EPGC (ECom Products Group) EBIT: $-2.91 Mil (TTM As of Sep. 2014)

What is ECom Products Group EBIT?

ECom Products Group EPGC EBIT is $-2.91 Mil as of Sep. 2014.

ECom Products Group's earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the three months ended in Sep. 2014 was $-0.53 Mil. Its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2014 was $-2.91 Mil.

EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. ECom Products Group's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was -242.47%. ECom Products Group's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was -2,776.47%.

EBIT is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield. ECom Products Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was -16,138.89%.

ECom Products Group (OTCPK:EPGC) EBIT Explanation

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

ECom Products Group's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 is calculated as:

	ROC % (Q: Sep. 2014 )
=	NOPAT	/	Average Invested Capital
=	Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )	/	( (Invested Capital (Q: Jun. 2014 )	+	Invested Capital (Q: Sep. 2014 ))	/ count )
=	-2.124 * ( 1 - 0% )	/	( (0.881	+	0.871)	/ 2 )
=	-2.124	/	0.876
=	-242.47 %

where

	Invested Capital		(Q: Jun. 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	))
=	0.666	-	0.46	-	( 0.059	-	max(0, 0.84	-	0.165	+	0.059	))
=	0.881

	Invested Capital		(Q: Sep. 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	))
=	0.561	-	0.449	-	( 0.013	-	max(0, 0.825	-	0.066	+	0.013	))
=	0.871

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

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

ECom Products Group's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 is calculated as:

	ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %		(Q: Sep. 2014 )
=	EBIT	/	Average of (Net fixed Assets	+	Net Working Capital)
=	EBIT	/	Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment	+	Net Working Capital)
			Q: Jun. 2014		Q: Sep. 2014
=	EBIT	/	( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital)	+	(Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )	/	count )
=	-2.124	/	( ( (0.079 + max(-0.357, 0))	+	(0.074 + max(-0.399, 0)) )	/	2 )
=	-2.124	/	( ( 0.079	+	0.074 )	/	2 )
=	-2.124	/	0.0765
=	-2,776.47 %

where Working Capital is:

	Working Capital		(Q: Jun. 2014 )
=	(Accounts Receivable	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets)	-	(Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	+	Defer. Rev.	+	Other Current Liabilities)
=	(0.013	+	0	+	0.093)	-	(0.46	+	0.003	+	0)
=	-0.357

	Working Capital		(Q: Sep. 2014 )
=	(Accounts Receivable	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets)	-	(Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	+	Defer. Rev.	+	Other Current Liabilities)
=	(0.012	+	0	+	0.041)	-	(0.449	+	0.003	+	-1.1102230246252E-16)
=	-0.399

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

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

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

ECom Products Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for today is calculated as:

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %	=	EBIT (TTM)	/	Enterprise Value (Q: Sep. 2014 )
	=	-2.905	/	0.018
	=	-16,138.89 %

* 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.

ECom Products Group EBIT Related Terms

ECom Products Group EBIT Historical Data

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The historical data trend for ECom Products Group's EBIT can be seen below:

ECom Products Group EBIT Chart

ECom Products Group Annual Data

Trend

Dec12

Dec13

EBIT

-1.53

-4.75

ECom Products Group Quarterly Data
	Jun12	Sep12	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14
EBIT	Get a 7-Day Free Trial					-2.77	-0.63	-1.04	-0.71	-0.53

EPGC vs DLOC, KNIT: EBIT Comparison

For the Consulting Services subindustry, ECom Products Group'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.

ECom Products Group EV-to-EBIT vs Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, ECom Products Group's EV-to-EBIT distribution charts can be found below:

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ECom Products Group 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 Sep. 2014 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-2.91 Mil.

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What does a EBIT of $-2.91 Mil mean?

ECom Products Group (EPGC) has a EBIT of $-2.91 Mil as of Sep. 2014. Earnings before interest and taxes is the difference between operating revenue and operating expenses. View historical data on ECom Products Group.

Is ECom Products Group's EBIT too high?

ECom Products Group's current EBIT is $-2.91 Mil.

How does ECom Products Group's EBIT compare to DLOC and KNIT?

ECom Products Group's EBIT of $-2.91 Mil can be compared against companies in the Business Services 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 Business Services company?

A good EBIT depends on the Business Services 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 ECom Products Group. ECom Products Group's current EBIT is $-2.91 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.

Is ECom Products Group stock overvalued right now?

ECom Products Group (EPGC) has a current EBIT of $-2.91 Mil. The current EBIT is $-2.91 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 ECom Products Group (EPGC), the current EBIT is $-2.91 Mil as of Sep. 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.

ECom Products Group Business Description

Industry Industrials Business Services

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Address 3419 Gray Court, Tampa, FL, USA, 33609

Website https://www.helloepg.com

ECom Products Group is a holding and macro management company that is undertaking a consolidation strategy of social based e-commerce platforms and channels and helping them grow by giving them access to data, new merchants and cross-border markets. The company partners and invests in e-commerce and social media-based platforms and data channels.