ROA % is calculated as Net Income divided by its average Total Assets over a certain period of time. Monster Worldwide's annualizedNet Income for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was $-722.0 Mil.
Monster Worldwide's average Total Assets over the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was $837.9 Mil. Therefore, Monster Worldwide's annualized ROA % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was -86.17%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Monster Worldwide's ROA % or its related term are showing as below:
MWW's ROA % is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 3.565 * Ranked among companies with meaningful ROA % only.
Monster Worldwide ROA % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Monster Worldwide's ROA % 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.
Competitive Comparison of Monster Worldwide's ROA %
For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, Monster Worldwide's ROA %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROA % 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.
Monster Worldwide's ROA % Distribution in the Business Services Industry
For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Monster Worldwide's ROA % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Monster Worldwide's ROA % falls into.
Monster Worldwide ROA % Calculation
Monster Worldwide's annualized ROA % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as:
* 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 ROA %, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total assets over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data,
the Net Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2016) net income data.
ROA % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.
Monster Worldwide (NYSE:MWW) ROA % Explanation
ROA % measures the rate of return on the total assets (shareholder equity plus liabilities). It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from shareholders' equity plus its liabilities. ROA % shows how well a company uses what it has to generate earnings. ROA %s can vary drastically across industries. Therefore, ROA % should not be used to compare companies in different industries. For retailers, a ROA % of higher than 5% is expected. For example, Wal-Mart (WMT) has a ROA % of about 8% as of 2012. For banks, ROA % is close to their interest spread. A banks ROA % is typically well under 2%.
Similar to ROE, ROA % is affected by profit margins and asset turnover. This can be seen from the Du Pont Formula:
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
Like ROE, ROA % is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in the company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective. ROA % can be affected by events such as stock buyback or issuance, and by goodwill, a company's tax rate and its interest payment. ROA % may not reflect the true earning power of the assets. A more accurate measurement is ROC % (ROC).
Many analysts argue the higher return the better. Buffett states that really high ROA % may indicate vulnerability in the durability of the competitive advantage.
E.g. Raising $43b to take on KO is impossible, but $1.7b to take on Moody's is. Although Moody's ROA % and underlying economics is far superior to Coca Cola, the durability is far weaker because of lower entry cost.
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Monster Worldwide (Monster Worldwide) Business Description
Monster Worldwide Inc was incorporated in Delaware on August 30, 1996. The Company together with its subsidiaries is engaged in connecting people to jobs, wherever they are. The Company offers services in approximately more than 40 countries, providing some of the sophisticated job seeking, career management, recruitment and talent management capabilities. The Company provides its services through digital, social and mobile solutions, including its flagship website monster.com and other products and services. The Company operates through two segments including Careers-North America and Careers-International. It offers placement of job advertisements on the websites within the Monster network, access to the Monster network of online resume and social profile databases, recruitment media services and other career-related services. The Company's segments provide online services to customers in diversified industries throughout North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region. The Company's services and solutions include searchable job advertisements; resume database access; recruitment media solutions through advertising network and partnerships; social job distribution through Twitter and Facebook; display advertising; lead generation; social profile aggregation; and other career-related content. In addition, the Company has alliances with media and publishing companies, including approximately 1,000 newspapers in the United States, which extends its presence with local and regional job seekers. The Company's sales resources consist of field sales, telesales, a self-service e-Commerce channel, and resellers such as newspapers and recruitment advertising agencies. Its sales activities are geared toward enterprise, small and medium sized businesses ("SMBs"), staffing companies, government agencies, and advertising agencies. Its customers are comprised of enterprise organizations, small and medium-sized organizations, federal, state and local government agencies, educational institutions and individuals. The Company faces competition from a number of sources including other employment-related websites, general classified advertising websites, professional networking and social networking websites, traditional media companies, Internet portals, search engines and general-interest websites such as blogs.
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