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ORBCOMM (ORBCOMM) Tangible Book per Share

: $-0.36 (As of Jun. 2021)
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Tangible book value per share is calculated as the total tangible equity divided by Shares Outstanding (EOP). Total tangible equity is calculated as the Total Stockholders Equity minus Preferred Stock minus Intangible Assets. ORBCOMM's tangible book value per share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2021 was $-0.36.

Since intangibles such as goodwill cannot be sold when the company liquidates, tangible book value per share is considered more accurate in reflecting how much shareholders will receive when the company liquidates.


ORBCOMM Tangible Book per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for ORBCOMM's Tangible Book 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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ORBCOMM Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Tangible Book per Share
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.19 -0.28 0.05 -0.05 -0.25

ORBCOMM Quarterly Data
Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21
Tangible Book per Share 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.12 -0.12 -0.25 -0.33 -0.36

Competitive Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, ORBCOMM's Price-to-Tangible-Book, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Tangible-Book 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.


ORBCOMM Price-to-Tangible-Book Distribution

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, ORBCOMM's Price-to-Tangible-Book distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ORBCOMM's Price-to-Tangible-Book falls into.



ORBCOMM Tangible Book per Share Calculation

ORBCOMM's Tangible Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as

Tangible Book Value per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock-Intangible Assets)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(207.95-0.406-226.688)/78.2244
=-0.24

ORBCOMM's Tangible Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2021 is calculated as

Tangible Book Value per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock-Intangible Assets)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(192.188-0.435-220.465)/79.6945
=-0.36

* 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 equity is a balance sheet item and equal to total assets less total liabilities of the company. Since intangibles such as goodwill cannot be sold when the company liquidates, tangible book value per share is considered more accurate in reflecting how much shareholders will receive when the company liquidates.


ORBCOMM  (NAS:ORBC) Tangible Book 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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ORBCOMM (ORBCOMM) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
395 W. Passaic Street, Suite 325, Rochelle Park, NJ, USA, 07662
ORBCOMM Inc is a satellite communications company that primarily provides machine-to-machine communication, which is designed to track, monitor, and control fixed and mobile assets. The company operates in such markets as transportation and distribution, heavy equipment, industrial fixed assets, oil and gas, maritime, mining, and government. The company earns revenue across the United States, South America, Japan, and Europe, with the majority from the U.S. The company owns telecommunications infrastructure, specifically low Earth orbit satellites and accompanying ground infrastructure.
Executives
Karen O. Gould director C/O ORBCOMM INC. 395 W. PASSAIC STREET ROCHELLE PARK NJ 07662
Denise W. Gibson director 140 SCHOOL STREET, LIBERTYVILLE IL 60048
Milcos Constantine officer: EVP and CFO C/O ORBCOMM, INC., 395 W. PASSAIC STREET SUITE 325 ROCHELLE PARK NJ 07662
Craig Malone officer: EVP of Product Development C/O ORBCOMM INC. 395 W PASSAIC STREET, SUITE 325 ROCHELLE PARK NJ 07662
Marc Eisenberg officer: Chief Marketing Officer C/O ORBCOMM INC., 395 W PASSAIC STREET, SUITE 325, ROCHELLE PARK NJ 07662
Brun Christian Le officer: EVP, General Counsel & Sec. C/O ORBCOMM INC. 395 W PASSAIC STREET, SUITE 325 ROCHELLE PARK NJ 07662
Stolte John J Jr officer: EVP-Technology & Operations C/O ORBCOMM INC. 395 W PASSAIC STREET, SUITE 325 ROCHELLE PARK NJ 07662
Jerome B Eisenberg director, officer: Chairman, CEO and President C/O ORBCOMM INC. 395 W PASSAIC STREET, SUITE 325 ROCHELLE PARK NJ 07662
Adage Capital Partners Gp, L.l.c. 10 percent owner 200 CLARENDON STREET, 52ND FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
John E Major director C/O LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC., 2140 LAKE PARK BOULEVARD, RICHARDSON TX 75080-2254
Timothy Kelleher director C/O ORBCOMM INC. 395 W PASSAIC STREET, SUITE 325 ROCHELLE PARK NJ 07662
Phillip Gross 10 percent owner 200 CLARENDON STREET, 52ND FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Robert Atchinson 10 percent owner 200 CLARENDON STREET, 52ND FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Adage Capital Advisors, L.l.c. 10 percent owner 200 CLARENDON STREET, 52ND FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Adage Capital Partners, L.p. 10 percent owner 200 CLARENDON STREET, 52ND FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116