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Inuvo (INUV) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : -292.40% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Inuvo 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. Inuvo's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-9.60 Mil. Inuvo's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.28 Mil. Therefore, Inuvo's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -292.40%.

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

INUV' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1462.46   Med: -177.6   Max: -65.86
Current: -250.94

During the past 13 years, Inuvo's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was -65.86%. The lowest was -1,462.46%. And the median was -177.60%.

INUV's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked worse than
97.12% of 903 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 5.5 vs INUV: -250.94

Inuvo Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

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

Inuvo Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -1,462.46 -65.86 -116.61 -238.58

Inuvo 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 -202.49 -285.54 -342.63 -108.96 -292.40

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

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Inuvo'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.


Inuvo's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Inuvo's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Inuvo Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

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

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2023 )  (A: Dec. 2022 )(A: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Dec. 2023 )  (A: Dec. 2022 )(A: Dec. 2023 )
=-10.39/( (6.246+2.464 )/ 2 )
=-10.39/4.355
=-238.58 %

Inuvo'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 )
=-9.604/( (4.105+2.464)/ 2 )
=-9.604/3.2845
=-292.40 %

* 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.


Inuvo  (AMEX:INUV) 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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Inuvo (INUV) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
500 President Clinton Avenue, Suite 300, Little Rock, AR, USA, 72201
Inuvo Inc develops and sells information technology solutions for marketing. It develops technology to deliver content and targeted advertisements over the internet. Its products and services include ValidClick and IntentKey. The company's platforms identify and message online audiences for any product or service across devices, channels, and formats, including video, mobile, connected TV, display, social, and native. It has clients from various industries that include retail, automotive, insurance, health care, technology, telecommunications, and finance. Its ValidClick platform provides marketing services to Yahoo, Google, and Microsoft. Geographically all its operations function through the United States.
Executives
Barry Lowenthal officer: President 500 PRESIDENT CLINTON AVE., SUITE 300, LITTLE ROCK AR 72201
Kenneth Ewell Lee director 500 PRESIDENT CLINTON AVE., SUITE 300, LITTLE ROCK AR 72201
Jonathan Bond director C/O SITO MOBILE, LTD., 100 TOWN SQUARE PLACE, SUITE 204, JERSEY CITY NJ 07310
Charles D Morgan director, 10 percent owner 3530 GILLESPIE STREET, DALLAS TX 75219
John B Pisaris officer: General Counsel C/O MIVA, INC., 5220 SUMMERLIN COMMONS BLVD., SUITE 500, FORT MYERS FL 33907
Barrett Don Walker Iii officer: Chief Operating Officer 143 VARICK STREET, NEW YORK NY 10013
Richard K Howe director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 1 INFORMATION WAY, LITTLE ROCK AR 72202
Gordon J Cameron director 8415 WEMBLEY CT., CHAGRIN FALLS OH 44023
G Kent Burnett director 1600 CANTRELL ROAD, LITTLE ROCK AR 72201
Patrick Terrell 10 percent owner
Tocqueville Asset Management L.p. other: Director-by-Deputization 40 WEST 57TH STREET, 19TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Andrea Haldeman officer: Chief Revenue Officer 500 PRESIDENT CLINTON AVE., SUITE 300, LITTLE ROCK AR 72201
Netseer Inc 10 percent owner 5104 Old Ironsides Drive, Suite 108, Santa Clara CA 95054
Wallace D Ruiz officer: CFO
Charles L Pope director 4902 EISENHOWER BOULEVARD, TAMPA FL 33634