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The historical rank and industry rank for Blue Water Petroleum's Net Cash per Share or its related term are showing as below:
BWPC's Price-to-Net-Cash is not ranked *
in the Waste Management industry.
Industry Median: 7.35 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Cash only.
Blue Water Petroleum (OTCPK:BWPC) 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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Blue Water Petroleum Net Cash per Share Related Terms
Blue Water Petroleum Net Cash per Share Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Blue Water Petroleum'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.
BWPC vs EUENF, ATLS, JONEQ: Net Cash per Share Comparison
For the Waste Management subindustry, Blue Water Petroleum'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.
Blue Water Petroleum Price-to-Net-Cash vs Waste Management Industry
For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Blue Water Petroleum's Price-to-Net-Cash distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Blue Water Petroleum's Price-to-Net-Cash falls into.
Blue Water Petroleum 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.
Blue Water Petroleum's Net Cash per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2013 is calculated as
* 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.
Blue Water Petroleum (BWPC) has a Net Cash per Share of $-0.54 as of Apr. 2014. Net cash per share equals the per-share value of cash and equivalents less total liabilities and minority interest. View historical data on Blue Water Petroleum and its competitors.
Is Blue Water Petroleum's Net Cash per Share too high?
Blue Water Petroleum's current Net Cash per Share is $-0.54.
How does Blue Water Petroleum's Net Cash per Share compare to EUENF and ATLS?
Blue Water Petroleum's Net Cash per Share of $-0.54 can be compared against companies in the Waste Management industry. The industry median Net Cash per Share is 7.35. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Net Cash per Share for a Waste Management company?
The median Net Cash per Share among Waste Management companies is 7.35, based on 29 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Net Cash per Share significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Net Cash per Share 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 Net Cash per Share mean?
A high Net Cash per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Net cash per share equals the per-share value of cash and equivalents less total liabilities and minority interest. View historical data on Blue Water Petroleum and its competitors. For the Waste Management industry, the median Net Cash per Share is 7.35 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Blue Water Petroleum's current Net Cash per Share is $-0.54. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Blue Water Petroleum stock overvalued right now?
Blue Water Petroleum (BWPC) has a current Net Cash per Share of $-0.54. The current Net Cash per Share is $-0.54. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Net Cash per Share calculated?
Net Cash per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Blue Water Petroleum (BWPC), the current Net Cash per Share is $-0.54 as of Apr. 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.
Blue Water Petroleum Corp is a holding company with the wholly owned subsidiary Blue Water Limited, LLC. Blue Water Limited, LLC holds the rights to the oil and gas mining claims in Montana and will hold future claims that are acquired. Company is engaged in recycling pyrolysis services. The company focused on creating value with pyrolysis treatment techniques that convert waste hydrocarbon materials, and petroleum sludge into saleable products, and oil and upgrading low-quality crude oil by increasing API gravity while reducing contamination. Currently company is operating Recycling recovery of substances and energy from waste, Waste Management, Catalytic technologies etc.
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