Sycamore Networks (Sycamore Networks) Book Value per Share : $2.44 (As of Jan. 2013)

Sycamore Networks Book Value per Share Chart

Sycamore Networks Annual Data
	Trend	Jul03	Jul04	Jul05	Jul06	Jul07	Jul08	Jul09	Jul10	Jul11	Jul12
Book Value per Share		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					34.78	33.09	22.65	15.62	15.31

Sycamore Networks Quarterly Data
	Apr08	Jul08	Oct08	Jan09	Apr09	Jul09	Oct09	Jan10	Apr10	Jul10	Oct10	Jan11	Apr11	Jul11	Oct11	Jan12	Apr12	Jul12	Oct12	Jan13
Book Value per Share	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															15.51	15.37	15.31	5.11	2.44

Competitive Comparison of Sycamore Networks's Book Value per Share

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Sycamore Networks's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio 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 PB Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Sycamore Networks's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sycamore Networks's PB Ratio falls into.

Sycamore Networks Book Value per Share Calculation

Sycamore Networks's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2012 is calculated as:

Sycamore Networks's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2013 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.

Theoretically it is what the shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated. Total Stockholders Equity is a balance sheet item and equal to Total Assets less Total Liabilities of the company.

Book value may include intangible items which may come from the company's past acquisitions. Book value less intangibles is called Tangible Book.

Sycamore Networks  (OTCPK:SCMR) Book Value 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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