ROA % is calculated as Net Income divided by its average Total Assets over a certain period of time. Alteva's annualizedNet Income for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was $-7.27 Mil.
Alteva's average Total Assets over the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was $40.51 Mil. Therefore, Alteva's annualized ROA % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was -17.95%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Alteva's ROA % or its related term are showing as below:
ALTV's ROA % is not ranked *
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 2.54 * Ranked among companies with meaningful ROA % only.
Alteva ROA % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Alteva'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 Telecom Services subindustry, Alteva'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.
Alteva's ROA % Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry
For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Alteva's ROA % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Alteva's ROA % falls into.
Alteva ROA % Calculation
Alteva's annualized ROA % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 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 (Sep. 2015) net income data.
ROA % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.
Alteva (AMEX:ALTV) 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 (Sep. 2015) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2015) 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.
Alteva ROA % Related Terms
Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Alteva's ROA % provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.
Alteva Inc was incorporated in New York on January 16, 1902. The Company, together with its subsidiaries, is a provider of hosted Unified Communications as a Service "UCaaS" that enhances business productivity and efficiency. Its UCaaS solution integrates and optimizes cloud-based technologies and business applications to deliver a comprehensive voice, video and collaboration service for the office and mobile workforce. Its cloud-based UCaaS solutions are focused on medium, large and enterprise markets, which are defined as 20-500 users per location. The Company also operates as a regional Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier "ILEC" in southern Orange County, New York and northern New Jersey. The Company operates in two segments; Unified Communications and Telephone. Its Telephone segment provides local and toll telephone service, high-speed broadband and fiber Internet access services and satellite video services to residential and business customers. Its Unified Communications Solutions offers a comprehensive managed solution including hosted voice and hybrid Session Initiation Protocol trunks, with integrated instant messaging, presence, unified messaging and video along with local, long distance and international communications services. Its Business Productivity Application integration is fully integrated with a variety of business productivity applications including Microsoft Office, and Google Apps for Business. Its Audio Conferencing and Web Collaboration Solutions offers a range of collaboration solutions including screen sharing and group audio and web conferencing for over 3,000 participants. Its Access Solutions offers a range of access solutions for businesses ranging from T1s to fiber connections and MPLS circuits and it works closely with various providers to coordinate installation and support the connectivity. Its Wholesale Services offers a packaged solution including infrastructure and services. Its Network Design and Management develop and support the implementation of customized network and voice solutions. Its Local network services include traditional dial tone that is used to make or to receive voice, fax or analog modem calls from a residence or business. Its Network access services connect a customer's telephone or other equipment to the transmission facilities of other carriers that provides long distance and other communications services. Its directory service group publishes and sells yellow and white page advertising in both print and online. The Company competes with both premise-based voice and video providers such as Avaya and Cisco, as well as cloud-based voice and UC providers such as 8x8, Inc., Verizon and Comcast; its directory services competes with Yellow Book, Verizon, Frontier, and CenturyLink; and it broadband internet and dial-up internet services competes with Cablevision in New York and Service Electric in New Jersey.
Quick Browse
Personalize
Premium Gurus 
Create New Portfolio
Portfolio Contest
ALTV has been successfully added to your 