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Interlink Electronics (Interlink Electronics) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : -21.71% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Interlink Electronics 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. Interlink Electronics's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.79 Mil. Interlink Electronics's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $8.26 Mil. Therefore, Interlink Electronics's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -21.71%.

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

LINK' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.92   Med: 6.78   Max: 38.22
Current: -4.04

During the past 13 years, Interlink Electronics's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 38.22%. The lowest was -6.92%. And the median was 6.78%.

LINK's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked worse than
73.62% of 2365 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 5.56 vs LINK: -4.04

Interlink Electronics Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

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

Interlink Electronics Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -4.70 1.33 -6.92 13.01 -3.64

Interlink Electronics Quarterly Data
Jun18 Sep18 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 44.33 -6.96 17.12 -5.69 -21.71

Competitive Comparison of Interlink Electronics's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Interlink Electronics'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.


Interlink Electronics's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Interlink Electronics's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Interlink Electronics Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Interlink Electronics'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 )
=-0.383/( (13.122+7.913 )/ 2 )
=-0.383/10.5175
=-3.64 %

Interlink Electronics'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 )
=-1.792/( (8.598+7.913)/ 2 )
=-1.792/8.2555
=-21.71 %

* 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.


Interlink Electronics  (NAS:LINK) 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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Interlink Electronics (Interlink Electronics) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1 Jenner, Suite 200, Irvine, CA, USA, 92618
Interlink Electronics Inc designs, develops, manufactures, and sells its proprietary materials technology, firmware, and software into a portfolio of standard sensor-based products and custom sensor system solutions. These include sensor components, subassemblies, modules, and products that support effective, efficient cursor control and novel three-dimensional user inputs. Its Human Machine Interface technology platforms are deployed in a wide range of markets, including consumer electronics, automotive, industrial, and medical. The geographical segments of the company are the United States, Asia & Middle East, and Europe & others.
Executives
Maria N. Fregosi director C/O HOME POINT CAPITAL INC., 2211 OLD EARHART ROAD, SUITE 250, ANN ARBOR MI 48105
Joy C. Hou director C/O QUALSTAR CORPORATION, 1267 FLYNN ROAD, CAMARILLO CA 93012
Sb4 Investments Llc 10 percent owner 10100 SANTA MONICA BLVD, SUITE 1400, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Peter Roussak officer: VP, General Counsel 1 JENNER, SUITE 200, C/O INTERLINK ELECTRONICS, INC., IRVINE CA 92618
David John Wolenski director 5328 W. BURGUNDY PL., LITTLETON CO 80123
Zhiyun Gene Chen officer: VP Engineering & Advanced MATL 1 JENNER, SUITE 200, IRVINE CA 92618
Ryan Hoffman officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O INTERLINK ELECTRONICS, INC., 1 JENNER, SUITE 200, IRVINE CA 92618
Steven N Bronson director, 10 percent owner, officer: COB, CEO and President
Frank H Levinson director 3736 FALLON ROAD #428, DUBLIN CA 94568
Mark Albert Bailey director C/O INTERLINK ELECTRONICS, INC., 31248 OAK CREST DRIVE, WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91361
Leonard Hagan 10 percent owner 650 THOMAS AVENUE, BALDWIN NY 11510
Angela Blatteis director 7 BEVERLY PARK, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
David S. Burnett officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O INTERLINK ELECTRONICS, INC., 31248 OAK CREST DRIVE, SUITE 110, WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91361
Bkf Asset Holdings, Inc. 10 percent owner 3990-B HERITAGE OAK COURT, SIMI VALLEY CA 93063
Bkf Capital Group Inc 10 percent owner 1 JENNER, SUITE 200, IRVINE CA 92618