ROA % is calculated as Net Income divided by its average Total Assets over a certain period of time. AEP Industries's annualizedNet Income for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2016 was $3 Mil.
AEP Industries's average Total Assets over the quarter that ended in Oct. 2016 was $431 Mil. Therefore, AEP Industries's annualized ROA % for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2016 was 0.80%.
The historical rank and industry rank for AEP Industries's ROA % or its related term are showing as below:
AEPI's ROA % is not ranked *
in the Vehicles & Parts industry.
Industry Median: 3.28 * Ranked among companies with meaningful ROA % only.
AEP Industries ROA % Historical Data
The historical data trend for AEP Industries's ROA % 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.
For the Auto Parts subindustry, AEP Industries's ROA %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROA % 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.
AEP Industries's ROA % Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry
For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, AEP Industries's ROA % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where AEP Industries's ROA % falls into.
AEP Industries ROA % Calculation
AEP Industries's annualized ROA % for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2016 is calculated as:
* 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.
In the calculation of annual ROA %, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total assets over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data,
the Net Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Oct. 2016) net income data.
ROA % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.
AEP Industries (NAS:AEPI) ROA % Explanation
ROA % measures the rate of return on the total assets (shareholder equity plus liabilities). It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from shareholders' equity plus its liabilities. ROA % shows how well a company uses what it has to generate earnings. ROA %s can vary drastically across industries. Therefore, ROA % should not be used to compare companies in different industries. For retailers, a ROA % of higher than 5% is expected. For example, Wal-Mart (WMT) has a ROA % of about 8% as of 2012. For banks, ROA % is close to their interest spread. A banks ROA % is typically well under 2%.
Similar to ROE, ROA % is affected by profit margins and asset turnover. This can be seen from the Du Pont Formula:
Note:
The Net Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Oct. 2016) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (Oct. 2016) 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
Like ROE, ROA % is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in the company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective. ROA % can be affected by events such as stock buyback or issuance, and by goodwill, a company's tax rate and its interest payment. ROA % may not reflect the true earning power of the assets. A more accurate measurement is ROC % (ROC).
Many analysts argue the higher return the better. Buffett states that really high ROA % may indicate vulnerability in the durability of the competitive advantage.
E.g. Raising $43b to take on KO is impossible, but $1.7b to take on Moody's is. Although Moody's ROA % and underlying economics is far superior to Coca Cola, the durability is far weaker because of lower entry cost.
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AEP Industries (AEP Industries) Business Description
AEP Industries Inc was founded in 1970 and incorporated in Delaware in 1985. The Company is a manufacturer of plastic packaging films in North America. It manufactures and markets a diverse line of polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride and polypropylene flexible packaging products, with consumer, industrial and agricultural applications. The Company's plastic packaging films are used in the packaging, transportation, beverage, food, automotive, pharmaceutical, chemical, electronics, constructions, agriculture and textile industries. It manufactures plastic films, mainly from resins blended with other raw materials, which it either sell or further process by printing, laminating, slitting or converting. The Company's processing technologies enable it to create a variety of value-added products according to the specifications of its customers. Its manufacturing operations are located in the United States and Canada. It manufactures both industrial grade products, which are manufactured to general industry specifications, and specialty products, which are manufactured under more exacting standards to assure certain required chemical and physical properties. Specialty products generally sell at higher margins than industrial grade products. It manufactures custom films, generally for industrial applications, including sheeting, tubing and bags. The Company manufactures a line of stretch film products for both hand wrap and rotary applications, using both monolayer and co-extruded constructions used to wrap pallets of industrial and commercial goods for shipping or storage. The Company manufacture specifically formulated in-store and pre-store films with its Resinite line of polyvinyl chloride food wrap for the supermarket and industrial markets. It offers product with approximately 50 different formulations. Its Griffin, Georgia facility also produces dispenser (ZipSafe cutter) boxes containing polyvinyl chloride food wrap for sale to consumers and institutions, including restaurants, schools, hospitals and penitentiaries. The Company's PROformance films are used for food, pharmaceutical and medical applications and are available in up to five layers for applications requiring strength, clarity, sealability, barrier properties against oxygen or moisture transmission, and breathability for preserving freshness. Its canliners product line includes retail kitchen and standard trash bags and others. The Company manufactures approximately ten color printing, sheeting, and wicketed bags. It's printed and converted films provide printed rollstock to the food and beverage industries and other manufacturing and distributing companies. It also converts printed rollstock to bags and pouches for use by bakeries, fresh or frozen food processors, manufacturers or other dry goods processors. The Company's operations are conducted within one business segment-the production, manufacture and distribution of flexible plastic packaging products, for the food
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