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Peoples Educational Holdings (Peoples Educational Holdings) Asset Turnover : 0.34 (As of May. 2012)


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What is Peoples Educational Holdings Asset Turnover?

Asset Turnover measures how quickly a company turns over its asset through sales. It is calculated as Revenue divided by Total Assets. Peoples Educational Holdings's Revenue for the three months ended in May. 2012 was $5.39 Mil. Peoples Educational Holdings's Total Assets for the quarter that ended in May. 2012 was $15.79 Mil. Therefore, Peoples Educational Holdings's Asset Turnover for the quarter that ended in May. 2012 was 0.34.

Asset Turnover is linked to ROE % through Du Pont Formula. Peoples Educational Holdings's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in May. 2012 was -10,898.98%. It is also linked to ROA % through Du Pont Formula. Peoples Educational Holdings's annualized ROA % for the quarter that ended in May. 2012 was -203.56%.


Peoples Educational Holdings Asset Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for Peoples Educational Holdings's Asset Turnover 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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Peoples Educational Holdings Asset Turnover Chart

Peoples Educational Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 May07 May08 May09 May10 May11 May12
Asset Turnover
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.33 1.38 1.48 1.43 1.53

Peoples Educational Holdings Quarterly Data
Aug07 Nov07 Feb08 May08 Aug08 Nov08 Feb09 May09 Aug09 Nov09 Feb10 May10 Aug10 Nov10 Feb11 May11 Aug11 Nov11 Feb12 May12
Asset Turnover 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 0.32 0.56 0.22 0.19 0.34

Competitive Comparison of Peoples Educational Holdings's Asset Turnover

For the Publishing subindustry, Peoples Educational Holdings's Asset Turnover, along with its competitors' market caps and Asset Turnover 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.


Peoples Educational Holdings's Asset Turnover Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Peoples Educational Holdings's Asset Turnover distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Peoples Educational Holdings's Asset Turnover falls into.



Peoples Educational Holdings Asset Turnover Calculation

Asset Turnover measures how quickly a company turns over its asset through sales.

Peoples Educational Holdings's Asset Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2012 is calculated as

Asset Turnover
=Revenue/Average Total Assets
=Revenue (A: May. 2012 )/( (Total Assets (A: May. 2011 )+Total Assets (A: May. 2012 ))/ count )
=25.649/( (21.369+12.144)/ 2 )
=25.649/16.7565
=1.53

Peoples Educational Holdings's Asset Turnover for the quarter that ended in May. 2012 is calculated as

Asset Turnover
=Revenue/Average Total Assets
=Revenue (Q: May. 2012 )/( (Total Assets (Q: Feb. 2012 )+Total Assets (Q: May. 2012 ))/ count )
=5.393/( (19.445+12.144)/ 2 )
=5.393/15.7945
=0.34

* 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.

Companies with low profit margins tend to have high Asset Turnover, while those with high profit margins have low Asset Turnover. Companies in the retail industry tend to have a very high turnover ratio.


Peoples Educational Holdings  (OTCPK:PEDH) Asset Turnover Explanation

Asset Turnover is linked to ROE % through Du Pont Formula.

Peoples Educational Holdings's annulized ROE % for the quarter that ended in May. 2012 is

ROE %**(Q: May. 2012 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=-32.152/0.295
=(Net Income / Revenue)*(Revenue / Total Assets)*(Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
=(-32.152 / 21.572)*(21.572 / 15.7945)*(15.7945/ 0.295)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover*Equity Multiplier
=-149.05 %*1.3658*53.5407
=ROA %*Equity Multiplier
=-203.56 %*53.5407
=-10,898.98 %

Note: The Net Income data used here is four times the quarterly (May. 2012) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (May. 2012) revenue 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.

** The ROE % used above is for Du Pont Analysis only. It is different from the defined ROE % page on our website, as here it uses Net Income instead of Net Income attributable to Common Stockholders in the calculation.

It is also linked to ROA % through Du Pont Formula:

Peoples Educational Holdings's annulized ROA % for the quarter that ended in May. 2012 is

ROA %(Q: May. 2012 )
=Net Income/Total Assets
=-32.152/15.7945
=(Net Income / Revenue)*(Revenue / Total Assets)
=(-32.152 / 21.572)*(21.572 / 15.7945)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover
=-149.05 %*1.3658
=-203.56 %

Note: The Net Income data used here is four times the quarterly (May. 2012) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (May. 2012) revenue 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.


Be Aware

In the article Joining The Dark Side: Pirates, Spies and Short Sellers, James Montier reported that In their US sample covering the period 1968-2003, Cooper et al find that firms with low asset growth outperformed firms with high asset growth by an astounding 20% p.a. equally weighted. Even when controlling for market, size and style, low asset growth firms outperformed high asset growth firms by 13% p.a. Therefore a company with fast asset growth may underperform.

Therefore, it is a good sign if a company's Asset Turnover is consistent or even increases. If a company's asset grows faster than sales, its Asset Turnover will decline, which can be a warning sign.


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Peoples Educational Holdings (Peoples Educational Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
299 Market Street, Saddle Brook, NJ, USA, 07663
Peoples Educational Holdings Inc develops and sells proprietary print and digital education products which are predominantly state-specific and standards-based, focused on state-required tests. The company operates through Test Preparation, Assessment, and Instruction Product Group. Test Preparation and Assessment segment create and sell print and digital products targeted to grades 1-12 to help students prepare for state proficiency tests. Instruction segment includes two product lines Focused Instruction and remedial and multicultural-related materials. Geographically, the business activities are carried out through United States.
Executives
Tony Christianson director, 10 percent owner
Gordon Stofer 10 percent owner

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