ROA % is calculated as Net Income divided by its average Total Assets over a certain period of time. American DG Energy's annualizedNet Income for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was $-2.58 Mil.
American DG Energy's average Total Assets over the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was $18.82 Mil. Therefore, American DG Energy's annualized ROA % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was -13.69%.
The historical rank and industry rank for American DG Energy's ROA % or its related term are showing as below:
ADGE's ROA % is not ranked *
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 3.62 * Ranked among companies with meaningful ROA % only.
American DG Energy ROA % Historical Data
The historical data trend for American DG Energy'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.
Competitive Comparison of American DG Energy's ROA %
For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, American DG Energy'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.
American DG Energy's ROA % Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, American DG Energy's ROA % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where American DG Energy's ROA % falls into.
American DG Energy ROA % Calculation
American DG Energy's annualized ROA % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 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 (Mar. 2017) net income data.
ROA % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.
American DG Energy (AMEX:ADGE) 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 (Mar. 2017) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2017) 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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American DG Energy (American DG Energy) Business Description
American DG Energy Inc is a Delaware corporation was incorporated on July 24, 2001. The Company installs, owns, operates and maintains complete DG systems, or energy systems, and other complementary systems at customer sites and sells electricity, hot water, heat and cooling energy under long-term contracts at prices guaranteed to the customer to be below conventional utility rates. As of December 31, 2013, the Company had installed 109 energy systems. The energy systems are generally owned by the Company and are installed in its customers' buildings. Each month the Company obtains readings from energy meters to determine the amount of energy produced for each customer. Its business is selling energy in the form of electricity, heat, hot water and cooling to its customers under long-term sales agreements. In the United Kingdom, it competes with Cogenco Limited, a subsidiary of Dalkia PLC, an alternative energy company with customers in the 50-500 kW range, ENER-G Holdings plc and Jenbacher, a subsidiary of General Electric Company. Other companies in the same market are Clarke Energy Ltd, EC Power Systems and Baxi-SenerTec UK. In Belgium, CHP equipment manufacturers are non-Belgian companies, including CogenGreen S.A., Capstone Turbine Corporation and Cummins Power Generation Inc., which are its primary competitors in the 50-500 kW range. In Spain, it competes with Baxi-SenerTec UK, MicroPower Europe, Guascor Power, Cummins Power Generation Inc., Icogen SA and Pasch y Cia SA. Icogen SA, based in Barcelona, is a Spanish supplier for systems below 500 kW. The Company is subject to extensive government regulation.
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