ROA % is calculated as Net Income divided by its average Total Assets over a certain period of time. Anacor Pharmaceuticals's annualizedNet Income for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2016 was $-64.59 Mil.
Anacor Pharmaceuticals's average Total Assets over the quarter that ended in Mar. 2016 was $170.05 Mil. Therefore, Anacor Pharmaceuticals's annualized ROA % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2016 was -37.98%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Anacor Pharmaceuticals's ROA % or its related term are showing as below:
ANAC's ROA % is not ranked *
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: -35.42 * Ranked among companies with meaningful ROA % only.
* 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 Anacor Pharmaceuticals's ROA %
For the Biotechnology subindustry, Anacor Pharmaceuticals'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.
Anacor Pharmaceuticals's ROA % Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry
For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Anacor Pharmaceuticals's ROA % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Anacor Pharmaceuticals's ROA % falls into.
Anacor Pharmaceuticals ROA % Calculation
Anacor Pharmaceuticals's annualized ROA % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 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. 2016) net income data.
ROA % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.
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. 2016) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 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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Anacor Pharmaceuticals (Anacor Pharmaceuticals) Business Description
Anacor Pharmaceuticals Inc was incorporated in Delaware in December 2000 and began business operations in March 2002. It is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in discovering, developing and commercializing novel small-molecule therapeutics derived from its boron chemistry platform. It has discovered, synthesized and developed eight molecules that are currently in development. The Company's main product candidates include two topically administered dermatologic compounds, tavaborole (formerly referred to as AN2690) and AN2728. Tavaborole is a topical treatment for onychomycosis, a fungal infection of the nail and nail bed. AN2728 is its main topical anti-inflammatory product candidate for the treatment of atopic dermatitis and psoriasis, chronic inflammatory skin diseases that affect millions of people. In addition, the Company has three other wholly-owned clinical product candidates; AN2718 and AN2898, which are backup compounds to tavaborole and AN2728, respectively, and AN3365 (formerly referred to as GSK2251052, or GSK '052), an antibiotic for the treatment of infections caused by Gram-negative bacteria, which previously was licensed to GlaxoSmithKline LLC (GSK). It has also discovered three other compounds that it has out-licensed for further development; one is licensed to Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly), for the treatment of an animal health indication; a second compound, AN5568, also referred to as SCYX-7158, is licensed to Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), for human African trypanosomiasis (HAT, or sleeping sickness); and a third compound is licensed to GSK for tuberculosis (TB). As of February 1, 2014, the company was the owner of record, either solely or with a collaborator, of 23 issued U.S. patents. The Company and its third-party manufacturers are subject to periodic inspections of facilities by the FDA and other authorities, including procedures and operations used in the testing and manufacture of its products to assess its compliance with applicable regulations.
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