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Local (LOCM) Tangible Book per Share : $-0.42 (As of Mar. 2015)


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What is Local Tangible Book per Share?

Tangible book value per share is calculated as the total tangible equity divided by Shares Outstanding (EOP). Total tangible equity is calculated as the Total Stockholders Equity minus Preferred Stock minus Intangible Assets. Local's tangible book value per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 was $-0.42.

Since intangibles such as goodwill cannot be sold when the company liquidates, tangible book value per share is considered more accurate in reflecting how much shareholders will receive when the company liquidates.


Local Tangible Book per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Local's Tangible Book per Share 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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Local Tangible Book per Share Chart

Local Annual Data
Trend Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Tangible Book per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.79 0.43 0.26 -0.06 -0.23

Local Quarterly Data
Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15
Tangible Book per Share 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 -0.17 -0.21 -0.25 -0.23 -0.42

Competitive Comparison of Local's Tangible Book per Share

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Local's Price-to-Tangible-Book, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Tangible-Book 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.


Local's Price-to-Tangible-Book Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Local's Price-to-Tangible-Book distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Local's Price-to-Tangible-Book falls into.



Local Tangible Book per Share Calculation

Local's Tangible Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Tangible Book Value per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock-Intangible Assets)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(15.611-0-21.033)/23.294
=-0.23

Local's Tangible Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 is calculated as

Tangible Book Value per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock-Intangible Assets)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(11.152-0-20.924)/23.306
=-0.42

* 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.

Theoretically it is what the shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated. Total equity is a balance sheet item and equal to total assets less total liabilities of the company. Since intangibles such as goodwill cannot be sold when the company liquidates, tangible book value per share is considered more accurate in reflecting how much shareholders will receive when the company liquidates.


Local  (OTCPK:LOCM) Tangible Book per Share Explanation

Usually a company's book value and Tangible Book per Share may not reflect its true value. The assets may be carried on the balance sheets at the original cost minus depreciation. This may underestimate the true economic values of the assets. It also may over-estimate their true economic value because the assets can become obsolete.

For financial companies such as banks and insurance companies, their assets may be reported in current market value of the assets owned. Book values of financial companies are more accurate indicator of the economic value of the company.


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Local (LOCM) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
7555 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine, CA, USA, 92618
Local Corp is a technology and advertising company that provides its search results to consumers who are searching online for local businesses, products and services. It provides its search results through Local.com website and Krillion.com website.
Executives
Kenneth S Cragun officer: CFO 3775 CHIPPEWA CIRCLE, CORONA CA 92881
John E Rehfeld director ONE TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, IRVINE CA 92618
Frederick G Thiel officer: CEO 7555 IRVINE CENTER DRIVE, IRVINE CA 92618
Lowell W Robinson director 470 WEST END AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10024
Rick Szatkowski officer: GM, Network Properties C/O MIVA, INC. 5220 SUMMERLIN COMMONS BLVD., SUITE 500 FORT MYERS FL 33907

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