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Peoples Educational Holdings (Peoples Educational Holdings) Net Cash per Share : $-3.40 (As of May. 2012)


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What is Peoples Educational Holdings 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). Peoples Educational Holdings's Net Cash per Share for the quarter that ended in May. 2012 was $-3.40.

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

PEDH's Price-to-Net-Cash is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 5.66
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Cash only.

Peoples Educational Holdings Net Cash per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Peoples Educational Holdings'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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Peoples Educational Holdings Net Cash per Share Chart

Peoples Educational Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 May07 May08 May09 May10 May11 May12
Net Cash per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -4.94 -4.29 -3.69 -3.56 -3.40

Peoples Educational Holdings Quarterly Data
Aug07 Nov07 Feb08 May08 Aug08 Nov08 Feb09 May09 Aug09 Nov09 Feb10 May10 Aug10 Nov10 Feb11 May11 Aug11 Nov11 Feb12 May12
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 -3.56 -3.40 -3.06 -3.19 -3.40

Competitive Comparison of Peoples Educational Holdings's Net Cash per Share

For the Publishing subindustry, Peoples Educational Holdings'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.


Peoples Educational Holdings's Price-to-Net-Cash Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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



Peoples Educational Holdings 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.

Peoples Educational Holdings's Net Cash per Share for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2012 is calculated as

Net Cash per Share (A: May. 2012 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities-Total Liabilities-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.665-15.829-0)/4.4652
=-3.40

Peoples Educational Holdings's Net Cash per Share for the quarter that ended in May. 2012 is calculated as

Net Cash per Share (Q: May. 2012 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities-Total Liabilities-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.665-15.829-0)/4.4652
=-3.40

* 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.


Peoples Educational Holdings  (OTCPK:PEDH) 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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Peoples Educational Holdings (Peoples Educational Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
299 Market Street, Saddle Brook, NJ, USA, 07663
Peoples Educational Holdings Inc develops and sells proprietary print and digital education products which are predominantly state-specific and standards-based, focused on state-required tests. The company operates through Test Preparation, Assessment, and Instruction Product Group. Test Preparation and Assessment segment create and sell print and digital products targeted to grades 1-12 to help students prepare for state proficiency tests. Instruction segment includes two product lines Focused Instruction and remedial and multicultural-related materials. Geographically, the business activities are carried out through United States.
Executives
Tony Christianson director, 10 percent owner
Gordon Stofer 10 percent owner

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