ROA % is calculated as Net Income divided by its average Total Assets over a certain period of time. Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP's annualizedNet Income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was $-73.6 Mil.
Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP's average Total Assets over the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was $266.2 Mil. Therefore, Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP's annualized ROA % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was -27.66%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP's ROA % or its related term are showing as below:
RNF's ROA % is not ranked *
in the Agriculture industry.
Industry Median: 2.37 * Ranked among companies with meaningful ROA % only.
Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP ROA % Historical 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.
Competitive Comparison of Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP's ROA %
For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP'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.
Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP's ROA % Distribution in the Agriculture Industry
For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP's ROA % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP's ROA % falls into.
* 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 (Dec. 2015) 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 (Dec. 2015) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 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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Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP (Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP) Business Description
Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP is a Delaware limited partnership formed in July 2011. The Company is engaged in manufacturing of nitrogen fertilizer. The Company owns and operates two fertilizer facilities: East Dubuque Facility and Pasadena Facility. The East Dubuque Facility produces ammonia, UAN, liquid and granular urea, nitric acid and food-grade carbon dioxide, or CO2, using natural gas as its primary feedstock. Some of these products are final products sold to customers, and others, including ammonia, are both final products and feedstocks for other products, such as UAN, nitric acid, liquid urea and granular urea. The Pasadena Facility ceased production of diammonium phosphate and monoammonium phosphate. Its Pasadena Facility is the producer of synthetic ammonium sulfate and the third largest producer of ammonium sulfate in North America. The Pasadena Facility's products are applied to many types of crops including soybeans, potatoes, cotton, canola, alfalfa, corn and wheat. The Company is subject to a number of federal and state laws and regulations related to safety, including the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act, or OSHA, and comparable state statutes, the purpose of which are to protect the health and safety of workers.
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