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Yelp (YELP) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : 17.30% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Yelp 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. Yelp's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $110 Mil. Yelp's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $634 Mil. Therefore, Yelp's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 17.30%.

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

YELP' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.6   Med: 5.76   Max: 19.27
Current: 16.23

During the past 13 years, Yelp's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 19.27%. The lowest was -6.60%. And the median was 5.76%.

YELP's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked better than
71.49% of 505 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 3.26 vs YELP: 16.23

Yelp Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

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

Yelp 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 5.12 -2.83 5.80 5.89 16.03

Yelp 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 13.51 -0.79 9.91 37.97 17.30

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

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Yelp'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.


Yelp's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

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

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



Yelp Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Yelp'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 )
=99.173/( (598.999+638.01 )/ 2 )
=99.173/618.5045
=16.03 %

Yelp'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 )
=109.624/( (629.67+638.01)/ 2 )
=109.624/633.84
=17.30 %

* 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.


Yelp  (NYSE:YELP) 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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Yelp (YELP) Business Description

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Address
350 Mission Street, 10th Floor, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94105
Yelp Inc operates in the online content market based in the United States. It provides a web-based platform and mobile application to bridge the gap between businesses and consumers. The platform assists consumers through product reviews, tips, photos and videos thereby enabling them in making better buying decisions and posting their feedbacks. Its products and services includes Advertising Products and Business Page Products. In addition, it also lets the buyers directly transact with businesses directly through its platform. Yelp generates revenue mainly from the sale of advertising on its website and mobile app to businesses. The company generates majority of the revenue from United States.
Executives
David A Schwarzbach officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O YELP INC.., 350 MISSION STREET, 10TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Joseph R Nachman officer: SVP, Sales C/O YELP INC., 350 MISSION STREET, 10TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Sam Eaton officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O YELP, 350 MISSION STREET, 10TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Jeremy Stoppelman director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O YELP INC., 350 MISSION STREET, 10TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Carmen Orr officer: Chief People Officer C/O YELP INC., 140 NEW MONTGOMERY STREET, 9TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Craig Saldanha officer: Chief Product Officer C/O YELP INC., 140 NEW MONTGOMERY STREET, 9TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Yelp Inc officer: Chief Technology Officer 350 MISSION STREET, 10TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Chris Terrill director FORT WASHINGTON EXECUTIVE CENTER, 600 OFFICE CENTER DRIVE, FORT WASHINGTON PA 19034
Vivek Patel officer: Chief Product Officer C/O YELP INC., 140 MONTGOMERY ST, 9TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Miriam Warren officer: Chief Diversity Officer C/O YELP, 140 NEW MONTGOMERY STREET, 9TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Laurence Wilson officer: General Counsel and Secretary C/O YELP! INC., 706 MISSION ST., SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Carolyn Patterson officer: Chief People Officer C/O YELP, 140 NEW MONTGOMERY STREET, 9TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Royce A. Wells director C/O YELP INC., 350 MISSION STREET, 10TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Christine Barone director C/O YELP INC., 350 MISSION STREET, 10TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
James Miln officer: Interim CFO C/O YELP INC., 140 NEW MONTGOMERY ST., 9TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105

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