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Alpha Imaging Technology (ROCO:3538) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : 15.63% (As of Dec. 2014)


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What is Alpha Imaging Technology 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. Alpha Imaging Technology's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was NT$106.3 Mil. Alpha Imaging Technology's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was NT$679.6 Mil. Therefore, Alpha Imaging Technology's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was 15.63%.

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

ROCO:3538' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -17.81   Med: 1.05   Max: 3.76
Current: 0.35

During the past 6 years, Alpha Imaging Technology's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 3.76%. The lowest was -17.81%. And the median was 1.05%.

ROCO:3538's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is not ranked
in the Semiconductors industry.
Industry Median: 5.21 vs ROCO:3538: 0.35

Alpha Imaging Technology Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alpha Imaging Technology'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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Alpha Imaging Technology Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

Alpha Imaging Technology Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 3.76 - -17.81 1.75 0.34

Alpha Imaging Technology Semi-Annual Data
Jun10 Dec10 Jun11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14
Return-on-Tangible-Equity Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -26.32 10.65 -7.09 -14.69 15.63

Competitive Comparison of Alpha Imaging Technology's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Alpha Imaging Technology'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.


Alpha Imaging Technology's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Alpha Imaging Technology's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Alpha Imaging Technology Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Alpha Imaging Technology's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2014 )  (A: Dec. 2013 )(A: Dec. 2014 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Dec. 2014 )  (A: Dec. 2013 )(A: Dec. 2014 )
=2.402/( (711.684+690.089 )/ 2 )
=2.402/700.8865
=0.34 %

Alpha Imaging Technology's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Dec. 2014 )  (Q: Jun. 2014 )(Q: Dec. 2014 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Dec. 2014 )  (Q: Jun. 2014 )(Q: Dec. 2014 )
=106.256/( (669.151+690.089)/ 2 )
=106.256/679.62
=15.63 %

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


Alpha Imaging Technology  (ROCO:3538) 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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Alpha Imaging Technology (ROCO:3538) Business Description

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Alpha Imaging Technology Corp. operates as an integrated chip fabless design company. It offers integrated mobile multimedia processors and image signal processing products for camera phones and multimedia phones.

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