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Geovic Mining (FRA:L9E) Book Value per Share : €-0.12 (As of Sep. 2014)


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What is Geovic Mining Book Value per Share?

Geovic Mining's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was €-0.12.

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During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Geovic Mining was 6.80% per year. The lowest was -52.70% per year. And the median was 0.50% per year.

Geovic Mining's current price is €0.01. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was €-0.12. Hence, today's PB Ratio of Geovic Mining is .

During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of Geovic Mining was 4.96. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.71.


Geovic Mining Book Value per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Geovic Mining'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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Geovic Mining Book Value per Share Chart

Geovic Mining Annual Data
Trend Apr04 Apr05 Apr06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Book Value per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.26 0.16 0.06 -0.02 -0.07

Geovic Mining Quarterly Data
Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14
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 -0.06 -0.07 -0.08 -0.10 -0.12

Competitive Comparison of Geovic Mining's Book Value per Share

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Geovic Mining'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.


Geovic Mining's PB Ratio Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Geovic Mining's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Geovic Mining's PB Ratio falls into.



Geovic Mining Book Value per Share Calculation

Geovic Mining's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(-7.45-0.00)/106.68
=-0.07

Geovic Mining's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(-12.39-0.00)/106.72
=-0.12

* 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.


Geovic Mining  (FRA:L9E) 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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Geovic Mining (FRA:L9E) Business Description

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Address
5500 East Yale Avenue, Suite 302, Denver, CO, USA, 80222
Geovic Mining Corp is in the business of identifying, exploring and initially developing mineral exploration prospects. It has mining permit covering entire nickel -manganese district in Cameroon's east province. The company also through its subsidiary is engaged in strategic acquisition, exploration and development of other mineral properties.

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