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Avistar Communications (Avistar Communications) 10-Year RORE % : 0.00% (As of Mar. 2012)


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What is Avistar Communications 10-Year RORE %?

Return on Retained Earnings (RORE) is an indicator of a company's growth potential, it shows how much a company earns by reinvesting its retained earnings, i.e. profits after dividend payments. Avistar Communications's 10-Year RORE % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2012 was 0.00%.

The industry rank for Avistar Communications's 10-Year RORE % or its related term are showing as below:

AVSR's 10-Year RORE % is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 6.42
* Ranked among companies with meaningful 10-Year RORE % only.

Avistar Communications 10-Year RORE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Avistar Communications's 10-Year RORE % can be seen below:

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* 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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Avistar Communications 10-Year RORE % Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Avistar Communications's 10-Year RORE %

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Avistar Communications's 10-Year RORE %, along with its competitors' market caps and 10-Year RORE % 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 10-Year RORE % Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Avistar Communications's 10-Year RORE % distribution charts can be found below:

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Avistar Communications 10-Year RORE % Calculation

Avistar Communications's 10-Year RORE % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2012 is calculated as:

10-Year RORE %=( Most Recent EPS (Diluted)- First Period EPS (Diluted) )/( Cumulative EPS (Diluted) for 10-year -Cumulative Dividends per Share for 10-year )
=( -0.15--0.342 )/( -1.703-0 )
=0.192/-1.703
=-11.27 %

* 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.

In the calculation of 10-Year RORE %, the most recent and first period EPS (Diluted) is the trailing twelve months (TTM) data ended in Mar. 2012 and 10-year before.


Avistar Communications  (OTCPK:AVSR) 10-Year RORE % Explanation

Return on Retained Earnings (RORE) is important to investors because it reveals a company's efficiency and growth potential. A higher RORE indicates a higher return. A high RORE indicates that the company should reinvest profits into the business. A lower RORE suggests that the company should distribute profits to shareholders by paying out dividends, since those dollars aren't generating much additional growth for the company.

There are a several different ways to arrive at the Return on Retained Earnings. The simplest way to calculate it is by using published information on Earnings per Share (EPS) and Dividend per Share (DPS) over a selected period. Here, 10-year period is chosen.

Be Aware

Please keep in mind that the RORE is relative to the nature of the business and its competitors. If another company in the same sector is producing a lower return on retained earnings, it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a bad investment. It may just suggest the company is older and no longer in a high growth stage. At such a stage in the business cycle, it would be expected to see a lower RORE and higher dividend payout.


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Avistar Communications (Avistar Communications) Business Description

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Address
1855 South Grant Street, 4th Floor, San Mateo, CA, USA, 94402
Avistar Communications Corp creates technology that provides the missing critical element in unified communications: bringing people in organizations face-to-face, through enhanced communications for the true collaboration anytime, anyplace. The company's solutions include Bandwidth Management, CEBP, Firewall Traversal and Enterprise Endpoints. Its products include Avistar C3 Communicator, Avistar C3 Conference, Avistar C3 Command, Avistar C3 Call Control and Avistar C3 Media Engine.
Executives
R Stephen Heinrichs director, 10 percent owner 141 CASPIAN COURT, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. 10 percent owner 520 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Phlcorp Holding Llc 10 percent owner 529 EAST SOUTH TEMPLE, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84102
Baldwin Enterprises, Inc. 10 percent owner 529 EAST SOUTH TEMPLE, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84102
Robert P Latta director 650 PAGE MILL ROAD, PALO ALTO CA 94304

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