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Proxim Wireless (Proxim Wireless) ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % : -215.07% (As of Mar. 2010)


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What is Proxim Wireless ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Joel Greenblatt defined Return on Capital differently in his book The Little Book That Still Beats the Market (Little Books. Big Profits). He defines ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % as EBIT divided by the total of Property, Plant and Equipment and net working capital. Proxim Wireless's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2010 was -215.07%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Proxim Wireless's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:

PRXM's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 9.85
* Ranked among companies with meaningful ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % only.

Proxim Wireless's 5-Year average Growth Rate of ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was 0.00% per year.


Proxim Wireless ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Proxim Wireless's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % 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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Proxim Wireless ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Proxim Wireless Annual Data
Trend Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -164.02 -373.31 -423.71 -421.49 -244.38

Proxim Wireless Quarterly Data
Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Dec09 Mar10
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % 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 -573.28 -157.93 9.93 - -215.07

Competitive Comparison of Proxim Wireless's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Proxim Wireless's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % 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.


Proxim Wireless's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Proxim Wireless's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Proxim Wireless's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Proxim Wireless ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Calculation

Joel Greenblatt defined Return on Capital differently in his book The Little Book That Still Beats the Market (Little Books. Big Profits) . He defines Return on Capital as follows:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)

EBIT stands for Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.

Fixed Assets are also known as non-current assets. They include the Property, Plant and Equipment that the firm needs in its operation.

GuruFocus calculates net working capital as: (Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Deferred Revenue + Other Current Liabilities). We're trying to account for OPERATING assets and liabilities (part of daily business) when calculating working capital. Cash and marketable securities are considered NON-OPERATING assets and are not included in calculation. We will also back out all interest bearing debt, short term debt and the portion of long term debt that is due in the current period from the current liabilities. This debt will be considered when computing cost of capital and it would be inappropriate to count it twice.

Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2009 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(2.983 + 2.948 + 0.388) - (5.787 + 1.344 + 0)
=-0.812

Working Capital(Q: Mar. 2010 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(3.618 + 2.696 + 0.4) - (5.582 + 1.297 + -1.7763568394003E-15)
=-0.165

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

So ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % of Proxim Wireless for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2010 can be restated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Mar. 2010 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Dec. 2009  Q: Mar. 2010
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=-5.636/( ( (2.615 + max(-0.812, 0)) + (2.626 + max(-0.165, 0)) )/ 2 )
=-5.636/( ( 2.615 + 2.626 )/ 2 )
=-5.636/2.6205
=-215.07 %

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2010) EBIT data.

* 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.


Proxim Wireless  (OTCPK:PRXM) ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Explanation

The way Joel Greenblatt defines Return on Capital is a more accurate measure of how efficiently the company generates returns onthe capital actually invested in the business. EBIT is used instead of net income because the tax and interest payment may be affected by factors other than the core business operation. Intangible assets are not included in the calculation because they don't need to be replaced.

Joel Greenblatt uses his definition of Return on Capital and Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % to rank companies.


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Proxim Wireless (Proxim Wireless) Business Description

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Address
1561 Buckeye Drive, Milpitas, CA, USA, 95035
Proxim Wireless Corp provides high-speed wireless communications equipment and services. Its systems enable service providers, enterprises, and governmental organizations to deliver high-speed data connectivity enabling a broad range of applications.
Executives
Alan B Howe director 1155 KAS DRIVE SUITE 100, RICHARDSON TX 75081
John W Gerdelman director C/O SYCAMORE NETWORKS INC, 220 MILL RD, CHELMSFORD MA 01824
Miller Lloyd I Iii 10 percent owner
Robert E Fitzgerald other: Former Officer and Director 2204 VAQUERO ESTATES BLVD, WESTLAKE TX 76262
Brian J Sereda officer: CFO andTreasurer 3590 NORTH FIRST STREET, SUITE 210, SAN JOSE CA 95134
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Daniel Hesse director
Bradley A Feld 10 percent owner C/O FOUNDRY GROUP, 645 WALNUT ST., BOULDER CO 80302
Roizen Jo Ann Heidi 10 percent owner
Carol B Armitage director C/O WINDSTREAM CORPORATION 4001 RODNEY PARHAM RD; B1F3 LITTLE ROCK AR 72212