ENCR (Ener-Core) Book Value per Share: $-3.07 (As of Sep. 2018)

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What is Ener-Core Book Value per Share?

Ener-Core ENCR -99.00% Book Value per Share is $-3.07 as of Sep. 2018.

Ener-Core's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was $-3.07.

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Ener-Core's current price is $0.0001. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was $-3.07. Hence, today's PB Ratio of Ener-Core is .


Ener-Core  (OTCPK:ENCR) 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.


Ener-Core Book Value per Share Related Terms


Ener-Core Book Value per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Ener-Core'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.

Ener-Core Book Value per Share Chart

Ener-Core Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Book Value per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 1.00 0.66 -1.57 -0.06 -2.45

Ener-Core Quarterly Data
Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18
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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.98 -2.45 -2.66 -2.11 -3.07

ENCR vs SENY, ESNC, CHGI: Book Value per Share Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Ener-Core'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.


Ener-Core PB Ratio vs Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Ener-Core's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ener-Core's PB Ratio falls into.



Ener-Core Book Value per Share Calculation

Ener-Core's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(-10.00-0.00)/4.08
=-2.45

Ener-Core's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(-12.91-0.00)/4.21
=-3.07

* 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.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Book Value per Share →
What does a Book Value per Share of $-3.07 mean?
Ener-Core (ENCR) has a Book Value per Share of $-3.07 as of Sep. 2018. Book value per share gives the per-share value of a company's stockholder equity. View historical data on Ener-Core and its competitors.
Is Ener-Core's Book Value per Share too high?
Ener-Core's current Book Value per Share is $-3.07.
How does Ener-Core's Book Value per Share compare to SENY and ESNC?
Ener-Core's Book Value per Share of $-3.07 can be compared against companies in the Industrial Products industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Book Value per Share for an Industrial Products company?
A good Book Value per Share depends on the Industrial Products industry context. However, Book Value per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Book Value per Share mean?
A high Book Value per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Book value per share gives the per-share value of a company's stockholder equity. View historical data on Ener-Core and its competitors. Ener-Core's current Book Value per Share is $-3.07. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Ener-Core stock overvalued right now?
Ener-Core (ENCR) has a current Book Value per Share of $-3.07. The current Book Value per Share is $-3.07. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Book Value per Share calculated?
Book Value per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Ener-Core (ENCR), the current Book Value per Share is $-3.07 as of Sep. 2018. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Ener-Core Business Description

Address 30100 Town Center Drive, Suite O-209, Laguna Niguel, CA, USA, 92677
Ener-Core Inc designs, develops, manufactures and has commercially deployed products based on technologies that generate base-load, clean power from polluting waste gases that are otherwise destroyed or vented into the atmosphere by a range of industries. Further, it also designs its technologies to provide power generation solutions with reduced air emissions. The company's Power Oxidation technology offers an alternative to traditional methods of destroying gaseous pollution by simultaneously enabling industrial facilities. Its technology involves the acceleration of a naturally occurring gas oxidation process by injecting hydrocarbon gases into a controlled, high temperature, high pressure, and oxygen-rich environment.