Avistar Communications (Avistar Communications) Net Current Asset Value : $-0.35 (As of Mar. 2012)

Avistar Communications Net Current Asset Value Chart

Avistar Communications Annual Data
	Trend	Dec02	Dec03	Dec04	Dec05	Dec06	Dec07	Dec08	Dec09	Dec10	Dec11
Net Current Asset Value		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					-0.35	-0.44	-0.36	-0.21	-0.33

Avistar Communications Quarterly Data
	Jun07	Sep07	Dec07	Mar08	Jun08	Sep08	Dec08	Mar09	Jun09	Sep09	Dec09	Mar10	Jun10	Sep10	Dec10	Mar11	Jun11	Sep11	Dec11	Mar12
Net Current Asset Value	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-0.26	-0.30	-0.27	-0.33	-0.35

Competitive Comparison of Avistar Communications's Net Current Asset Value

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Avistar Communications'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.

Avistar Communications's Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Avistar Communications's Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value distribution charts can be found below:

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

Avistar Communications Net Current Asset Value Calculation

Avistar Communications's Net Current Asset Value (NCAV) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2011 is calculated as

Avistar Communications's Net Current Asset Value (NCAV) per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2012 is calculated as

* 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.

Avistar Communications  (OTCPK:AVSR) 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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