distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ERF Wireless's Price-to-Tangible-Book falls into.



ERF Wireless Tangible Book per Share Calculation

ERF Wireless's Tangible Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Tangible Book Value per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock-Intangible Assets)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(-7.121-0.01-0.176)/0.11163
=-65.46

ERF Wireless's Tangible Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 is calculated as

Tangible Book Value per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock-Intangible Assets)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(-6.972-0.009-0)/14.5202
=-0.48

* 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.

Theoretically it is what the shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated. Total equity is a balance sheet item and equal to total assets less total liabilities of the company. Since intangibles such as goodwill cannot be sold when the company liquidates, tangible book value per share is considered more accurate in reflecting how much shareholders will receive when the company liquidates.


ERF Wireless  (OTCPK:ERFB) Tangible Book per Share Explanation

Usually a company's book value and Tangible Book per Share may not reflect its true value. The assets may be carried on the balance sheets at the original cost minus depreciation. This may underestimate the true economic values of the assets. It also may over-estimate their true economic value because the assets can become obsolete.

For financial companies such as banks and insurance companies, their assets may be reported in current market value of the assets owned. Book values of financial companies are more accurate indicator of the economic value of the company.


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ERF Wireless (ERF Wireless) Business Description

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Address
13500 Noel Road, Suite 436, Dallas, TX, USA, 75240
ERF Wireless Inc provides critical infrastructure wireless broadband communications products and services to a broad spectrum of customers in primarily rural oil and gas exploration. It also provides high-quality broadband services and critical communications services to residential, oil and gas, educational, healthcare, and regional banks in rural areas utilizing. As a total comprehensive solutions provider, the group offers a wide array of critical communications services, including high-speed broadband, voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) telephone and facsimile service, and video security. The business activities generally function in the areas of North America.