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Metro Global Media (Metro Global Media) Net Cash per Share : $-1.31 (As of Nov. 2001)


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What is Metro Global Media 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). Metro Global Media's Net Cash per Share for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2001 was $-1.31.

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

MGMA's Price-to-Net-Cash is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 5.61
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Cash only.

Metro Global Media Net Cash per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Metro Global Media'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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Metro Global Media Net Cash per Share Chart

Metro Global Media Annual Data
Trend May92 May93 May94 May95 May96 May97 May98 May99 May00 May01
Net Cash per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - -2.83 -2.46 -1.48

Metro Global Media Quarterly Data
Feb97 May97 Aug97 Nov97 Feb98 May98 Aug98 Nov98 Feb99 May99 Aug99 Nov99 Feb00 May00 Aug00 Nov00 Feb01 May01 Aug01 Nov01
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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.72 -1.70 -1.48 -1.54 -1.31

Competitive Comparison of Metro Global Media's Net Cash per Share

For the Entertainment subindustry, Metro Global Media'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.


Metro Global Media's Price-to-Net-Cash Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Metro Global Media's Price-to-Net-Cash distribution charts can be found below:

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



Metro Global Media 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.

Metro Global Media's Net Cash per Share for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2001 is calculated as

Net Cash per Share (A: May. 2001 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities-Total Liabilities-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.806-13.607-0)/8.630
=-1.48

Metro Global Media's Net Cash per Share for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2001 is calculated as

Net Cash per Share (Q: Nov. 2001 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities-Total Liabilities-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.451-12.475-0)/9.199
=-1.31

* 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.


Metro Global Media  (GREY:MGMA) 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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Metro Global Media (Metro Global Media) Business Description

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Address
1060 Park Avenue, Cranston, RI, USA, 02910
Metro Global Media Inc operates in the media industry in United States. The company is a multimedia, mass marketing company that produces adult film, video, and internet entertainment. The firm also publishes and distributes magazines.

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