Lombard Medical Technologies (LSE:LMT) Earnings per Share (Diluted) : £-0.20 (TTM As of Dec. 2012)

Lombard Medical Technologies Earnings per Share (Diluted) Chart

Lombard Medical Technologies Annual Data
	Trend	Sep02	Dec04	Dec05	Dec06	Dec07	Dec08	Dec09	Dec10	Dec11	Dec12
Earnings per Share (Diluted)		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					-14.78	-1.59	-0.79	-0.62	-0.41

Lombard Medical Technologies Semi-Annual Data
	Sep02	Dec04	Dec05	Dec06	Dec07	Dec08	Dec09	Dec10	Dec11	Dec12
Earnings per Share (Diluted)	Get a 7-Day Free Trial					-6.38	-0.58	-0.38	-0.27	-0.20

Competitive Comparison of Lombard Medical Technologies's Earnings per Share (Diluted)

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Lombard Medical Technologies's PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PE 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.

Lombard Medical Technologies's PE Ratio Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Lombard Medical Technologies's PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lombard Medical Technologies's PE Ratio falls into.

Lombard Medical Technologies Earnings per Share (Diluted) Calculation

Earnings Per Share (EPS) is the amount of earnings per outstanding share of the company's stock. In calculating earnings per share, the dividends of preferred stocks need to subtracted from the total net income first.

Lombard Medical Technologies's Earnings Per Share (Diluted) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

Lombard Medical Technologies's Earnings Per Share (Diluted) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

For stock reported annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2012 was £-0.20

* 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 also reported diluted shares in their financial reports. Diluted shares include the shares of convertibles or warrants outstanding.

Lombard Medical Technologies  (LSE:LMT) Earnings per Share (Diluted) Explanation

Earnings Per Share (EPS) is the single most important variable used by Wall Street in determining the earnings power of a company. But investors need to be aware that Earnings per Share can be easily manipulated by adjusting depreciation and amortization rate or non-recurring items. That's why GuruFocus lists EPS without NRI, which better reflects the company's underlying performance.

Be Aware

Compared with Earnings per share, a company's cash flow is better indicator of the company's earnings power.

If a company's earnings per share is less than cash flow per share over long term, investors need to be cautious and find out why.

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