Covista Communications (Covista Communications) Earnings per Share (Diluted) : $-0.18 (TTM As of Apr. 2005)

Covista Communications Earnings per Share (Diluted) Chart

Covista Communications Annual Data
	Trend	Jan96	Jan97	Jan98	Jan99	Jan00	Jan01	Jan02	Jan03	Jan04	Jan05
Earnings per Share (Diluted)		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					-1.18	-1.17	-0.71	-0.05	-0.30

Covista Communications Quarterly Data
	Jul00	Oct00	Jan01	Apr01	Jul01	Oct01	Jan02	Apr02	Jul02	Oct02	Jan03	Apr03	Jul03	Oct03	Jan04	Apr04	Jul04	Oct04	Jan05	Apr05
Earnings per Share (Diluted)	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-0.11	-0.06	-0.13	-	0.01

Competitive Comparison of Covista Communications's Earnings per Share (Diluted)

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Covista Communications's PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 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.

Covista Communications's PE Ratio Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Covista Communications's PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Covista Communications's PE Ratio falls into.

Covista Communications Earnings per Share (Diluted) Calculation

Earnings Per Share (EPS) is the amount of earnings per outstanding share of the company's stock. In calculating earnings per share, the dividends of preferred stocks need to subtracted from the total net income first.

Covista Communications's Earnings Per Share (Diluted) for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2005 is calculated as

Covista Communications's Earnings Per Share (Diluted) for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2005 is calculated as

Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2005 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-0.18

* 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.

Companies also reported diluted shares in their financial reports. Diluted shares include the shares of convertibles or warrants outstanding.

Covista Communications  (OTCPK:CVST) Earnings per Share (Diluted) Explanation

Earnings Per Share (EPS) is the single most important variable used by Wall Street in determining the earnings power of a company. But investors need to be aware that Earnings per Share can be easily manipulated by adjusting depreciation and amortization rate or non-recurring items. That's why GuruFocus lists EPS without NRI, which better reflects the company's underlying performance.

Be Aware

Compared with Earnings per share, a company's cash flow is better indicator of the company's earnings power.

If a company's earnings per share is less than cash flow per share over long term, investors need to be cautious and find out why.

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