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Sasol (SSL) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : -5.71% (As of Jun. 2023)


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What is Sasol 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. Sasol's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was $-616 Mil. Sasol's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was $10,799 Mil. Therefore, Sasol's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was -5.71%.

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

SSL' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -50.69   Med: 6.45   Max: 23.64
Current: 4.6

During the past 13 years, Sasol's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 23.64%. The lowest was -50.69%. And the median was 6.45%.

SSL's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked worse than
57.99% of 1526 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 5.935 vs SSL: 4.60

Sasol Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

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

Sasol Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.49 -45.94 6.83 22.31 4.25

Sasol Semi-Annual Data
Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23
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 -7.60 18.28 27.55 14.67 -5.71

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

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Sasol'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.


Sasol's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Sasol's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sasol Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

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

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Jun. 2023 )  (A: Jun. 2022 )(A: Jun. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Jun. 2023 )  (A: Jun. 2022 )(A: Jun. 2023 )
=469.41/( (11734.369+10334.226 )/ 2 )
=469.41/11034.2975
=4.25 %

Sasol's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Jun. 2023 )  (Q: Dec. 2022 )(Q: Jun. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Jun. 2023 )  (Q: Dec. 2022 )(Q: Jun. 2023 )
=-616.49/( (11263.947+10334.226)/ 2 )
=-616.49/10799.0865
=-5.71 %

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


Sasol  (NYSE:SSL) 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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Sasol (SSL) Business Description

Industry
Address
50 Katherine Street, Sasol Place, Sandton, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2196
Sasol Ltd operates as a vertically integrated chemicals and energy company through its two main segments: Energy business and Chemical business. It generates maximum revenue from the Chemicals segment. The company operates coal mines and its upstream interests in oil and gas, both of which are used as feedstock in the company's energy and chemicals operations. Sasol markets commodity and performance chemicals, sells liquid fuel products, and markets, distributes and transports pipeline gas. Geographically the company generates the majority of its revenue from South Africa.