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National Grid (National Grid) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : 14.28% (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is National Grid 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. National Grid's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $2,792 Mil. National Grid's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $19,559 Mil. Therefore, National Grid's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 14.28%.

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

NGG' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 9.78   Med: 29.69   Max: 75.31
Current: 52.37

During the past 13 years, National Grid's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 75.31%. The lowest was 9.78%. And the median was 29.69%.

NGG's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked better than
87.01% of 508 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 10.855 vs NGG: 52.37

National Grid Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

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

National Grid Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.48 9.47 13.02 18.41 55.57

National Grid Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 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 8.67 38.93 20.22 95.85 14.28

Competitive Comparison of National Grid's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, National Grid'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.


National Grid's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, National Grid's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



National Grid Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

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

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Mar. 2023 )  (A: Mar. 2022 )(A: Mar. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Mar. 2023 )  (A: Mar. 2022 )(A: Mar. 2023 )
=9462.379/( (14530.962+19523.058 )/ 2 )
=9462.379/17027.01
=55.57 %

National Grid'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: Mar. 2023 )(Q: Sep. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Sep. 2023 )  (Q: Mar. 2023 )(Q: Sep. 2023 )
=2792.08/( (19523.058+19595.297)/ 2 )
=2792.08/19559.1775
=14.28 %

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


National Grid  (NYSE:NGG) 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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National Grid (National Grid) Business Description

Address
1-3 Strand, London, GBR, WC2N 5EH
National Grid owns and operates the electric transmission system in England and Wales. It sold the bulk of its U.K. gas transmission business in fiscal 2023 to fund the acquisition of PPL's U.K. power distribution assets. In the Northeastern United States, it serves electricity and gas customers combined in three states. It also owns regulated transmission and electricity generation in the United States, metering services, merchant transmission lines in the U.K., and the Grain (U.K.) liquefied natural gas facility.