BWPC (Blue Water Petroleum) EBIT: $-0.99 Mil (TTM As of Apr. 2014)

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What is Blue Water Petroleum EBIT?

Blue Water Petroleum BWPC EBIT is $-0.99 Mil as of Apr. 2014.

Blue Water Petroleum's earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the three months ended in Apr. 2014 was $-0.09 Mil. Its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2014 was $-0.99 Mil.

EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. Blue Water Petroleum's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2014 was -35.80%. Blue Water Petroleum's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2014 was -89.22%.

EBIT is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield. Blue Water Petroleum's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2014 was -1,193.98%.

Blue Water Petroleum  (OTCPK:BWPC) EBIT Explanation

1. EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition.

Blue Water Petroleum's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2014 is calculated as:

ROC % (Q: Apr. 2014 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Jan. 2014 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Apr. 2014 ))/ count )
=-0.356 * ( 1 - 0% )/( (0.963 + 1.026)/ 2 )
=-0.356/0.9945
=-35.80 %

where

Invested Capital(Q: Jan. 2014 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=0.376 - 0.582 - ( 0.004 - max(0, 1.173 - 0.004+0.004))
=0.963

Invested Capital(Q: Apr. 2014 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=0.426 - 0.728 - ( 0.001 - max(0, 1.329 - 0.001+0.001))
=1.026

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Apr. 2014) data.

2. Joel Greenblatt's definition of Return on Capital:

Blue Water Petroleum's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2014 is calculated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Apr. 2014 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Jan. 2014  Q: Apr. 2014
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=-0.356/( ( (0.372 + max(-0.582, 0)) + (0.426 + max(-0.728, 0)) )/ 2 )
=-0.356/( ( 0.372 + 0.426 )/ 2 )
=-0.356/0.399
=-89.22 %

where Working Capital is:

Working Capital(Q: Jan. 2014 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(0 + 0 + 0) - (0.582 + 0 + 0)
=-0.582

Working Capital(Q: Apr. 2014 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(0 + 0 + 0) - (0.728 + 0 + 0)
=-0.728

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Apr. 2014) EBIT data.

3. It is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of Earnings Yield:

Blue Water Petroleum's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for today is calculated as:

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %=EBIT (TTM)/Enterprise Value (Q: Apr. 2014 )
=-0.991/0.083
=-1,193.98 %

* 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.

Blue Water Petroleum EBIT Related Terms

Blue Water Petroleum EBIT Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Blue Water Petroleum's EBIT 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.

Blue Water Petroleum EBIT Chart

Blue Water Petroleum Annual Data
Trend Jul11 Jul12 Jul13
EBIT
-0.06 -0.04 -0.48

Blue Water Petroleum Quarterly Data
Apr10 Oct10 Jan11 Apr11 Jul11 Oct11 Jan12 Apr12 Jul12 Oct12 Jan13 Apr13 Jul13 Oct13 Jan14 Apr14
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BWPC vs EUENF, ATLS, JONEQ: EBIT Comparison

For the Waste Management subindustry, Blue Water Petroleum's EV-to-EBIT, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBIT 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.

Blue Water Petroleum EV-to-EBIT vs Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Blue Water Petroleum's EV-to-EBIT distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Blue Water Petroleum's EV-to-EBIT falls into.


Blue Water Petroleum EBIT Calculation

EBIT, sometimes also called Earnings Before Interest and Taxes, is a measure of a firm's profit that includes all expenses except interest and income tax expenses. It is the difference between operating revenues and operating expenses. When a firm does not have non-operating income, then Operating Income is sometimes used as a synonym for EBIT and operating profit.

EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2014 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-0.99 Mil.

* 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.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about EBIT →
What does a EBIT of $-0.99 Mil mean?
Blue Water Petroleum (BWPC) has a EBIT of $-0.99 Mil as of Apr. 2014. Earnings before interest and taxes is the difference between operating revenue and operating expenses. View historical data on Blue Water Petroleum.
Is Blue Water Petroleum's EBIT too high?
Blue Water Petroleum's current EBIT is $-0.99 Mil.
How does Blue Water Petroleum's EBIT compare to EUENF and ATLS?
Blue Water Petroleum's EBIT of $-0.99 Mil can be compared against companies in the Waste Management industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good EBIT for a Waste Management company?
A good EBIT depends on the Waste Management industry context. However, EBIT 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 EBIT mean?
A high EBIT can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Earnings before interest and taxes is the difference between operating revenue and operating expenses. View historical data on Blue Water Petroleum. Blue Water Petroleum's current EBIT is $-0.99 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Blue Water Petroleum stock overvalued right now?
Blue Water Petroleum (BWPC) has a current EBIT of $-0.99 Mil. The current EBIT is $-0.99 Mil. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is EBIT calculated?
EBIT is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Blue Water Petroleum (BWPC), the current EBIT is $-0.99 Mil as of Apr. 2014. 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.

Blue Water Petroleum Business Description

Address 2232 Dell Range Boulevard 277, Cheyenne, WY, USA, 82009
Blue Water Petroleum Corp is a holding company with the wholly owned subsidiary Blue Water Limited, LLC. Blue Water Limited, LLC holds the rights to the oil and gas mining claims in Montana and will hold future claims that are acquired. Company is engaged in recycling pyrolysis services. The company focused on creating value with pyrolysis treatment techniques that convert waste hydrocarbon materials, and petroleum sludge into saleable products, and oil and upgrading low-quality crude oil by increasing API gravity while reducing contamination. Currently company is operating Recycling recovery of substances and energy from waste, Waste Management, Catalytic technologies etc.