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eFuture Holding (eFuture Holding) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : -77.88% (As of Sep. 2016)


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What is eFuture Holding 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. eFuture Holding's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was $-4.53 Mil. eFuture Holding's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was $5.82 Mil. Therefore, eFuture Holding's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was -77.88%.

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

EFUT's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 7.71
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Return-on-Tangible-Equity only.

eFuture Holding Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

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

eFuture Holding Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -61.48 -17.87 -53.78 98.03 25.24

eFuture Holding Quarterly Data
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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 -89.67 271.36 -100.31 -54.24 -77.88

Competitive Comparison of eFuture Holding's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Software - Application subindustry, eFuture Holding'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.


eFuture Holding's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, eFuture Holding's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



eFuture Holding Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

eFuture Holding's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2015 )  (A: Dec. 2014 )(A: Dec. 2015 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Dec. 2015 )  (A: Dec. 2014 )(A: Dec. 2015 )
=1.169/( (1.537+7.725 )/ 2 )
=1.169/4.631
=25.24 %

eFuture Holding's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Sep. 2016 )  (Q: Jun. 2016 )(Q: Sep. 2016 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Sep. 2016 )  (Q: Jun. 2016 )(Q: Sep. 2016 )
=-4.532/( (6.096+5.543)/ 2 )
=-4.532/5.8195
=-77.88 %

* 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 (Sep. 2016) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


eFuture Holding  (NAS:EFUT) 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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eFuture Holding (eFuture Holding) Business Description

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E-Future Information Technology, Inc., established under the Cayman Islands Companies Law on November 2, 2000. The Company changed its name from 'e-Future Information Technology Inc.' to 'eFuture Information Technology Inc.' in December 2008. It provides software and services to China's retail and consumer goods industries. It offers one-stop, end-to-end integrated portfolio of software and services from factory to consumer on seven verticals: Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), Department Store, Shopping Mall, Grocery, Logistics, Specialty Store and Online Retailers. Its clients include manufacturers, distributors, resellers, logistics companies and retailers. The Company's client base encompasses corporations such as Procter & Gamble, Pepsi, L'Oreal, Kimberly-Clark, Gucci and B&Q as well as Chinese companies. The Company has three business lines: software, professional services and cloud service. Its software solutions include the management of merchandizing, distribution, warehousing, supply chains, customer relationships, logistics and points of sale. It consists of three deployable groups of products: Foundation Solutions, Collaborative Solutions and Intelligent Solutions. Foundation Solutions - are used to meet client needs for services such as retail management, point of sale ('POS'), distribution management, logistics management, warehouse management, vendor payment and control and loyalty card management. Collaborative Solutions - are used to meet client needs for services such as visual SCM and visual process management systems. Depending on the type of customer and their needs, clients use a variety of Collaborative Solutions. Intelligent Solutions - are used to meet client needs for services such as business intelligence, brand analysis, supplier relationship management and customer relationship management systems. Professional Services includes recurring maintenance and support services on existing software installations, delivery services, consulting services and outsourcing services. Maintenance and Support Service - is provided following the installation of its software solutions, as clients will typically require ongoing maintenance support and software upgrades to ensure the efficient operation of their system. Consulting Service - is provided by its consulting services group which consists of business consultants, systems analysts and technical personnel. Outsourcing Service - is flexible by design to meet its clients' changing requirements. Cloud Service consists of cloud services based on cloud computing architecture, such as Salesforce Automation. Its regional service centers in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Qingdao, Xi'an, Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Chongqing and Shenzhen.

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