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Safeguard Scientifics (Safeguard Scientifics) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : -70.76% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Safeguard Scientifics 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. Safeguard Scientifics's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-17.66 Mil. Safeguard Scientifics's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $24.95 Mil. Therefore, Safeguard Scientifics's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -70.76%.

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

SFES' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -70.41   Med: -23.64   Max: 64.68
Current: -33.97

During the past 13 years, Safeguard Scientifics's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 64.68%. The lowest was -70.41%. And the median was -23.64%.

SFES's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked worse than
94.75% of 1675 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 4.46 vs SFES: -33.97

Safeguard Scientifics Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Safeguard Scientifics'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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Safeguard Scientifics Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

Safeguard Scientifics Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 64.68 -45.70 47.61 -33.50 -36.03

Safeguard Scientifics Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -52.20 -42.25 -38.06 12.70 -70.76

Competitive Comparison of Safeguard Scientifics's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Asset Management subindustry, Safeguard Scientifics'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.


Safeguard Scientifics's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Safeguard Scientifics's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Safeguard Scientifics Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Safeguard Scientifics's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2023 )  (A: Dec. 2022 )(A: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Dec. 2023 )  (A: Dec. 2022 )(A: Dec. 2023 )
=-9.828/( (34.576+19.98 )/ 2 )
=-9.828/27.278
=-36.03 %

Safeguard Scientifics's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Dec. 2023 )  (Q: Sep. 2023 )(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Dec. 2023 )  (Q: Sep. 2023 )(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-17.656/( (29.926+19.98)/ 2 )
=-17.656/24.953
=-70.76 %

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


Safeguard Scientifics  (OTCPK:SFES) 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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Safeguard Scientifics (Safeguard Scientifics) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
150 N. Radnor Chester Road, Suite F-200, Radnor, PA, USA, 19087
Safeguard Scientifics Inc is engaged in the development of early- and growth-stage businesses by providing capital and relevant expertise to fuel the growth of an attractive portfolio of technology-enabled healthcare, digital media, and other companies. Safeguard generally promotes the growth and development of these companies through Board representation and minority equity ownership. In addition to supporting the companies, Safeguard's strategy focuses on pursuing monetization opportunities in order to return value to shareholders.
Executives
Satterfield Thomas A Jr 10 percent owner 2609 CALDWELL MILL LN, BIRMINGHAM AL 35243
Beth Michelson director C/O CARTESIAN GROWTH CORPORATION II, 505 FIFTH AVENUE, 15TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Ross D Demont director 51 PICKWICK ROAD, NEWTON MA 02465
Manko Joseph M. Jr. director 1717 ARCH STREET, 37TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Bob Rosenthal director 20 NEWBURY ST, BOSTON MA 02116
Mark Herndon officer: SVP & Chief Financial Officer C/O SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS, INC., 170 N. RADNOR-CHESTER ROAD, SUITE 200, RADNOR PA 19087
Eric Salzman officer: Chief Restructuring Officer C/O 8X8 INC., 675 CREEKSIDE WAY, CAMPCALL CA 95008
Ira M Lubert director C/O PENN. REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, 200 S. BROAD ST., THE BELLEVUE, PHILADEPHIA PA 19102
John Joseph Roberts director 1007 CANTERBURY LANE, VILLANOVA PA 19085
Brian J Sisko officer: Senior V.P. & General Counsel 435 DEVON PARK DRIVE, BUILDING 800, WAYNE PA 19087
Russell D Glass director 170 N. RADNOR-CHESTER ROAD, SUITE 200, RADNOR PA 19087
David A Kille officer: Senior VP & CFO C/O SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS, INC., 170 N. RADNOR-CHESTER ROAD, SUITE 200, RADNOR PA 19087
Maureen F Morrison director C/O ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, 2905 PREMIERE PKWY, STE 300, DULUTH GA 30097
Stephen T Zarrilli officer: Acting Sr VP & Acting CFO FIBERLINK COMMUNICATIONS CORP., 794 PENLLYN PIKE, BLUE BELL PA 19422
Andrew E Lietz director P O BOX 738, RYE NH 03870