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Central Securities (Central Securities) ROE % : 17.93% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Central Securities ROE %?

ROE % is calculated as Net Income divided by its average Total Stockholders Equity over a certain period of time. Central Securities's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $229.1 Mil. Central Securities's average Total Stockholders Equity over the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,277.9 Mil. Therefore, Central Securities's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 17.93%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Central Securities's ROE % or its related term are showing as below:

CET' s ROE % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -12.87   Med: 12.59   Max: 29.85
Current: 18.19

During the past 13 years, Central Securities's highest ROE % was 29.85%. The lowest was -12.87%. And the median was 12.59%.

CET's ROE % is ranked better than
86.92% of 1697 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 4.06 vs CET: 18.19

Central Securities ROE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Central Securities's ROE % 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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Central Securities ROE % Chart

Central Securities Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
ROE %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 28.53 7.26 29.85 -12.87 18.24

Central Securities Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
ROE % 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 10.29 -36.96 11.87 18.42 17.93

Competitive Comparison of Central Securities's ROE %

For the Asset Management subindustry, Central Securities's ROE %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROE % 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.


Central Securities's ROE % Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Central Securities's ROE % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Central Securities's ROE % falls into.



Central Securities ROE % Calculation

Central Securities's annualized ROE % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

ROE %=Net Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/( (Total Stockholders Equity (A: Dec. 2022 )+Total Stockholders Equity (A: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=223.636/( (1132.836+1319.865)/ 2 )
=223.636/1226.3505
=18.24 %

Central Securities's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

ROE %=Net Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/( (Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Jun. 2023 )+Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=229.086/( (1235.924+1319.865)/ 2 )
=229.086/1277.8945
=17.93 %

* 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 ROE %, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the net income data used here is two times the semi-annual (Dec. 2023) net income data. ROE % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.


Central Securities  (AMEX:CET) ROE % Explanation

ROE % measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' equity (also known as net assets or assets minus liabilities). ROE % shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. ROE %s between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.

The factors that affect a company's ROE % can be illustrated with the three-step DuPont Analysis:

ROE %(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=229.086/1277.8945
=(Net Income / Revenue )*(Revenue / Total Assets)*(Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
=(229.086 / 236.25)*(236.25 / 1281.5355)*(1281.5355 / 1277.8945)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover*Equity Multiplier
=96.97 %*0.1843*1.0028
=ROA %*Equity Multiplier
=17.87 %*1.0028
=17.93 %

With this breakdown, it is clear that if a company grows its Net Profit Margin, its Asset Turnover, or its Leverage, it can grow its ROE %.

The factors that affect a company's ROE % can also be illustrated with the five-step DuPont Analysis:

ROE %(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=229.086/1277.8945
=(Net Income / Pre-Tax Income) * (Pre-Tax Income / Revenue) * (Revenue / Total Assets) * (Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
= (229.086 / 229.086) * (229.086 / 236.25) * (236.25 / 1281.5355) * (1281.5355 / 1277.8945)
= Tax Burden * Pretax Margin % * Asset Turnover * Equity Multiplier
= 1 * 96.97 % * 0.1843 * 1.0028
=17.93 %

Note: The net income data used here is two times the semi-annual (Dec. 2023) net income data. The Revenue data used here is two times the semi-annual (Dec. 2023) revenue data. The same rule applies to Pre-Tax Income and Operating Income.
* In the five-step DuPont Analysis, Operating Income is only available for non-financial companies. Thus, for Insurance companies, we use EBIT as a substitution of Operating Income. For Banks, both Operating Income and EBIT is unavailable. Thus we combined Interest Burden and Operating Margin % into Pretax Margin %, and the DuPont Analysis is divided into four components instead.

* 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

Net Income is used.

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the equity multiplier when investing in high ROE % companies. Like ROA %, ROE % is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.

Asset light businesses require very few assets to generate very high earnings. Their ROE %s can be extremely high.


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Central Securities (Central Securities) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
630 Fifth Avenue, Suite 820, New York, NY, USA, 10111
Central Securities Corp is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is long-term growth of capital. The company invests primarily in common stocks, bonds, convertible bonds, preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks, warrants, options real estate, or short-term obligations of governments, banks, and corporations.
Executives
John C Hill officer: Vice President C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP, 630 FIFTH AVE, NEW YORK NY 10111
Andrew J O'neill officer: Vice President C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
David Martin Poppe director C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Leo Price Blackford director C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
David Charles Colander director C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Marlene A Krumholz officer: Vice President & Secretary C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP, 630 FIFTH AVE, NEW YORK NY 10111
Simms C Browning director C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Donald G Calder director C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Kidd Wilmot H Iv director C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Jay R Inglis director C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Walker C Carter Jr director C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Lawrence P Vogel officer: Vice President & Treasurer C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Charles N Edgerton officer: Vice President & Treasurer C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP, 630 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
William E Sheeline officer: Vice President CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP., 630 FIFTH AVE. SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Johnson Christian A Endeavor Foundation 10 percent owner 1060 PARK AVE, NEW YORK NY 10028

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