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WEX (WEX) ROE %

: 19.31% (As of Dec. 2023)
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ROE % is calculated as Net Income divided by its average Total Stockholders Equity over a certain period of time. WEX's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $340 Mil. WEX's average Total Stockholders Equity over the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,758 Mil. Therefore, WEX's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 19.31%.

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

WEX' s ROE % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -12.72   Med: 9.7   Max: 20.6
Current: 15.49

During the past 13 years, WEX's highest ROE % was 20.60%. The lowest was -12.72%. And the median was 9.70%.

WEX's ROE % is ranked better than
77.35% of 2640 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 3.16 vs WEX: 15.49

WEX ROE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for WEX'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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WEX Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
ROE %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.33 -12.72 0.01 11.55 15.37

WEX Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 21.63 16.39 22.17 4.25 19.31

Competitive Comparison

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, WEX'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.


WEX ROE % Distribution

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

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



WEX ROE % Calculation

WEX'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 )
=266.6/( (1649.5+1820.6)/ 2 )
=266.6/1735.05
=15.37 %

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

ROE %=Net Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/( (Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Sep. 2023 )+Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=339.6/( (1696.3+1820.6)/ 2 )
=339.6/1758.45
=19.31 %

* 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 (Dec. 2023) net income data. ROE % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.


WEX  (NYSE:WEX) 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
=339.6/1758.45
=(Net Income / Revenue )*(Revenue / Total Assets)*(Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
=(339.6 / 2653.2)*(2653.2 / 13891.25)*(13891.25 / 1758.45)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover*Equity Multiplier
=12.8 %*0.191*7.8997
=ROA %*Equity Multiplier
=2.44 %*7.8997
=19.31 %

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
=339.6/1758.45
=(Net Income / Pre-Tax Income) * (Pre-Tax Income / Operating Income) * (Operating Income / Revenue) * (Revenue / Total Assets) * (Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
= (339.6 / 433.6) * (433.6 / 634) * (634 / 2653.2) * (2653.2 / 13891.25) * (13891.25 / 1758.45)
= Tax Burden * Interest Burden * Operating Margin % * Asset Turnover * Equity Multiplier
= 0.7832 * 0.6839 * 23.9 % * 0.191 * 7.8997
=19.31 %

Note: The net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (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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WEX (WEX) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 Hancock Street, Portland, ME, USA, 04101
WEX Inc is a provider of corporate payment solutions. The company operates three business segments: Fleet solutions, Travel & Corporate Solutions, and Health & Employee Benefit Solutions. Fleet Solutions, the largest segment by revenue, provides fleet vehicle payment-processing services for commercial and government fleets. Travel and corporate solutions offer business-to-business payment processing and transaction monitoring services. Health and employee benefit solutions generate revenue from healthcare payment products and its consumer-directed software platform. Wex's largest end market is the United States of America.
Executives
Jack Vanwoerkom director
Jennifer Kimball officer: Interim CFO C/O WEX INC., 97 DARLING AVENUE, SOUTH PORTLAND ME 04106
Stephen Montgomery Smith director C/O WEX INC., 97 DARLING AVENUE, SOUTH PORTLAND ME 04106
Robert Joseph Deshaies officer: President, WEX Health C/O WEX INC., 97 DARLING AVENUE, SOUTH PORTLAND ME 04106
Melanie J Tinto officer: Chief Human Resources Officer C/O WEX INC., 97 DARLING AVENUE, SOUTH PORTLAND ME 04106
James R Groch director 50 SOUTH 16TH STREET, SUITE 3000, PHILADELPHIA PA 19102
Carlos Carriedo officer: COO, International C/0 WEX INC., 97 DARLING AVENUE, SOUTH PORTLAND ME 04106
Melissa D Goodwin officer: SVP, Finance and CFO C/O WRIGHT EXPRESS CORPORATION, 97 DARLING AVENUE, SOUTH PORTLAND ME 04106
Regina O Sommer director 201 JONES RD, WALTHAM MA 02451
David G Cooper officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O WEX INC., 9, SOUTH PORTLAND ME 04106
Hilary A Rapkin officer: SVP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec. C/O WRIGHT EXPRESS CORPORATION, 97 DARLING AVENUE, SOUTH PORTLAND ME 04106
Derrick A. Roman director C/O COMMSCOPE HOLDING COMPANY, INC., 1100 COMMSCOPE PLACE, SE, HICKORY NC 28602
Jagtar Narula officer: Chief Financial Officer 333 THREE D SYSTEMS CIRCLE, ROCK HILL SC 29730
Karen B. Stroup officer: Chief Digital Officer 440 S. CHURCH STREET, SUITE 700, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Bhavana Bartholf director C/O WEX INC., 97 DARLING AVENUE, SOUTH PORTLAND ME 04106

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