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Canadian Solar (Canadian Solar) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : 3.56% (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Canadian Solar 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. Canadian Solar's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $88 Mil. Canadian Solar's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $2,457 Mil. Therefore, Canadian Solar's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 3.56%.

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

CSIQ' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.83   Med: 12.15   Max: 45.07
Current: 16.71

During the past 13 years, Canadian Solar's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 45.07%. The lowest was 5.83%. And the median was 12.15%.

CSIQ's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked better than
81.54% of 964 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 4.95 vs CSIQ: 16.71

Canadian Solar Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Canadian Solar'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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Canadian Solar Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

Canadian Solar Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
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Canadian Solar Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 18.40 17.16 16.92 30.44 3.56

Competitive Comparison of Canadian Solar's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Solar subindustry, Canadian Solar'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.


Canadian Solar's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Canadian Solar's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Canadian Solar Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Canadian Solar'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 )
=239.968/( (1782.091+1924.109 )/ 2 )
=239.968/1853.1
=12.95 %

Canadian Solar's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Sep. 2023 )  (Q: Jun. 2023 )(Q: Sep. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Sep. 2023 )  (Q: Jun. 2023 )(Q: Sep. 2023 )
=87.564/( (2433.578+2480.174)/ 2 )
=87.564/2456.876
=3.56 %

* 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 (Sep. 2023) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


Canadian Solar  (NAS:CSIQ) 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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Canadian Solar (Canadian Solar) Business Description

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Address
545 Speedvale Avenue West, Guelph, ON, CAN, N1K 1E6
Canadian Solar Inc is a Canadian solar power company. It is an integrated provider of solar power products, services, and system solutions. The company engages in designing, developing and manufacturing solar ingots, wafers, cells, modules and other solar power products. It operates through two business segments CSI Solar and Global Energy segment. The CSI Solar segment design, develop and manufacture solar ingots, wafers, cells, modules and other solar power and battery storage products. Its Energy segment primarily comprises solar and battery storage project development and sale, O&M and asset management services for operational projects, sale of electricity, and investment in retained assets.