UTRK (Universal Tracking Solutions) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): (As of Sep. 2012)

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What is Universal Tracking Solutions Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Universal Tracking Solutions does not have enough data to calculate Owner Earnings per Share (TTM), so as Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio.


The historical rank and industry rank for Universal Tracking Solutions's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:



UTRK's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 24.465
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Owner-Earnings only.

Universal Tracking Solutions's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Sep. 2012 was $. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2012 was $0.00. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is N/A.

Universal Tracking Solutions's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Sep. 2012 was $0.00. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2012 was $-0.00. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is At Loss.


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Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

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Universal Tracking Solutions Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Universal Tracking Solutions Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Universal Tracking Solutions's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) 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.

Universal Tracking Solutions Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

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UTRK vs TRKK, GTXO, DGDM: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Universal Tracking Solutions's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings 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.


Universal Tracking Solutions Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Universal Tracking Solutions's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Universal Tracking Solutions's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.



Universal Tracking Solutions Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Universal Tracking Solutions does not have enough data to calculate Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). Please check Wal-Mart Stores Inc, as your reference.


Universal Tracking Solutions Business Description

Address 1602 N. 21st Street, Tampa, FL, USA, 33605
Universal Tracking Solutions Inc is an application-based solutions provider of telemetry tracking systems. The company specializes in fleet management, law enforcement, and finance applications as well as the motorcycle and auto industries.