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Global-Tech Advanced Innovations (Global-Tech Advanced Innovations) ROE % : -11.15% (As of Sep. 2015)


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What is Global-Tech Advanced Innovations ROE %?

ROE % is calculated as Net Income divided by its average Total Stockholders Equity over a certain period of time. Global-Tech Advanced Innovations's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was $-6.43 Mil. Global-Tech Advanced Innovations's average Total Stockholders Equity over the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was $57.69 Mil. Therefore, Global-Tech Advanced Innovations's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was -11.15%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Global-Tech Advanced Innovations's ROE % or its related term are showing as below:

GAI's ROE % is not ranked *
in the Semiconductors industry.
Industry Median: 4.44
* Ranked among companies with meaningful ROE % only.

Global-Tech Advanced Innovations ROE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Global-Tech Advanced Innovations'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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Global-Tech Advanced Innovations ROE % Chart

Global-Tech Advanced Innovations Annual Data
Trend Mar06 Mar07 Mar08 Mar09 Mar10 Mar11 Mar12 Mar13 Mar14 Mar15
ROE %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -5.20 1.80 -2.50 -14.79 -10.20

Global-Tech Advanced Innovations Semi-Annual Data
Mar05 Sep05 Mar06 Sep06 Mar07 Sep07 Mar08 Mar09 Mar10 Sep10 Mar11 Sep11 Mar12 Sep12 Mar13 Sep13 Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15
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 -18.23 -11.25 -7.80 -12.57 -11.15

Competitive Comparison of Global-Tech Advanced Innovations's ROE %

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Global-Tech Advanced Innovations'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.


Global-Tech Advanced Innovations's ROE % Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Global-Tech Advanced Innovations's ROE % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Global-Tech Advanced Innovations's ROE % falls into.



Global-Tech Advanced Innovations ROE % Calculation

Global-Tech Advanced Innovations's annualized ROE % for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2015 is calculated as

ROE %=Net Income (A: Mar. 2015 )/( (Total Stockholders Equity (A: Mar. 2014 )+Total Stockholders Equity (A: Mar. 2015 ))/ count )
=-6.421/( (66.174+59.752)/ 2 )
=-6.421/62.963
=-10.20 %

Global-Tech Advanced Innovations's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 is calculated as

ROE %=Net Income (Q: Sep. 2015 )/( (Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Mar. 2015 )+Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Sep. 2015 ))/ count )
=-6.43/( (59.752+55.622)/ 2 )
=-6.43/57.687
=-11.15 %

* 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 (Sep. 2015) net income data. ROE % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.


Global-Tech Advanced Innovations  (NAS:GAI) 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: Sep. 2015 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=-6.43/57.687
=(Net Income / Revenue )*(Revenue / Total Assets)*(Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
=(-6.43 / 70.86)*(70.86 / 96.0935)*(96.0935 / 57.687)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover*Equity Multiplier
=-9.07 %*0.7374*1.6658
=ROA %*Equity Multiplier
=-6.69 %*1.6658
=-11.15 %

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: Sep. 2015 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=-6.43/57.687
=(Net Income / Pre-Tax Income) * (Pre-Tax Income / Operating Income) * (Operating Income / Revenue) * (Revenue / Total Assets) * (Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
= (-6.43 / -6.49) * (-6.49 / -10.94) * (-10.94 / 70.86) * (70.86 / 96.0935) * (96.0935 / 57.687)
= Tax Burden * Interest Burden * Operating Margin % * Asset Turnover * Equity Multiplier
= 0.9908 * 0.5932 * -15.44 % * 0.7374 * 1.6658
=-11.15 %

Note: The net income data used here is two times the semi-annual (Sep. 2015) net income data. The Revenue data used here is two times the semi-annual (Sep. 2015) 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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Global-Tech Advanced Innovations (Global-Tech Advanced Innovations) Business Description

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Global-Tech Advanced Innovations Inc was organized as an international business company under the laws of the British Virgin Islands on May 2, 1991 and became a publicly traded entity on April 7, 1998. The Company was an exporter of small electrical appliances to North American and European markets. The Company produces complementary metal oxide semiconductor camera modules for sale to cellular phone manufacturers. The Company also comprises immaterial product lines and development programs. It continues to acquire new technologies in an effort to expand its capabilities in manufacturing finished products and components. Its patents are registered in various jurisdictions, including the United States, the United Kingdom, China and France. It competes with established companies in Hong Kong and China, a number of which have substantially greater technical, financial and marketing resources. Competition for contract manufacturing products is based on unit price, product quality and availability and service. Its operations and assets in China are subject to significant political, economic, legal and other uncertainties.

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