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Alseres Pharmaceuticals (Alseres Pharmaceuticals) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : 0.00% (As of Jun. 2014)


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What is Alseres Pharmaceuticals 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. Alseres Pharmaceuticals's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 was $-1.28 Mil. Alseres Pharmaceuticals's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 was $-10.80 Mil. Therefore, Alseres Pharmaceuticals's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 was N/A%.

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

ALSE's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is not ranked *
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: -47.81
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Return-on-Tangible-Equity only.

Alseres Pharmaceuticals Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

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

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Competitive Comparison of Alseres Pharmaceuticals's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Alseres Pharmaceuticals'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.


Alseres Pharmaceuticals's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Alseres Pharmaceuticals's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Alseres Pharmaceuticals Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Alseres Pharmaceuticals's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2013 )  (A: Dec. 2012 )(A: Dec. 2013 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Dec. 2013 )  (A: Dec. 2012 )(A: Dec. 2013 )
=-0.942/( (-26.351+-10.269 )/ 2 )
=-0.942/-18.31
=N/A %

Alseres Pharmaceuticals's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Jun. 2014 )  (Q: Mar. 2014 )(Q: Jun. 2014 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Jun. 2014 )  (Q: Mar. 2014 )(Q: Jun. 2014 )
=-1.284/( (-10.622+-10.979)/ 2 )
=-1.284/-10.8005
=N/A %

* 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 (Jun. 2014) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


Alseres Pharmaceuticals  (OTCPK:ALSE) 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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Alseres Pharmaceuticals (Alseres Pharmaceuticals) Business Description

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Address
275 Grove Street, Suite 2-400, Auburndale, MA, USA, 02466
Alseres Pharmaceuticals Inc is a US-based biotechnology company. It is focused on the development of diagnostic and therapeutic products for disorders in the central nervous system. The company's lead product candidate is Altropane, a proprietary molecular imaging agent which is used to diagnose Parkinson's disease and dementia. Further, it is focused on entering into partnerships to ensure development and commercialization of its product. Geographically the firm carries out its business through the region of United States.
Executives
Mark Jerome Pykett officer: President and COO 223A MAIN ST, BOXFORD MA 021921
Robert Langer director 98 MONTVALE RD, NEWTON MA 02459
Peter G Savas director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 110 HARTWELL AVENUE, LEXINGTON MA 02173
John T Preston director C/O MOLTEN METAL TECHNOLOTY INC, 400-2 TOTTEN POND ROAD, WALTHAM MA 02154
Rice Kenneth L Jr officer: Exec VP of Fin & Admin & CFO C/O 85 MAIN STREET, HOPKINTON MA 01748
Joseph P Hernon officer: Chief Financial Officer 1607 PONCE DE LEON AVENUE, SUITE 407, SAN JUAN PR 00909
Stephen M Peck director P O BOX 554, 3600 S LAKE DRIVE, ST FRANCIS WI, MILWAUKEE WI 53201-0554

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