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American Capital (American Capital) Asset Turnover : 0.02 (As of Sep. 2016)


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What is American Capital Asset Turnover?

Asset Turnover measures how quickly a company turns over its asset through sales. It is calculated as Revenue divided by Total Assets. American Capital's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2016 was $94.0 Mil. American Capital's Total Assets for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was $5,017.0 Mil. Therefore, American Capital's Asset Turnover for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was 0.02.

Asset Turnover is linked to ROE % through Du Pont Formula. American Capital's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was 12.54%. It is also linked to ROA % through Du Pont Formula. American Capital's annualized ROA % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was 11.24%.


American Capital Asset Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Capital's Asset Turnover 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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American Capital Asset Turnover Chart

American Capital Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Asset Turnover
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American Capital Quarterly Data
Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16
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Competitive Comparison of American Capital's Asset Turnover

For the Asset Management subindustry, American Capital's Asset Turnover, along with its competitors' market caps and Asset Turnover 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.


American Capital's Asset Turnover Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, American Capital's Asset Turnover distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American Capital's Asset Turnover falls into.



American Capital Asset Turnover Calculation

Asset Turnover measures how quickly a company turns over its asset through sales.

American Capital's Asset Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Asset Turnover
=Revenue/Average Total Assets
=Revenue (A: Dec. 2015 )/( (Total Assets (A: Dec. 2014 )+Total Assets (A: Dec. 2015 ))/ count )
=671/( (7640+6244)/ 2 )
=671/6942
=0.10

American Capital's Asset Turnover for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 is calculated as

Asset Turnover
=Revenue/Average Total Assets
=Revenue (Q: Sep. 2016 )/( (Total Assets (Q: Jun. 2016 )+Total Assets (Q: Sep. 2016 ))/ count )
=94/( (5334+4700)/ 2 )
=94/5017
=0.02

* 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.

Companies with low profit margins tend to have high Asset Turnover, while those with high profit margins have low Asset Turnover. Companies in the retail industry tend to have a very high turnover ratio.


American Capital  (NAS:ACAS) Asset Turnover Explanation

Asset Turnover is linked to ROE % through Du Pont Formula.

American Capital's annulized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 is

ROE %**(Q: Sep. 2016 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=564/4497
=(Net Income / Revenue)*(Revenue / Total Assets)*(Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
=(564 / 376)*(376 / 5017)*(5017/ 4497)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover*Equity Multiplier
=150 %*0.0749*1.1156
=ROA %*Equity Multiplier
=11.24 %*1.1156
=12.54 %

Note: The Net Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2016) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2016) revenue data.

* 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.

** The ROE % used above is for Du Pont Analysis only. It is different from the defined ROE % page on our website, as here it uses Net Income instead of Net Income attributable to Common Stockholders in the calculation.

It is also linked to ROA % through Du Pont Formula:

American Capital's annulized ROA % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 is

ROA %(Q: Sep. 2016 )
=Net Income/Total Assets
=564/5017
=(Net Income / Revenue)*(Revenue / Total Assets)
=(564 / 376)*(376 / 5017)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover
=150 %*0.0749
=11.24 %

Note: The Net Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2016) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2016) revenue data.

* 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.


Be Aware

In the article Joining The Dark Side: Pirates, Spies and Short Sellers, James Montier reported that In their US sample covering the period 1968-2003, Cooper et al find that firms with low asset growth outperformed firms with high asset growth by an astounding 20% p.a. equally weighted. Even when controlling for market, size and style, low asset growth firms outperformed high asset growth firms by 13% p.a. Therefore a company with fast asset growth may underperform.

Therefore, it is a good sign if a company's Asset Turnover is consistent or even increases. If a company's asset grows faster than sales, its Asset Turnover will decline, which can be a warning sign.


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American Capital (American Capital) Business Description

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American Capital Ltd was founded in 1986 and incorporated in Delaware. On August 29, 1997, it completed an initial public offering and became a non-diversified closed end investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. It is an asset management and private equity firm. The Company originates, underwrites and manages investments in middle market private equity, leveraged finance, real estate, energy and structured products. It invests in senior and mezzanine debt and equity in buyouts of private companies sponsored by it or sponsored by other private equity funds and provide capital directly to early stage and mature private and small public companies. Its business objectives are to increase its net earnings and net asset value by making investments with attractive current yields and/or potential for equity appreciation and realized gains. Its investments can be divided into the following six business lines: American Capital One Stop Buyouts, Sponsor Finance Investments, Direct and Other Investments, European Capital, Asset Management and Structured Products. The Company competes with strategic buyers, private equity funds, mezzanine debt funds and other buyers and financing sources, including traditional financial services companies such as finance companies, commercial banks, investment banks and other equity and non-equity based investment funds. The Company and its portfolio companies are subject to regulation by laws at the local, state, federal and foreign level, including with respect to securities laws, tax and accounting standards.
Executives
Susan K Nestegard director AMERICAN CAPITAL, LTD., 2 BETHESDA METRO, 14TH FLOOR, BETHESDA MD 20814
Gordon Obrien officer: See Remarks 1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE, ELGIN IL 60120
Peterson Kenneth D Jr director 2 BETHESDA METRO CENTER, 14TH FLOOR, BETHESDA MD 20814
Samuel Allan Flax officer: EVP, GC and Secretary 2 BETHESDA METRO CENTER, 14TH FLOOR, BETHESDA MD 20814
Alvin N Puryear director 2 BETHESDA METRO CENTER, 14TH FLOOR, BETHESDA MD 20814
Malon Wilkus director, officer: Chairman and CEO 2 BETHESDA METRO CENTER, 14TH FLOOR, BETHESDA MD 20814
John R Erickson officer: See Remarks 2 BETHESDA METRO CENTER, 14TH FLOOR, BETHESDA MD 20814
Kristen L Manos director 855 EAST MAIN AVENUE, ZEELAND MI 49454-0302
Ira Wagner officer: Pres., European Priv Fin 2 BETHESDA METRO CENTER, 14TH FLOOR, BETHESDA MD 20814
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Paulson & Co. Inc. 10 percent owner 1133 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036

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