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Comtech Telecommunications (Comtech Telecommunications) ROE % : -7.51% (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Comtech Telecommunications ROE %?

ROE % is calculated as Net Income divided by its average Total Stockholders Equity over a certain period of time. Comtech Telecommunications's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $-42.2 Mil. Comtech Telecommunications's average Total Stockholders Equity over the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $562.1 Mil. Therefore, Comtech Telecommunications's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was -7.51%.

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

CMTL' s ROE % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -14   Med: 2.31   Max: 6.28
Current: -4.13

During the past 13 years, Comtech Telecommunications's highest ROE % was 6.28%. The lowest was -14.00%. And the median was 2.31%.

CMTL's ROE % is ranked worse than
73.04% of 2411 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 4.75 vs CMTL: -4.13

Comtech Telecommunications ROE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Comtech Telecommunications'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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Comtech Telecommunications ROE % Chart

Comtech Telecommunications Annual Data
Trend Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
ROE %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.81 1.29 -14.00 -6.16 -4.79

Comtech Telecommunications Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 -3.44 -5.39 -2.57 -1.04 -7.51

Competitive Comparison of Comtech Telecommunications's ROE %

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Comtech Telecommunications'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.


Comtech Telecommunications's ROE % Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Comtech Telecommunications's ROE % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Comtech Telecommunications's ROE % falls into.



Comtech Telecommunications ROE % Calculation

Comtech Telecommunications'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 )
=-26.899/( (571.789+550.51)/ 2 )
=-26.899/561.1495
=-4.79 %

Comtech Telecommunications'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 )
=-42.232/( (550.84+573.454)/ 2 )
=-42.232/562.147
=-7.51 %

* 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.


Comtech Telecommunications  (NAS:CMTL) 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
=-42.232/562.147
=(Net Income / Revenue )*(Revenue / Total Assets)*(Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
=(-42.232 / 536.9)*(536.9 / 1004.649)*(1004.649 / 562.147)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover*Equity Multiplier
=-7.87 %*0.5344*1.7872
=ROA %*Equity Multiplier
=-4.21 %*1.7872
=-7.51 %

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
=-42.232/562.147
=(Net Income / Pre-Tax Income) * (Pre-Tax Income / Operating Income) * (Operating Income / Revenue) * (Revenue / Total Assets) * (Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
= (-42.232 / -12.776) * (-12.776 / 3.04) * (3.04 / 536.9) * (536.9 / 1004.649) * (1004.649 / 562.147)
= Tax Burden * Interest Burden * Operating Margin % * Asset Turnover * Equity Multiplier
= 3.3056 * -4.2026 * 0.57 % * 0.5344 * 1.7872
=-7.51 %

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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Comtech Telecommunications (Comtech Telecommunications) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
68 South Service Road, Suite 230, Melville, NY, USA, 11747
Comtech Telecommunications Corp is a provider of modern communications solutions. The company is engaged in designing, developing, producing and marketing products, systems, and services for communications solutions. It is engaged in two business segments, Satellite and Space Communications and Terrestrial and Wireless Networks. Majority of sales are generated from Satellite and Space Communications segment.
Executives
Wendi B. Carpenter director 2401 EAST 86TH ST., BLOOMINGTON MN 55425
Mark R. Quinlan director 150 EAST 52ND STREET, 21ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Bruce T Crawford director 255 SOUTH KING ST., SUITE 1800, SEATTLE WA 98104
Ellen M. Lord director 1100 N. WOOD DALE ROAD, WOOD DALE IL 60191
Maria Hedden officer: Chief Operating Officer 68 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD, SUITE 230, MELVILLE NY 11747
Donald E. Walther officer: Chief Legal Officer 500 108TH AVENUE NE, SUITE 1500, BELLEVUE WA 98004
Michael Bondi officer: Corporate Controller 68 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD, SUITE 230, MELVILLE NY 11747
Ken Allen Peterman director 68 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD, SUITE 230, MELVILLE NY 11747
Yelena Simonyuk officer: Chief Legal Officer 68 S. SERVICE ROAD, SUITE 230, MELVILLE NY 11747
Michael Porcelain officer: VP of Finance & Internal Audit 68 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD, SUITE 230, MELVILLE NY 11747
Yacov A Shamash director
Lisa /adv Lesavoy director 166 E 63RD ST, NEW YORK NY 10021
Judy Chambers director 68 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD, SUITE 230, MELVILLE NY 11747
Richard L Burt officer: Sr. Vice President 68 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD, SUITE 230, MELVILLE NY 11747
John Branscum officer: Sr. Vice President COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., 68 SOUTH SERVICE RD., SUITE 230, MELVILLE NY 11747