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Breeze-Eastern (Breeze-Eastern) ROA % : 11.88% (As of Sep. 2015)


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What is Breeze-Eastern ROA %?

ROA % is calculated as Net Income divided by its average Total Assets over a certain period of time. Breeze-Eastern's annualized Net Income for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was $11.69 Mil. Breeze-Eastern's average Total Assets over the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was $98.43 Mil. Therefore, Breeze-Eastern's annualized ROA % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was 11.88%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Breeze-Eastern's ROA % or its related term are showing as below:

BZC's ROA % is not ranked *
in the Aerospace & Defense industry.
Industry Median: 2.155
* Ranked among companies with meaningful ROA % only.

Breeze-Eastern ROA % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Breeze-Eastern'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.

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Breeze-Eastern ROA % Chart

Breeze-Eastern Annual Data
Trend Mar06 Mar07 Mar08 Mar09 Mar10 Mar11 Mar12 Mar13 Mar14 Mar15
ROA %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.52 4.78 5.32 7.36 16.87

Breeze-Eastern Quarterly Data
Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15
ROA % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.27 42.97 23.16 9.84 11.88

Competitive Comparison of Breeze-Eastern's ROA %

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Breeze-Eastern'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.


Breeze-Eastern's ROA % Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Breeze-Eastern's ROA % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Breeze-Eastern's ROA % falls into.



Breeze-Eastern ROA % Calculation

Breeze-Eastern's annualized ROA % for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2015 is calculated as:

ROA %=Net Income (A: Mar. 2015 )/( (Total Assets (A: Mar. 2014 )+Total Assets (A: Mar. 2015 ))/ count )
=14.907/( (79.793+96.978)/ 2 )
=14.907/88.3855
=16.87 %

Breeze-Eastern's annualized ROA % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 is calculated as:

ROA %=Net Income (Q: Sep. 2015 )/( (Total Assets (Q: Jun. 2015 )+Total Assets (Q: Sep. 2015 ))/ count )
=11.692/( (96.997+99.867)/ 2 )
=11.692/98.432
=11.88 %

* 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.


Breeze-Eastern  (AMEX:BZC) 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 bank’s 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:

ROA %(Q: Sep. 2015 )
=Net Income/Total Assets
=11.692/98.432
=(Net Income / Revenue)*(Revenue / Total Assets)
=(11.692 / 95.588)*(95.588 / 98.432)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover
=12.23 %*0.9711
=11.88 %

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.


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Breeze-Eastern (Breeze-Eastern) Business Description

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Breeze-Eastern Corp a Delaware corporation was organized in 1962. The Company designs, develops, manufactures, sells and services sophisticated engineered mission equipment for specialty aerospace and defense applications. Its core business is aerospace and defense products. The Company develops helicopter hoist and winch systems, including systems for the current generation of Sikorsky H-60 Blackhawk and Naval Hawk, Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey, Boeing CH-47 Chinook, Dolphin, Changhe Z-11, Agusta Westland A-W109, AW119 and AW139 helicopter. It also designs, markets, sells and services a line of hydraulic and electric aircraft cargo winch system. Its external cargo hook systems are original equipment on military medium and heavy lift helicopters. Its latest designs incorporate load sensing and display technology and automatic load release features. It also manufactures cargo and aircraft tie-downs which are included in this product line. It makes static-line retrieval and cargo winches for military cargo aircraft including the Boeing C-17, Alenia C-27J and CASA CN-235 and CASA C-295. Its weapons handling systems include weapons handling equipment for land-based rocket launchers and munitions hoists for loading missiles and other loads using electric power or exchangeable battery packs. It supplies this equipment for the United States, Japanese and European Multiple-Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) and the United States High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS). It performs overhaul, repair and maintenance services for all of its products. These services are performed at its Whippany, New Jersey facility. It also has licensed third-party vendors to perform these services.
Executives
Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value Lp 10 percent owner 450 SEVENTH AVENUE, SUITE 509, NEW YORK NY 10123
Nelson Obus 10 percent owner
Wynnefield Capital Management Llc 10 percent owner 450 SEVENTH AVE, STE 509, NEW YORK NY 10123
Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value Lp I 10 percent owner 450 SEVENTH AVENUE, SUITE 509, NEW YORK NY 10123
Joshua Landes 10 percent owner
Wynnefield Capital Inc 10 percent owner 450 SEVENTH AVE, STE 509, NEW YORK NY 10123
Wynnefield Small Cap Value Offshore Fund Ltd 10 percent owner 450 SEVENTH AVE, STE 509, NEW YORK NY 10123
Frederick Gerald Wasserman director 4 NOBADEER DRIVE, PENNINGTON NJ 08534
Russell M Sarachek director 4718 FOXHALL CRESCENTS NW, WASHINGTON DC 20007
William H Alderman director C/O AVIATION SALES CO, 6905 N.W. 25TH ST, MIAMI FL 33122
Channel Partnership Ii L P 10 percent owner 450 SEVENTH AVENUE SUITE 509, NEW YORK NY 10123
Jay R Harris director
Gail Lieberman director 175 EAST 79TH STREET, APT. 4D, NEW YORK NY 10075
Joseph S Bracewell director WASHINGTONFIRST BANKSHARES, INC., 11921 FREEDOM DRIVE, SUITE 250, RESTON VA 20190
John H Dalton director 50 OLD WEBSTER ROAD, OXFORD MA 01540

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