PreVu (PRVU) EBIT : $-68.1 Mil (TTM As of Apr. 2008)

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What is PreVu EBIT?

PreVu's earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the three months ended in Apr. 2008 was $-13.2 Mil. Its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2008 was $-68.1 Mil.

EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. PreVu's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2008 was -118.77%. PreVu's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2008 was -137.23%.

EBIT is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield.

PreVu EBIT Historical Data

The historical data trend for PreVu's EBIT 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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PreVu EBIT Chart

PreVu Annual Data

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-13.60

-25.92

-18.51

12.28

-35.61

PreVu Quarterly Data
	Jul03	Oct03	Jan04	Apr04	Jul04	Oct04	Jan05	Apr05	Jul05	Oct05	Jan06	Apr06	Jul06	Oct06	Jan07	Apr07	Jul07	Oct07	Jan08	Apr08
EBIT	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-14.97	-28.44	-18.27	-8.15	-13.21

Competitive Comparison of PreVu's EBIT

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, PreVu's EV-to-EBIT, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBIT 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.

PreVu's EV-to-EBIT Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, PreVu's EV-to-EBIT distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where PreVu's EV-to-EBIT falls into.

PreVu EBIT Calculation

EBIT, sometimes also called Earnings Before Interest and Taxes, is a measure of a firm's profit that includes all expenses except interest and income tax expenses. It is the difference between operating revenues and operating expenses. When a firm does not have non-operating income, then Operating Income is sometimes used as a synonym for EBIT and operating profit.

EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2008 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-68.1 Mil.

PreVu (OTCPK:PRVU) EBIT Explanation

1. EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition.

PreVu's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2008 is calculated as:

	ROC % (Q: Apr. 2008 )
=	NOPAT	/	Average Invested Capital
=	Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )	/	( (Invested Capital (Q: Jan. 2008 )	+	Invested Capital (Q: Apr. 2008 ))	/ count )
=	-52.84 * ( 1 - -0.17% )	/	( (54.221	+	34.907)	/ 2 )
=	-52.929828	/	44.564
=	-118.77 %

where

	Invested Capital		(Q: Jan. 2008 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	90.589	-	29.006	-	( 7.362	-	max(0, 29.729	-	76.093	+	7.362	))
=	54.221

	Invested Capital		(Q: Apr. 2008 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	64.729	-	20.509	-	( 9.313	-	max(0, 29.857	-	49.055	+	9.313	))
=	34.907

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Apr. 2008) data.

2. Joel Greenblatt's definition of Return on Capital:

PreVu's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2008 is calculated as:

	ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %		(Q: Apr. 2008 )
=	EBIT	/	Average of (Net fixed Assets	+	Net Working Capital)
=	EBIT	/	Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment	+	Net Working Capital)
			Q: Jan. 2008		Q: Apr. 2008
=	EBIT	/	( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital)	+	(Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )	/	count )
=	-52.84	/	( ( (13.681 + max(38.861, 0))	+	(14.789 + max(9.677, 0)) )	/	2 )
=	-52.84	/	( ( 52.542	+	24.466 )	/	2 )
=	-52.84	/	38.504
=	-137.23 %

where Working Capital is:

	Working Capital		(Q: Jan. 2008 )
=	(Accounts Receivable	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets)	-	(Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	+	Defer. Rev.	+	Other Current Liabilities)
=	(3.462	+	58.307	+	6.821)	-	(29.006	+	0.723	+	0)
=	38.861

	Working Capital		(Q: Apr. 2008 )
=	(Accounts Receivable	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets)	-	(Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	+	Defer. Rev.	+	Other Current Liabilities)
=	(2.75	+	33.777	+	3.007)	-	(20.509	+	0.43	+	8.918)
=	9.677

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Apr. 2008) EBIT data.

3. It is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of Earnings Yield:

PreVu's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for today is calculated as:

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %	=	EBIT (TTM)	/	Enterprise Value (Q: Apr. 2008 )
	=	-68.069	/	0.000
	=	%

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PreVu (PRVU) Business Description

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Address

7401 Boone Avenue North, Brooklyn Park, MN, USA, 55428

Website

http://www.wilsonsleather.com

PreVu Inc is a retailer of leather outerwear, accessories and apparel in the United States. The company's products include men's and women's fashion leather jackets, handbags and other accessories.

Executives

William F Farley	director	700 SOUTH SECOND STREET, #90, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
Michael M Searles	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	7401 BOONE AVENUE NORTH BROOKLYN PARK MN 55428
Michael T Sweeney	director	GOLDNER HAWN, 3700 WELLS FARGO CENTER, 90 SOUTH 7TH ST, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
R. Ted Weschler,	director, 10 percent owner	404B EAST MAIN STREET, 2ND FLOOR, CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22902
Peninsula Investment Partners, L.p.	10 percent owner	404B EAST MAIN STREET, 2ND FLOOR, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22902
Peninsula Capital Advisors Llc	10 percent owner	404B EAST MAIN STREET, 2ND FLOOR, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22902
Michael T Cowhing	director	C/O NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC., THREE GLENLAKE PKWY., ATLANTA 2Q 30328
Michael J Mccoy	director	1 HORMEL PLACE, AUSTIN TX 55912
Peter G Michielutti	officer: Executive VP, CFO & COO	2400 XENIUM LANE NORTH PLYMOUTH MN 55441
Joel N Waller	director	2400 XENIUM LANE NORTH PLYMOUTH MN 55441
Lyle Berman	director	10275 WAYZATA BOULEVARD, SUITE 100, MINNETONKA MN 55305
Cheryl L Vitali	director
Jenele C Grassle	officer: Vice President	605 HWY 169 N, SUITE 400, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55441

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