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Exelis (FRA:6EX) Asset Turnover : 0.17 (As of Mar. 2015)


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What is Exelis Asset Turnover?

Asset Turnover measures how quickly a company turns over its asset through sales. It is calculated as Revenue divided by Total Assets. Exelis's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2015 was €725 Mil. Exelis's Total Assets for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 was €4,210 Mil. Therefore, Exelis's Asset Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 was 0.17.

Asset Turnover is linked to ROE % through Du Pont Formula. Exelis's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 was 19.63%. It is also linked to ROA % through Du Pont Formula. Exelis's annualized ROA % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 was 5.18%.


Exelis Asset Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for Exelis'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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Exelis Asset Turnover Chart

Exelis Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Asset Turnover
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 1.41 1.25 1.07 0.65 0.71

Exelis Quarterly Data
Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15
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 0.15 0.24 0.23 0.01 0.17

Competitive Comparison of Exelis's Asset Turnover

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Exelis'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.


Exelis's Asset Turnover Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Exelis's Asset Turnover distribution charts can be found below:

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



Exelis Asset Turnover Calculation

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

Exelis's Asset Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Asset Turnover
=Revenue/Average Total Assets
=Revenue (A: Dec. 2014 )/( (Total Assets (A: Dec. 2013 )+Total Assets (A: Dec. 2014 ))/ count )
=2657.647/( (3565.32+3956.058)/ 2 )
=2657.647/3760.689
=0.71

Exelis's Asset Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 is calculated as

Asset Turnover
=Revenue/Average Total Assets
=Revenue (Q: Mar. 2015 )/( (Total Assets (Q: Dec. 2014 )+Total Assets (Q: Mar. 2015 ))/ count )
=725.34/( (3956.058+4463.844)/ 2 )
=725.34/4209.951
=0.17

* 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.


Exelis  (FRA:6EX) Asset Turnover Explanation

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

Exelis's annulized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 is

ROE %**(Q: Mar. 2015 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=218.064/1110.8785
=(Net Income / Revenue)*(Revenue / Total Assets)*(Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
=(218.064 / 2901.36)*(2901.36 / 4209.951)*(4209.951/ 1110.8785)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover*Equity Multiplier
=7.52 %*0.6892*3.7897
=ROA %*Equity Multiplier
=5.18 %*3.7897
=19.63 %

Note: The Net Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2015) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2015) 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:

Exelis's annulized ROA % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 is

ROA %(Q: Mar. 2015 )
=Net Income/Total Assets
=218.064/4209.951
=(Net Income / Revenue)*(Revenue / Total Assets)
=(218.064 / 2901.36)*(2901.36 / 4209.951)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover
=7.52 %*0.6892
=5.18 %

Note: The Net Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2015) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2015) 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

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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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Exelis (FRA:6EX) Business Description

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Exelis Inc was incorporated in the state of Indiana on May 4, 2011. The Company is a diversified aerospace, defense, information and services Company. The Company operates in two segments: Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Electronics and Systems and Information and Technical Services to military, government and commercial customers in the United States and internationally. The C4ISR Electronics and Systems segment provides engineered systems and solutions, including: ISR systems; integrated electronic warfare systems; radar and sonar systems; electronic attack and release systems; communications solutions; space systems; and composite aerostructures, for government and commercial customers. The Information and Technical Services segment provides a broad range of service solutions, including: systems integration; network design and development; air traffic management; cyber; intelligence; operations; sustainment; advanced engineering; logistics; and space launch and range-support, for U.S. military and U.S. Government customers. The C4ISR Electronics and Systems' products are classified into Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Systems, Integrated Electronic Warfare Systems, Electronic Attack and Release Systems, Radar, Reconnaissance and Undersea Systems, Communications Solutions, Night Vision, Positioning, Navigation and Timing, Aerostructures, and Specialty Applications. Information and Technical Services product lines are classified into Advanced Information Solutions, Civil and Aerospace Systems, Command, Control and Communications Systems, Infrastructure Asset Management, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, and Information Technology and Network Communication Services. The Company's customers include the United States Department of Defense, including U.S. Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force, U.S. Government intelligence agencies, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Federal Aviation Administration. The Company competes against companies such as Lockheed Martin Corporation, The Boeing Company, Raytheon Company, General Dynamics Corporation, L-3 Communications Corporation, SAIC Inc., Northrop Grumman Corporation, Harris Corporation and BAE Systems, Inc. Internationally, it also competes against these same companies as well as Thales Group, EADS N.V., Finmeccanica S.p.A., among others The Company is subject to federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations.

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