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Cowen (COWN) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : 5.67% (As of Dec. 2022)


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What is Cowen Return-on-Tangible-Equity?

Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated as Net Income divided by its average total shareholder tangible equity. Total shareholder tangible equity equals to Total Stockholders Equity minus Intangible Assets. Cowen's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was $52 Mil. Cowen's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was $913 Mil. Therefore, Cowen's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was 5.67%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Cowen's Return-on-Tangible-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

COWN' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -9.06   Med: 6.4   Max: 35.69
Current: 8.57

During the past 13 years, Cowen's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 35.69%. The lowest was -9.06%. And the median was 6.40%.

COWN's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is not ranked
in the Capital Markets industry.
Industry Median: 5.46 vs COWN: 8.57

Cowen Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cowen's Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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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Cowen Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

Cowen Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.27 3.66 30.16 35.69 8.60

Cowen Quarterly Data
Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22
Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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 29.39 16.10 6.37 6.37 5.67

Competitive Comparison of Cowen's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Cowen's Return-on-Tangible-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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.


Cowen's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Cowen's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cowen's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.



Cowen Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Cowen's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2022 )  (A: Dec. 2021 )(A: Dec. 2022 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Dec. 2022 )  (A: Dec. 2021 )(A: Dec. 2022 )
=76.458/( (858.447+919.58 )/ 2 )
=76.458/889.0135
=8.60 %

Cowen's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Dec. 2022 )  (Q: Sep. 2022 )(Q: Dec. 2022 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Dec. 2022 )  (Q: Sep. 2022 )(Q: Dec. 2022 )
=51.712/( (905.623+919.58)/ 2 )
=51.712/912.6015
=5.67 %

* 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 Return-on-Tangible-Equity, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder tangible equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2022) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


Cowen  (NAS:COWN) Return-on-Tangible-Equity Explanation

Return-on-Tangible-Equity measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's tangible equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' tangible equity (shareholders equity minus intangibles). Return-on-Tangible-Equity shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. Return-on-Tangible-Equitys between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.


Be Aware

Net Income is used.

Because a company can increase its Return-on-Tangible-Equity by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high Return-on-Tangible-Equity companies. Like Return-on-Tangible-Asset, Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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 Return-on-Tangible-Equitys can be extremely high.


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Cowen (COWN) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
599 Lexington Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10022
Cowen provides financial services in two segments: the operating company, which includes Cowen Investment Management, investment banking, the markets division, and the research division; and the asset company, which consists of private investments, real estate investments and other legacy investment strategies. Cowen offers investment management services to institutional investors worldwide. The company offers its investment banking and research services to corporations and institutional investors in the U.S. and Europe. Revenue comes primarily through investment banking and brokerage services.
Executives
Lorence H. Kim director C/O SERES HEALTH, INC., 161 FIRST STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02472
Brett H Barth director COWEN INC., 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Stephen Lasota officer: Chief Financial Officer 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
John J Holmes officer: Chief Administrative Officer COWEN GROUP, INC., 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Owen S Littman officer: General Counsel COWEN GROUP, INC., 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Jeffrey M Solomon 10 percent owner, officer: Chmn Inv Comm/Prod Dev 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Gregg A Gonsalves director C/O CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC., 44 SOUTH BAYLES AVENUE, PORT WASHINGTON NY 11050
Lawrence E Leibowitz director C/O NYSE EURONEXT, 11 WALL STREET, NEW YORK NY 10005
Margaret L Poster director C/O COWEN INC., 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Peter A Cohen director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman, CEO, President 40 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 2020, NEW YORK NY 10019
Douglas Rediker director 599 LEXINGON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 11022
Michael Singer officer: CEO & President, Ramius LLC 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Jerome S Markowitz director C/O COUGAR TRADING, 375 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10021
Labranche George M L Iv director, officer: Senior Managing Director ONE EXCHANGE PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10006-3008
Labranche & Co Inc other: See Footnotes (1) and (2) ONE EXCHANGE PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10006-3008