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African Discovery Group (African Discovery Group) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : -46.01% (As of Aug. 2023)


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What is African Discovery Group 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. African Discovery Group's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 was $-0.20 Mil. African Discovery Group's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 was $0.44 Mil. Therefore, African Discovery Group's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 was -46.01%.

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

AFDG' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -41.55   Med: 46   Max: 81.52
Current: -23.01

During the past 6 years, African Discovery Group's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 81.52%. The lowest was -41.55%. And the median was 46.00%.

AFDG's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked worse than
93.71% of 509 companies
in the Conglomerates industry
Industry Median: 7.34 vs AFDG: -23.01

African Discovery Group Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for African Discovery Group'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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African Discovery Group Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

African Discovery Group Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Feb12 Feb13 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 26.64 81.52 -41.55 46.00 48.99

African Discovery Group Semi-Annual Data
Jun10 Dec10 Jun11 Feb12 Aug12 Feb13 Aug13 Feb15 Aug15 Feb16 Aug16 Feb17 Aug22 Aug23
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 34.55 79.03 26.43 76.19 -46.01

Competitive Comparison of African Discovery Group's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Conglomerates subindustry, African Discovery Group'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.


African Discovery Group's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, African Discovery Group's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



African Discovery Group Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

African Discovery Group's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2017 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Feb. 2017 )  (A: Feb. 2016 )(A: Feb. 2017 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Feb. 2017 )  (A: Feb. 2016 )(A: Feb. 2017 )
=0.266/( (0.33+0.756 )/ 2 )
=0.266/0.543
=48.99 %

African Discovery Group's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Aug. 2023 )  (Q: Aug. 2022 )(Q: Aug. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Aug. 2023 )  (Q: Aug. 2022 )(Q: Aug. 2023 )
=-0.202/( (0+0.439)/ 1 )
=-0.202/0.439
=-46.01 %

* 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 (Aug. 2023) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


African Discovery Group  (OTCPK:AFDG) 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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African Discovery Group (African Discovery Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
445 Park Avenue, Ninth Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10022
African Discovery Group Inc primary business from which it currently generates revenue includes power, agriculture/sustainability, media, strategic minerals, and finance sectors on the African continent.

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