RAM Active Media (LSE:RAM) EBIT : £-2.79 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2012)

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What is RAM Active Media EBIT?

RAM Active Media's earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the six months ended in Dec. 2012 was £-2.01 Mil. Its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2012 was £-2.79 Mil.

EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. RAM Active Media's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 was -111.71%. RAM Active Media's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 was -705.96%.

EBIT is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield. RAM Active Media's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 was -133.89%.

RAM Active Media EBIT Historical Data

The historical data trend for RAM Active Media's EBIT can be seen below:

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RAM Active Media EBIT Chart

RAM Active Media Annual Data

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Dec12

EBIT

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-0.68

-1.74

-2.76

-2.90

-2.79

RAM Active Media Semi-Annual Data
	Nov02	May03	Nov03	May04	Nov04	May05	Nov05	May06	Nov06	May07	Nov07	May08	Jun09	Dec09	Jun10	Dec10	Jun11	Dec11	Jun12	Dec12
EBIT	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-1.47	-0.78	-2.12	-0.77	-2.01

Competitive Comparison of RAM Active Media's EBIT

For the Broadcasting subindustry, RAM Active Media'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.

RAM Active Media's EV-to-EBIT Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, RAM Active Media's EV-to-EBIT distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where RAM Active Media's EV-to-EBIT falls into.

RAM Active Media 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 Dec. 2012 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was £-2.79 Mil.

RAM Active Media (LSE:RAM) EBIT Explanation

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

RAM Active Media's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as:

	ROC % (Q: Dec. 2012 )
=	NOPAT	/	Average Invested Capital
=	Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )	/	( (Invested Capital (Q: Jun. 2012 )	+	Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2012 ))	/ count )
=	-3.612 * ( 1 - 0% )	/	( (2.971	+	3.496)	/ 2 )
=	-3.612	/	3.2335
=	-111.71 %

where

	Invested Capital		(Q: Jun. 2012 )
=	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	))
=	3.368	-	1.097	-	( 0.152	-	max(0, 1.882	-	1.182	+	0.152	))
=	2.971

	Invested Capital		(Q: Dec. 2012 )
=	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	))
=	2.47	-	0.726	-	( 0.003	-	max(0, 2.722	-	0.97	+	0.003	))
=	3.496

Note: The Operating Income data used here is two times the semi-annual (Dec. 2012) data.

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

RAM Active Media's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as:

	ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %		(Q: Dec. 2012 )
=	EBIT	/	Average of (Net fixed Assets	+	Net Working Capital)
=	EBIT	/	Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment	+	Net Working Capital)
			Q: Jun. 2012		Q: Dec. 2012
=	EBIT	/	( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital)	+	(Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )	/	count )
=	-4.024	/	( ( (0.415 + max(-0.852, 0))	+	(0.725 + max(-0.569, 0)) )	/	2 )
=	-4.024	/	( ( 0.415	+	0.725 )	/	2 )
=	-4.024	/	0.57
=	-705.96 %

where Working Capital is:

	Working Capital		(Q: Jun. 2012 )
=	(Accounts Receivable	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets)	-	(Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	+	Defer. Rev.	+	Other Current Liabilities)
=	(1.03	+	0	+	0)	-	(1.097	+	0	+	0.785)
=	-0.852

	Working Capital		(Q: Dec. 2012 )
=	(Accounts Receivable	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets)	-	(Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	+	Defer. Rev.	+	Other Current Liabilities)
=	(0.259	+	0	+	0.708)	-	(0.726	+	0	+	0.81)
=	-0.569

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is two times the semi-annual (Dec. 2012) EBIT data.

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

RAM Active Media's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for today is calculated as:

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %	=	EBIT (TTM)	/	Enterprise Value (Q: Dec. 2012 )
	=	-2.785	/	2.080
	=	-133.89 %

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RAM Active Media PLC is incorporated and domiciled in United Kingdom. The Company and its subsidiaries operate in the passenger information and communications systems and Digital out of Home advertising markets. It focuses on digital communication opportunities within the railway and the shopping mall sector within the UK.