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Comarco (Comarco) E10 : $-0.47 (As of Oct. 2017)


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What is Comarco E10?

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller P/E calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years.

Comarco's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in Oct. 2017 was $-0.010. Add all the adjusted EPS for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our e10, which is $-0.47 for the trailing ten years ended in Oct. 2017.

Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the E10 growth rate using E10 data.

As of today (2024-05-24), Comarco's current stock price is $0.0205. Comarco's E10 for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2017 was $-0.47. Comarco's Shiller PE Ratio of today is .


Comarco E10 Historical Data

The historical data trend for Comarco's E10 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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Comarco E10 Chart

Comarco Annual Data
Trend Jan08 Jan09 Jan10 Jan11 Jan12 Jan13 Jan14 Jan15 Jan16 Jan17
E10
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.61 -0.62 -0.41 -0.53 -0.56

Comarco Quarterly Data
Jan13 Apr13 Jul13 Oct13 Jan14 Apr14 Jul14 Oct14 Jan15 Apr15 Jul15 Oct15 Jan16 Apr16 Jul16 Oct16 Jan17 Apr17 Jul17 Oct17
E10 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 -0.51 -0.56 -0.54 -0.51 -0.47

Competitive Comparison of Comarco's E10

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Comarco's Shiller PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Shiller PE 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.


Comarco's Shiller PE Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Comarco's Shiller PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Comarco's Shiller PE Ratio falls into.



Comarco E10 Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller P/E calculation. When we calculate the today's Shiller P/E ratio of a stock, we use today's price divided by E10.

What is E10? How do we calculate E10?

E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the E10 of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the earnings from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the earnings of 2001 earnings data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent earnings in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart earned $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent earnings in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart earns $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 earnings in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent earnings of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by 10 to get E10.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Comarco's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in Oct. 2017 was:

Adj_EPS= Earnings per Share (Diluted) /CPI of Oct. 2017 (Change)*Current CPI (Oct. 2017)
=-0.01/104.0698*104.0698
=-0.010

Current CPI (Oct. 2017) = 104.0698.

Comarco Quarterly Data

per share eps CPI Adj_EPS
200801 -0.490 89.057 -0.573
200804 -0.230 90.636 -0.264
200807 -0.230 92.805 -0.258
200810 -0.590 91.375 -0.672
200901 0.440 89.084 0.514
200904 -0.390 89.968 -0.451
200907 -0.090 90.859 -0.103
200910 -0.060 91.207 -0.068
201001 -0.470 91.423 -0.535
201004 -0.100 91.980 -0.113
201007 -0.080 91.981 -0.091
201010 -0.180 92.277 -0.203
201101 -0.455 92.914 -0.510
201104 -0.170 94.890 -0.186
201107 -0.263 95.319 -0.287
201110 -0.100 95.529 -0.109
201201 -0.180 95.632 -0.196
201204 -0.100 97.075 -0.107
201207 0.020 96.661 0.022
201210 -0.290 97.595 -0.309
201301 -0.370 97.158 -0.396
201304 -0.110 98.107 -0.117
201307 -0.060 98.557 -0.063
201310 0.040 98.536 0.042
201401 -0.020 98.692 -0.021
201404 -0.090 100.023 -0.094
201407 0.540 100.520 0.559
201410 -0.020 100.176 -0.021
201501 -0.030 98.604 -0.032
201504 -0.020 99.824 -0.021
201507 -0.020 100.691 -0.021
201510 -0.020 100.346 -0.021
201601 -0.030 99.957 -0.031
201604 0.090 100.947 0.093
201607 0.010 101.524 0.010
201610 -0.020 101.988 -0.020
201701 -0.020 102.456 -0.020
201704 -0.020 103.167 -0.020
201707 -0.010 103.278 -0.010
201710 -0.010 104.070 -0.010

Add all the adjusted EPS together and divide 10 will get our e10.


Comarco  (OTCPK:CMRO) E10 Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, E10 may underestimate the company's earnings power. Shiller PE Ratio can seem to be too high even the actual P/E is low.

For the Shiller P/E, the earnings of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/E calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Shiller P/E is also called PE10.

The Shiller P/E was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The same calculation is applied here to individual companies.


Be Aware

Shiller PE Ratio works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real earnings power.


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Comarco (Comarco) Business Description

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Address
28202 Cabot Road, Suite 300, Laguna Niguel, CA, USA, 92677
Comarco Inc through its subsidiaries is engaged in developing numerous technologies in the field of power adapters and chargers for portable mobile devices such as laptop computers, tablets smartphones and more. The company is focused on realizing value from its ongoing intellectual property enforcement actions and other litigation. In addition, it also explores for opportunities to expand, protect, and monetize its patent portfolio, through the sale or licensing of the patent portfolio.
Executives
Neal C Bradsher 10 percent owner
Broadwood Partners Lp 10 percent owner BROADWOOD CAPITAL INC., 142 WEST 57TH STREET, 11TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Broadwood Capital Inc 10 percent owner 142 WEST 57TH STREET, 11TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Lou Silverman director
Michael H. Mulroy director 1300 N. KELLOGG DRIVE, SUITE D, ANAHEIM CA 92807
Alisha Charlton officer: VP, Chief Accounting Officer 25541 COMMERCENTRE DRIVE, LAKE FOREST CA 92630
Marxe Austin W & Greenhouse David M 10 percent owner C/O SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUNDS, 527 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 2600, NEW YORK NY 10022
Robert J Majteles director
Van Der Kaay Erik director C/O RF MICRO DEVICES, INC., 7628 THORNDIKE ROAD, GREENSBORO NC 27409
Don M Bailey director 1300 N. KELLOGG DRIVE, SUITE D, ANAHEIM CA 92607
Stadium Capital Partners L P other: former 10% owner 199 ELM STREET, NEW CANAAN CT 06840

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