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Daily Journal (Daily Journal) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : 24.40% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Daily Journal 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. Daily Journal's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $50.46 Mil. Daily Journal's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $206.78 Mil. Therefore, Daily Journal's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 24.40%.

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

DJCO' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -34.88   Med: 0.74   Max: 56.97
Current: 7.93

During the past 13 years, Daily Journal's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 56.97%. The lowest was -34.88%. And the median was 0.74%.

DJCO's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked better than
50.48% of 2379 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 7.63 vs DJCO: 7.93

Daily Journal Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Daily Journal'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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Daily Journal Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

Daily Journal Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -17.56 2.89 56.97 -34.88 11.31

Daily Journal Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 37.94 18.72 1.31 -12.73 24.40

Competitive Comparison of Daily Journal's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Software - Application subindustry, Daily Journal'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.


Daily Journal's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Daily Journal's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Daily Journal Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Daily Journal's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Sep. 2023 )  (A: Sep. 2022 )(A: Sep. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Sep. 2023 )  (A: Sep. 2022 )(A: Sep. 2023 )
=21.452/( (179.017+200.469 )/ 2 )
=21.452/189.743
=11.31 %

Daily Journal's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Dec. 2023 )  (Q: Sep. 2023 )(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Dec. 2023 )  (Q: Sep. 2023 )(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=50.46/( (200.469+213.084)/ 2 )
=50.46/206.7765
=24.40 %

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


Daily Journal  (NAS:DJCO) 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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Daily Journal (Daily Journal) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
915 East First Street, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 90012
Daily Journal Corp publishes newspapers and websites covering California and Arizona and produces several specialized information services. The company operates in two segments: Traditional business and Journal Technologies. It also serves as a newspaper representative specializing in public notice advertising. The majority of revenue is generated from the Journal Technologies segment.
Executives
Gerald L Salzman director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O DAILY JOURNAL, 915 E. FIRST STREET, LOS ANGELES CA 90012
Guerin John Patrick Et Al director, 10 percent owner 355 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 34TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071-1560
Mary Conlin director P.O. BOX 1516, PACIFIC PALISADES CA 90272
Charles T Munger director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman 355 S GRAND AV, 34TH FL, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Munger, Marshall & Co., A California Limited Partnership 10 percent owner 355 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 34TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071