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Poseidon Concepts (TSX:PSN) Book Value per Share : C$1.33 (As of Sep. 2012)


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What is Poseidon Concepts Book Value per Share?

Poseidon Concepts's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2012 was C$1.33.

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Poseidon Concepts's current price is C$0.27. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2012 was C$1.33. Hence, today's PB Ratio of Poseidon Concepts is 0.20.


Poseidon Concepts Book Value per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Poseidon Concepts's Book Value 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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Poseidon Concepts Book Value per Share Chart

Poseidon Concepts Annual Data
Trend Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11
Book Value per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 3.74 3.65 4.81 2.29 0.25

Poseidon Concepts Quarterly Data
Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12
Book Value 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 3.01 0.25 1.32 1.48 1.33

Competitive Comparison of Poseidon Concepts's Book Value per Share

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Poseidon Concepts'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.


Poseidon Concepts's PB Ratio Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Poseidon Concepts's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Poseidon Concepts's PB Ratio falls into.



Poseidon Concepts Book Value per Share Calculation

Poseidon Concepts's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2011 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(18.7-0.0)/74.7
=0.25

Poseidon Concepts's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2012 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(107.5-0.0)/81.1
=1.33

* 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.


Poseidon Concepts  (TSX:PSN) 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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Poseidon Concepts (TSX:PSN) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
645 - 7th Avenue SW, Suite 1200, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2P 4G8
Poseidon Concepts Corp is a customer-focused provider of safe fluid handling solutions to the oil and natural gas sector across North America.