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News Communications (News Communications) Net Cash per Share : $-26.07 (As of Dec. 2004)


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What is News Communications 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). News Communications's Net Cash per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2004 was $-26.07.

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

NWCM'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.

News Communications Net Cash per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for News Communications'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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News Communications Net Cash per Share Chart

News Communications Annual Data
Trend Nov96 Nov97 Nov98 Nov99 Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04
Net Cash per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -45.63 -24.82 -24.71 -26.83 -26.07

News Communications Semi-Annual Data
Nov96 Nov97 Nov98 Nov99 Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04
Net Cash per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -45.63 -24.82 -24.71 -26.83 -26.07

Competitive Comparison of News Communications's Net Cash per Share

For the Publishing subindustry, News Communications'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.


News Communications's Price-to-Net-Cash Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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



News Communications 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.

News Communications's Net Cash per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2004 is calculated as

Net Cash per Share (A: Dec. 2004 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities-Total Liabilities-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.421-3.445-0)/0.116
=-26.07

News Communications's Net Cash per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2004 is calculated as

Net Cash per Share (Q: Dec. 2004 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities-Total Liabilities-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.421-3.445-0)/0.116
=-26.07

* 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.


News Communications  (OTCPK:NWCM) 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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News Communications (News Communications) Business Description

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Address
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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.
Executives
Ross Wilbur L Jr director 328 EL VEDADO ROAD, PALM BEACH FL 33480

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