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News Communications (News Communications) Gross-Profit-to-Asset % : 177.77% (As of Dec. 2004)


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What is News 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. News Communications's annualized Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2004 was $6.48 Mil. News Communications's average Total Assets over the quarter that ended in Dec. 2004 was $3.64 Mil. Therefore, News Communications's annualized Gross-Profit-to-Asset % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2004 was 177.77%.


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

The historical data trend for News 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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News Communications Gross-Profit-to-Asset % Chart

News Communications Annual Data
Trend Nov96 Nov97 Nov98 Nov99 Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04
Gross-Profit-to-Asset %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 167.64 157.62 168.84 132.64 177.77

News Communications Semi-Annual Data
Nov96 Nov97 Nov98 Nov99 Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04
Gross-Profit-to-Asset % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 167.64 157.62 168.84 132.64 177.77

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

For the Publishing subindustry, News 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.


News Communications's Gross-Profit-to-Asset % Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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News Communications Gross-Profit-to-Asset % Calculation

News Communications's annualized Gross-Profit-to-Asset % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2004 is calculated as:

Gross-Profit-to-Asset %=Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2004 )/( (Total Assets (A: Dec. 2003 )+Total Assets (A: Dec. 2004 ))/ count )
=6.478/( (4.464+2.824)/ 2 )
=6.478/3.644
=177.77 %

News Communications's annualized Gross-Profit-to-Asset % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2004 is calculated as:

Gross-Profit-to-Asset %=Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2004 )/( (Total Assets (Q: Dec. 2003 )+Total Assets (Q: Dec. 2004 ))/ count )
=6.478/( (4.464+2.824)/ 2 )
=6.478/3.644
=177.77 %

* 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 one times the annual (Dec. 2004) data. Gross-Profit-to-Asset % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.


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News Communications (News Communications) Business Description

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News Communications, Inc. is engaged in publishing & distribution of advertiser-supported newspapers & magazines. It publishes three newspapers, two magazines including Dans Hampton Style & Dans Hampton Sports; & a guide, Dans Hampton Style Insider Guide.
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Ross Wilbur L Jr director 328 EL VEDADO ROAD, PALM BEACH FL 33480

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