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Net Income is the net profit that a company earns after deducting all costs and losses including cost of goods, SGA, DDA, interest expenses, non-recurring items and tax. Signal Advance's Net Income for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2016 was $-0.05 Mil. Its Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2016 was $-0.18 Mil.
Signal Advance (OTCPK:SIGL) Net Income Explanation
Net Income is the most widely cited number in reporting a company's profitability. It is linked to the most popular earnings-per-share (EPS) number through:
* 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.
Although Net Income and Earnings-per-Share (EPS) are the most widely used parameter in measuring a company's profitability and valuation, it is the least reliable. The reason is that reported earnings can be manipulated easily by adjusting any numbers such as Depreciation, Depletion and Amotorization and non-recurring items.
EPS is most useful for companies that have:
A predictable business
Consistent accounting methods
And few restructurings
The dividend paid to preferred stocks needs to be subtracted from the total net income in the calculation of EPS because common stock holders are not entitled to that part of the net income.
Be Aware
Warren Buffett looks for consistency and upward long term trend. Because of share repurchase it is possible for net earnings trend to differ from EPS trend. He preferred Net Income over EPS. The companies with durable competitive advantage companies report higher % net earnings to total revenues.
Important: If a company is showing net earnings history greater than 20% on total revenues, it is probably benefiting from a long term competitive advantage.
If net earnings is less than 10%, likely to be in a highly competitive business.
Signal Advance Net Income Related Terms
Signal Advance Net Income Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Signal Advance's Net Income 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.
Net Income is the net profit that a company earns after deducting all costs and losses including cost of goods, SGA, DDA, interest expenses, non-recurring items and tax.
Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2016 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-0.18 Mil.
* 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.
Signal Advance (SIGL) has a Net Income of $-0.18 Mil as of Dec. 2016. Net Income is the total earnings after all operating expenses, interest and taxes. View historical data on Signal Advance and its competitors.
Is Signal Advance's Net Income too high?
Signal Advance's current Net Income is $-0.18 Mil.
How does Signal Advance's Net Income compare to DSGT and FLXT?
Signal Advance's Net Income of $-0.18 Mil can be compared against companies in the Hardware industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Net Income for a Hardware company?
A good Net Income depends on the Hardware industry context. However, Net Income 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 Income mean?
A high Net Income can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Net Income is the total earnings after all operating expenses, interest and taxes. View historical data on Signal Advance and its competitors. Signal Advance's current Net Income is $-0.18 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Signal Advance stock overvalued right now?
Signal Advance (SIGL) has a current Net Income of $-0.18 Mil. The current Net Income is $-0.18 Mil. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Net Income calculated?
Net Income is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Signal Advance (SIGL), the current Net Income is $-0.18 Mil as of Dec. 2016. 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.
Signal Advance Inc is an engineering product and procedure development and consulting firm developing applications for emerging technologies. The Company has experience in computer technology, distributed information systems, data acquisition and analysis systems, electronic technology development, biomedicine, intellectual property protection and regulatory requirements. The Company is focused on developing and implementing its proprietary signal advance technology that acts to reduce signal detection delay with potential applications in biomedicine, transportation, defense, communications, cyber-security and industrial control systems to be implemented through subsidiaries.
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