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Sothebys (Sothebys) Asset Turnover : 0.14 (As of Jun. 2019)


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What is Sothebys Asset Turnover?

Asset Turnover measures how quickly a company turns over its asset through sales. It is calculated as Revenue divided by Total Assets. Sothebys's Revenue for the three months ended in Jun. 2019 was $362 Mil. Sothebys's Total Assets for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 was $2,667 Mil. Therefore, Sothebys's Asset Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 was 0.14.

Asset Turnover is linked to ROE % through Du Pont Formula. Sothebys's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 was 49.31%. It is also linked to ROA % through Du Pont Formula. Sothebys's annualized ROA % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 was 8.55%.


Sothebys Asset Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sothebys'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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Sothebys Asset Turnover Chart

Sothebys Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Asset Turnover
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.31 0.30 0.30 0.38 0.36

Sothebys Quarterly Data
Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19
Asset Turnover 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 0.13 0.05 0.15 0.07 0.14

Competitive Comparison of Sothebys's Asset Turnover

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Sothebys'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.


Sothebys's Asset Turnover Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Sothebys's Asset Turnover distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sothebys Asset Turnover Calculation

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

Sothebys's Asset Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Asset Turnover
=Revenue/Average Total Assets
=Revenue (A: Dec. 2018 )/( (Total Assets (A: Dec. 2017 )+Total Assets (A: Dec. 2018 ))/ count )
=1035.74/( (3087.307+2689.088)/ 2 )
=1035.74/2888.1975
=0.36

Sothebys's Asset Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 is calculated as

Asset Turnover
=Revenue/Average Total Assets
=Revenue (Q: Jun. 2019 )/( (Total Assets (Q: Mar. 2019 )+Total Assets (Q: Jun. 2019 ))/ count )
=361.778/( (2583.321+2750.588)/ 2 )
=361.778/2666.9545
=0.14

* 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.


Sothebys  (NYSE:BID) Asset Turnover Explanation

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

Sothebys's annulized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 is

ROE %**(Q: Jun. 2019 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=228.024/462.3865
=(Net Income / Revenue)*(Revenue / Total Assets)*(Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
=(228.024 / 1447.112)*(1447.112 / 2666.9545)*(2666.9545/ 462.3865)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover*Equity Multiplier
=15.76 %*0.5426*5.7678
=ROA %*Equity Multiplier
=8.55 %*5.7678
=49.31 %

Note: The Net Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Jun. 2019) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (Jun. 2019) 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:

Sothebys's annulized ROA % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 is

ROA %(Q: Jun. 2019 )
=Net Income/Total Assets
=228.024/2666.9545
=(Net Income / Revenue)*(Revenue / Total Assets)
=(228.024 / 1447.112)*(1447.112 / 2666.9545)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover
=15.76 %*0.5426
=8.55 %

Note: The Net Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Jun. 2019) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (Jun. 2019) 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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Sothebys (Sothebys) Business Description

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Address
1334 York Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10021
Sothebys is a global art business based in the United States. Its operations are organized under two segments: agency and finance. The agency business provides an auction space or private sale arrangements for sellers and buyers of fine art, decorative art, wine, jewelry and collectibles. The finance segment provides financing activities for collectors and art dealers. Sotheby's auction commissions include those paid by both buyer and seller, both of which are calculated as a percentage of the price of the property sold at auction. Sotheby's private sale commissions are part of a legally binding agreement between Sotheby's and the seller.
Executives
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Dennis M Weibling director 2300 CARILLON POINT, KIRKLAND WA 98033
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