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Covista Communications (Covista Communications) Gross-Profit-to-Asset % : 81.05% (As of Apr. 2005)


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What is Covista Communications Gross-Profit-to-Asset %?

Gross-Profit-to-Asset % is calculated as Gross Profit divided by its average Total Assets over a certain period of time. Covista Communications's annualized Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2005 was $20.89 Mil. Covista Communications's average Total Assets over the quarter that ended in Apr. 2005 was $25.77 Mil. Therefore, Covista Communications's annualized Gross-Profit-to-Asset % for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2005 was 81.05%.


Covista Communications Gross-Profit-to-Asset % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Covista Communications's Gross-Profit-to-Asset % 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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Covista Communications Gross-Profit-to-Asset % Chart

Covista Communications Annual Data
Trend Jan96 Jan97 Jan98 Jan99 Jan00 Jan01 Jan02 Jan03 Jan04 Jan05
Gross-Profit-to-Asset %
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Covista Communications Quarterly Data
Jul00 Oct00 Jan01 Apr01 Jul01 Oct01 Jan02 Apr02 Jul02 Oct02 Jan03 Apr03 Jul03 Oct03 Jan04 Apr04 Jul04 Oct04 Jan05 Apr05
Gross-Profit-to-Asset % 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 82.43 88.45 72.11 63.78 81.05

Competitive Comparison of Covista Communications's Gross-Profit-to-Asset %

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Covista Communications's Gross-Profit-to-Asset %, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross-Profit-to-Asset % 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 Gross-Profit-to-Asset % Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Covista Communications's Gross-Profit-to-Asset % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Covista Communications's Gross-Profit-to-Asset % falls into.



Covista Communications Gross-Profit-to-Asset % Calculation

Covista Communications's annualized Gross-Profit-to-Asset % for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2005 is calculated as:

Gross-Profit-to-Asset %=Gross Profit (A: Jan. 2005 )/( (Total Assets (A: Jan. 2004 )+Total Assets (A: Jan. 2005 ))/ count )
=27.007/( (40.887+27.231)/ 2 )
=27.007/34.059
=79.29 %

Covista Communications's annualized Gross-Profit-to-Asset % for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2005 is calculated as:

Gross-Profit-to-Asset %=Gross Profit (Q: Apr. 2005 )/( (Total Assets (Q: Jan. 2005 )+Total Assets (Q: Apr. 2005 ))/ count )
=20.888/( (27.231+24.311)/ 2 )
=20.888/25.771
=81.05 %

* 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.

In the calculation of annual Gross-Profit-to-Asset %, the Gross Profit of the last fiscal year and the average total assets over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the Gross Profit data used here is four times the quarterly (Apr. 2005) data. Gross-Profit-to-Asset % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.


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Covista Communications (Covista Communications) Business Description

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Address
735 Broad Street, Unit 306, Chattanooga, TN, USA, 37402
Covista Communications Inc is a telecommunication service provider. Its products and services include voice, data, and internet solutions, including local, long-distance, and toll-free services, calling card, frame relay, Internet access, & directory assistance.
Executives
W Thorpe Mckenzie director 735 BROAD ST, STE 1105, CHATTANOOGA TN 37402
Jay J Miller director 430 EAST 57TH STREET SUITE 5 D, NEW YORK NY 10022

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