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Viscount Systems (Viscount Systems) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : 0.00% (As of Jun. 2016)


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What is Viscount Systems 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. Viscount Systems's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 was $-2.20 Mil. Viscount Systems's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 was $-6.88 Mil. Therefore, Viscount Systems's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 was N/A%.

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

VSYS's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 12.135
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Return-on-Tangible-Equity only.

Viscount Systems Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Viscount Systems'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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Viscount Systems Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Viscount Systems's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, Viscount Systems'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.


Viscount Systems's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Viscount Systems's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Viscount Systems Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Viscount Systems'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 )
=-2.623/( (-2.061+-6.25 )/ 2 )
=-2.623/-4.1555
=N/A %

Viscount Systems's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Jun. 2016 )  (Q: Mar. 2016 )(Q: Jun. 2016 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Jun. 2016 )  (Q: Mar. 2016 )(Q: Jun. 2016 )
=-2.2/( (-6.546+-7.21)/ 2 )
=-2.2/-6.878
=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. 2016) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


Viscount Systems  (OTCPK:VSYS) 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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Viscount Systems (Viscount Systems) Business Description

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Address
4585 Tillicum Street, Burnaby, BC, CAN, V5J 5K9
Viscount Systems Inc is engaged in designing, manufacturing, and servicing of physical access control and telephone entry products. Its product includes Enterphone Access Control products, Enterphone iQ, MESH and Freedom Access Control Systems, and Freedom. It operates through two segments; The Manufacturing segment designs produces and sells intercom and door access control systems that utilize telecommunications to control access to buildings and other facilities for security purpose. The Servicing segment provides maintenance to these intercom and door access control systems.
Executives
Alexander J Buehler director C/O INSITUFORM TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 17988 EDISON AVENUE, CHESTERFIELD MO 63005
Geoffrey W Arens director, 10 percent owner C/O DENDERA CAPITAL FUND LP, NEW YORK NY 10017
Ned L Siegel director, other: Chairman of the Board 600 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES CA 90017
Dennis R Raefield director 4 ORCHARD LN, ALAMO CA 94507

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