XCOMQ (Xtera Communications) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): (As of Jun. 2016)

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What is Xtera Communications 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)."

Xtera Communications 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 Xtera Communications's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:



XCOMQ's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 24.57
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Owner-Earnings only.

Xtera Communications's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Jun. 2016 was $-1.37. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2016 was $-3.04. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is At Loss.

Xtera Communications's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Jun. 2016 was $-1.33. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2016 was $-2.75. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is At Loss.


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Xtera Communications Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Xtera Communications Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Xtera Communications'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.

Xtera Communications Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

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XCOMQ vs TAIT, AEY: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Xtera Communications'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.


Xtera Communications Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Hardware Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Xtera Communications's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.



Xtera Communications 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)

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


Xtera Communications Business Description

Address 500 West Bethany Drive, Suite 100, Allen, TX, USA, 75013
Xtera Communications Inc is a provider of optical transport solutions. It sells its optical transport solutions to telecommunications service providers, content service providers, enterprises and government entities across the world to support their deployments of long-haul terrestrial and submarine optical cable networks. Its optical networking solutions are designed to offer reach and capacity for intermediate sites between end-points of long-haul networks. Its primary service offerings include services, installation and deployment services, on-site hardware replacement services, system maintenance services, extended hardware warranty services and training across a spectrum of products within the optical networking industry. The company offers hardware, software and turnkey solutions.