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US Helicopter (US Helicopter) Book Value per Share : $-0.19 (As of Dec. 2007)


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What is US Helicopter Book Value per Share?

US Helicopter's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2007 was $-0.19.

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US Helicopter's current price is $1.0E-6. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2007 was $-0.19. Hence, today's PB Ratio of US Helicopter is .


US Helicopter Book Value per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for US Helicopter's Book Value 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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US Helicopter Book Value per Share Chart

US Helicopter Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07
Book Value per Share
-0.01 0.10 -0.06 -0.19

US Helicopter Semi-Annual Data
Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07
Book Value per Share -0.01 0.10 -0.06 -0.19

Competitive Comparison of US Helicopter's Book Value per Share

For the Airports & Air Services subindustry, US Helicopter's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio 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.


US Helicopter's PB Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, US Helicopter's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where US Helicopter's PB Ratio falls into.



US Helicopter Book Value per Share Calculation

US Helicopter's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2007 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(-8.44-0.00)/45.65
=-0.18

US Helicopter's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2007 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(-8.44-0.00)/45.65
=-0.18

* 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 Stockholders Equity is a balance sheet item and equal to Total Assets less Total Liabilities of the company.

Book value may include intangible items which may come from the company's past acquisitions. Book value less intangibles is called Tangible Book.


US Helicopter  (OTCPK:USHP) Book Value 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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US Helicopter (US Helicopter) Business Description

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Address
The Company provides regularly scheduled helicopter shuttle service between many of the nation's metropolitan airports and surrounding city-based heliports.
Executives
Dean C Borgman director
Stephen T Wills director PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 4B CEDAR BROOK DRIVE, CRANBURY NJ 08512

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