BWPC (Blue Water Petroleum) Scaled Net Operating Assets: -0.81 (As of Apr. 2014)

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What is Blue Water Petroleum Scaled Net Operating Assets?

Blue Water Petroleum BWPC Scaled Net Operating Assets is -0.81 as of Apr. 2014.

Scaled Net Operating Assets (SNOA) is calculated as the difference between operating assets and operating liabilities, scaled by lagged total assets.

Blue Water Petroleum's operating assets for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2014 was $0.43 Mil. Blue Water Petroleum's operating liabilities for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2014 was $0.73 Mil. Blue Water Petroleum's Total Assets for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2014 was $0.38 Mil. Therefore, Blue Water Petroleum's scaled net operating assets (SNOA) for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2014 was -0.81.


Blue Water Petroleum Scaled Net Operating Assets Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Blue Water Petroleum's Scaled Net Operating Assets 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.

Blue Water Petroleum Scaled Net Operating Assets Chart

Blue Water Petroleum Annual Data
Trend Jul11 Jul12 Jul13
Scaled Net Operating Assets
-1.25 -1.19 -6.06

Blue Water Petroleum Quarterly Data
Apr10 Oct10 Jan11 Apr11 Jul11 Oct11 Jan12 Apr12 Jul12 Oct12 Jan13 Apr13 Jul13 Oct13 Jan14 Apr14
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BWPC vs EUENF, ATLS, JONEQ: Scaled Net Operating Assets Comparison

For the Waste Management subindustry, Blue Water Petroleum's Scaled Net Operating Assets, along with its competitors' market caps and Scaled Net Operating Assets 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.


Blue Water Petroleum Scaled Net Operating Assets vs Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Blue Water Petroleum's Scaled Net Operating Assets distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Blue Water Petroleum's Scaled Net Operating Assets falls into.



Blue Water Petroleum Scaled Net Operating Assets Calculation

Scaled Net Operating Assets (SNOA) is calculated as the difference between operating assets and operating liabilities, scaled by lagged total assets.

Blue Water Petroleum's Scaled Net Operating Assets (SNOA) for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2013 is calculated as

Scaled Net Operating Assets (SNOA)(A: Jul. 2013 )
=(Operating Assets (A: Jul. 2013 )-Operating Liabilities (A: Jul. 2013 ))/Total Assets (A: Jul. 2012 )
=(0.093-0.196)/0.017
=-6.06

where

Operating Assets(A: Jul. 2013 )
=Total Assets - Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
=0.133 - 0.04
=0.093

Operating Liabilities(A: Jul. 2013 )
=Total Liabilities - Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation - Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=0.467 - 0 - 0.271
=0.196

Blue Water Petroleum's Scaled Net Operating Assets (SNOA) for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2014 is calculated as

Scaled Net Operating Assets (SNOA)(Q: Apr. 2014 )
=(Operating Assets (Q: Apr. 2014 )-Operating Liabilities (Q: Apr. 2014 ))/Total Assets (Q: Jan. 2014 )
=(0.425-0.728)/0.376
=-0.81

where

Operating Assets(Q: Apr. 2014 )
=Total Assets - Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
=0.426 - 0.001
=0.425

Operating Liabilities(Q: Apr. 2014 )
=Total Liabilities - Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation - Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=1.329 - 0 - 0.601
=0.728

* 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.

What does a Scaled Net Operating Assets of -0.81 mean?
Blue Water Petroleum (BWPC) has a Scaled Net Operating Assets of -0.81 as of Apr. 2014. Scaled net operating assets equals current-period operating assets less operating liabilities less prior-period total assets. View historical data on Blue Water Petroleum and its competitors.
Is Blue Water Petroleum's Scaled Net Operating Assets too high?
Blue Water Petroleum's current Scaled Net Operating Assets is -0.81.
How does Blue Water Petroleum's Scaled Net Operating Assets compare to EUENF and ATLS?
Blue Water Petroleum's Scaled Net Operating Assets of -0.81 can be compared against companies in the Waste Management industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Scaled Net Operating Assets for a Waste Management company?
A good Scaled Net Operating Assets depends on the Waste Management industry context. However, Scaled Net Operating Assets 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 Scaled Net Operating Assets mean?
A high Scaled Net Operating Assets can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Scaled net operating assets equals current-period operating assets less operating liabilities less prior-period total assets. View historical data on Blue Water Petroleum and its competitors. Blue Water Petroleum's current Scaled Net Operating Assets is -0.81. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Blue Water Petroleum stock overvalued right now?
Blue Water Petroleum (BWPC) has a current Scaled Net Operating Assets of -0.81. The current Scaled Net Operating Assets is -0.81. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Scaled Net Operating Assets calculated?
Scaled Net Operating Assets is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Blue Water Petroleum (BWPC), the current Scaled Net Operating Assets is -0.81 as of Apr. 2014. 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.

Blue Water Petroleum Business Description

Address 2232 Dell Range Boulevard 277, Cheyenne, WY, USA, 82009
Blue Water Petroleum Corp is a holding company with the wholly owned subsidiary Blue Water Limited, LLC. Blue Water Limited, LLC holds the rights to the oil and gas mining claims in Montana and will hold future claims that are acquired. Company is engaged in recycling pyrolysis services. The company focused on creating value with pyrolysis treatment techniques that convert waste hydrocarbon materials, and petroleum sludge into saleable products, and oil and upgrading low-quality crude oil by increasing API gravity while reducing contamination. Currently company is operating Recycling recovery of substances and energy from waste, Waste Management, Catalytic technologies etc.