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Guidewire Software (Guidewire Software) ROE %

: 3.15% (As of Jan. 2024)
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ROE % is calculated as Net Income divided by its average Total Stockholders Equity over a certain period of time. Guidewire Software's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $38.7 Mil. Guidewire Software's average Total Stockholders Equity over the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $1,230.9 Mil. Therefore, Guidewire Software's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 3.15%.

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

GWRE' s ROE % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -12.04   Med: -0.15   Max: 3.37
Current: -4.17

During the past 13 years, Guidewire Software's highest ROE % was 3.37%. The lowest was -12.04%. And the median was -0.15%.

GWRE's ROE % is ranked worse than
63.21% of 2639 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 3.15 vs GWRE: -4.17

Guidewire Software ROE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Guidewire Software'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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Guidewire Software Annual Data
Trend Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
ROE %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.39 -1.68 -4.15 -12.04 -8.44

Guidewire Software Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
ROE % 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.06 -15.09 4.08 -9.00 3.15

Competitive Comparison

For the Software - Application subindustry, Guidewire Software'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.


Guidewire Software ROE % Distribution

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Guidewire Software's ROE % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Guidewire Software's ROE % falls into.



Guidewire Software ROE % Calculation

Guidewire Software's annualized ROE % for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2023 is calculated as

ROE %=Net Income (A: Jul. 2023 )/( (Total Stockholders Equity (A: Jul. 2022 )+Total Stockholders Equity (A: Jul. 2023 ))/ count )
=-111.855/( (1451.657+1199.466)/ 2 )
=-111.855/1325.5615
=-8.44 %

Guidewire Software's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

ROE %=Net Income (Q: Jan. 2024 )/( (Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Oct. 2023 )+Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Jan. 2024 ))/ count )
=38.748/( (1205.649+1256.113)/ 2 )
=38.748/1230.881
=3.15 %

* 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 four times the quarterly (Jan. 2024) net income data. ROE % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.


Guidewire Software  (NYSE:GWRE) 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: Jan. 2024 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=38.748/1230.881
=(Net Income / Revenue )*(Revenue / Total Assets)*(Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
=(38.748 / 963.588)*(963.588 / 1966.5585)*(1966.5585 / 1230.881)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover*Equity Multiplier
=4.02 %*0.49*1.5977
=ROA %*Equity Multiplier
=1.97 %*1.5977
=3.15 %

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: Jan. 2024 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=38.748/1230.881
=(Net Income / Pre-Tax Income) * (Pre-Tax Income / Operating Income) * (Operating Income / Revenue) * (Revenue / Total Assets) * (Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
= (38.748 / 27.856) * (27.856 / -49.64) * (-49.64 / 963.588) * (963.588 / 1966.5585) * (1966.5585 / 1230.881)
= Tax Burden * Interest Burden * Operating Margin % * Asset Turnover * Equity Multiplier
= 1.391 * -0.5612 * -5.15 % * 0.49 * 1.5977
=3.15 %

Note: The net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Jan. 2024) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (Jan. 2024) 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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Guidewire Software (Guidewire Software) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
970 Park Pl., Suite 200, San Mateo, CA, USA, 94403
Guidewire Software provides software solutions for property and casualty insurers. Flagship product InsuranceSuite is an on-premises system of record and comprises ClaimCenter, a claims management system; PolicyCenter, a policy management system including policy definitions, quotas, issuance, maintenance, and renewal; and BillingCenter, for billing management, payment plans, and agent commissions. The company also offers InsuranceNow, a cloud-based offering, as well as a variety of other add-on applications.
Executives
Jeffrey Elliott Cooper officer: Interim CFO C/O GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC., 970 PARK PL, SUITE 200, SAN MATEO CA 94403
James Winston King officer: Chief Admin Officer, Gen Couns C/O GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC., 970 PARK PL, SUITE 200, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Priscilla Hung officer: PRESIDENT & COO C/O GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC., 970 PARK PL, SUITE 200, SAN MATEO CA 94403
John P Mullen officer: President & CRO C/O GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC., 970 PARK PL, SUITE 200, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Michael George Rosenbaum director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC., 970 PARK PL, SUITE 200, SAN MATEO CA 94403
David S Bauer director C/O GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC., 2850 S DELAWARE STREET, S-400, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Brown Andrew William Fraser director C/O GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC., 970 PARK PL, SUITE 200, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Marcus Ryu director 2850 S DELAWARE STREET, SUITE 400, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Michael C Keller director C/O GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC., 2850 S. DELAWARE ST. STE 400, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Michael Polelle officer: Chief Delivery Officer 2850 S DELAWARE STREET, SUITE 400, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Rajani Ramanathan director C/O GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC., 2850 S DELAWARE STREET, S-400, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Odowd Frank E Jr officer: Chief Sales Officer GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC., 2850 S. DELAWARE ST. STE 400, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Paul Lavin director C/O GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC., 2850 S. DELAWARE STREET, SUITE 400, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Steven P. Sherry officer: Chief Sales Officer GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC., 2850 S. DELAWARE STREET, SUITE 400, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Margaret Dillon director C/O GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC., 2850 DELAWARE ST. STE 400, SAN MATEO CA 94403