Metro Global Media (Metro Global Media) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : 0.00% (As of Nov. 2001)

Metro Global Media Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

Metro Global Media Annual Data
	Trend	May92	May93	May94	May95	May96	May97	May98	May99	May00	May01
Return-on-Tangible-Equity		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					-2.92	-8.75	-56.41	-21.12	-315.59

Metro Global Media Quarterly Data
	Feb97	May97	Aug97	Nov97	Feb98	May98	Aug98	Nov98	Feb99	May99	Aug99	Nov99	Feb00	May00	Aug00	Nov00	Feb01	May01	Aug01	Nov01
Return-on-Tangible-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-156.74	-25.62	-1,984.08	-	-

Competitive Comparison of Metro Global Media's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Entertainment subindustry, Metro Global Media'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.

Metro Global Media's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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

Metro Global Media Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Metro Global Media's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2001 is calculated as

Metro Global Media's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2001 is calculated as

* 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 (Nov. 2001) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.

Metro Global Media  (GREY:MGMA) 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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