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Sycamore Networks (Sycamore Networks) Net Cash per Share : $1.66 (As of Jan. 2013)


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What is Sycamore Networks Net Cash per Share?

Net Cash per Share is calculated as Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities minus Total Liabilities minus Minority Interest and then divided by Shares Outstanding (EOP). Sycamore Networks's Net Cash per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2013 was $1.66.

The historical rank and industry rank for Sycamore Networks's Net Cash per Share or its related term are showing as below:

SCMR's Price-to-Net-Cash is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 7.93
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Cash only.

Sycamore Networks Net Cash per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sycamore Networks's Net Cash 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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Sycamore Networks Net Cash per Share Chart

Sycamore Networks Annual Data
Trend Jul03 Jul04 Jul05 Jul06 Jul07 Jul08 Jul09 Jul10 Jul11 Jul12
Net Cash per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 27.69 20.75 18.58 13.07 12.19

Sycamore Networks Quarterly Data
Apr08 Jul08 Oct08 Jan09 Apr09 Jul09 Oct09 Jan10 Apr10 Jul10 Oct10 Jan11 Apr11 Jul11 Oct11 Jan12 Apr12 Jul12 Oct12 Jan13
Net Cash per Share 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 11.91 11.50 12.19 4.43 1.66

Competitive Comparison of Sycamore Networks's Net Cash per Share

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Sycamore Networks's Price-to-Net-Cash, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Net-Cash 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.


Sycamore Networks's Price-to-Net-Cash Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Sycamore Networks's Price-to-Net-Cash distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sycamore Networks's Price-to-Net-Cash falls into.



Sycamore Networks Net Cash per Share Calculation

In the calculation of a company's Net Cash per Share, assets other than cash and short term investments are considered to be worth nothing. But the company has to pay its debt and other liabilities in full. This is an extremely conservative way of valuation. Most companies have negative Net Cash per Share. But sometimes a company's price may be lower than its net-cash.

Sycamore Networks's Net Cash per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2012 is calculated as

Net Cash per Share (A: Jul. 2012 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities-Total Liabilities-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(371.619-19.703-0)/28.879
=12.19

Sycamore Networks's Net Cash per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2013 is calculated as

Net Cash per Share (Q: Jan. 2013 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities-Total Liabilities-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(64.484-16.538-0)/28.882
=1.66

* 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.


Sycamore Networks  (OTCPK:SCMR) Net Cash per Share Explanation

Ben Graham invested in situations where the company's stock price was lower than its net-cash. He assigned some value to the company's other current asset. The value is called Net Current Asset Value (NCAV). 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.

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Sycamore Networks (Sycamore Networks) Business Description

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Sycamore Networks Inc was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on February 17, 1998. The Company develops and markets Intelligent Bandwidth Management solutions for fixed line and mobile network operators worldwide and provides services associated with such products.
Executives
Robert E Donahue director
John W Gerdelman director C/O SYCAMORE NETWORKS INC, 220 MILL RD, CHELMSFORD MA 01824
Alan Cormier officer: General Counsel and Secretary 220 MILL ROAD, CHELMSFORD MA 01824