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WDS (ASX:WDS) Net Cash per Share : A$-0.27 (As of Dec. 2014)


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What is WDS Net Cash per Share?

Net Cash per Share is calculated as Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities minus Total Liabilities minus Minority Interest and then divided by Shares Outstanding (EOP). WDS's Net Cash per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was A$-0.27.

The historical rank and industry rank for WDS's Net Cash per Share or its related term are showing as below:

ASX:WDS's Price-to-Net-Cash is not ranked *
in the Construction industry.
Industry Median: 6.99
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Cash only.

WDS Net Cash per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for WDS's Net Cash per Share 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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WDS Net Cash per Share Chart

WDS Annual Data
Trend Jun06 Jun07 Jun08 Jun09 Jun10 Jun11 Jun12 Jun13 Jun14
Net Cash per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -0.47 -0.46 -0.42 -0.41 -0.28

WDS Semi-Annual Data
Jun06 Jun07 Dec07 Jun08 Dec08 Jun09 Dec09 Jun10 Dec10 Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14
Net Cash per Share 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 -0.45 -0.41 -0.06 -0.28 -0.27

Competitive Comparison of WDS's Net Cash per Share

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, WDS's Price-to-Net-Cash, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Net-Cash 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.


WDS's Price-to-Net-Cash Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, WDS's Price-to-Net-Cash distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where WDS's Price-to-Net-Cash falls into.



WDS Net Cash per Share Calculation

In the calculation of a company's Net Cash per Share, assets other than cash and short term investments are considered to be worth nothing. But the company has to pay its debt and other liabilities in full. This is an extremely conservative way of valuation. Most companies have negative Net Cash per Share. But sometimes a company's price may be lower than its net-cash.

WDS's Net Cash per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2014 is calculated as

Net Cash per Share (A: Jun. 2014 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities-Total Liabilities-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(24.148-65.205-0)/144.741
=-0.28

WDS's Net Cash per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Net Cash per Share (Q: Dec. 2014 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities-Total Liabilities-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.815-41.618-0)/149.211
=-0.27

* 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.


WDS  (ASX:WDS) Net Cash per Share Explanation

Ben Graham invested in situations where the company's stock price was lower than its net-cash. He assigned some value to the company's other current asset. The value is called Net Current Asset Value (NCAV). One research study, covering the years 1970 through 1983 showed that portfolios picked at the beginning of each year, and held for one year, returned 29.4 percent, on average, over the 13-year period, compared to 11.5 percent for the S&P 500 Index. Other studies of Graham's strategy produced similar results.

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WDS (ASX:WDS) Business Description

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WDS Limited is an Australian provider of the development, design, engineering, construction, fabrication and maintenance related services to the cross-section of energy, mining and infrastructure sectors in Australia. The Company delivers services through two divisions, being Energy & Infrastructure and Mining.

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