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LegalZoom.com (LegalZoom.com) ROE % : 18.68% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is LegalZoom.com ROE %?

ROE % is calculated as Net Income divided by its average Total Stockholders Equity over a certain period of time. LegalZoom.com's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $29.5 Mil. LegalZoom.com's average Total Stockholders Equity over the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $158.1 Mil. Therefore, LegalZoom.com's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 18.68%.

The historical rank and industry rank for LegalZoom.com's ROE % or its related term are showing as below:

LZ' s ROE % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -28.67   Med: Negative Equity   Max: Negative Equity
Current: 8.98

During the past 7 years, LegalZoom.com's highest ROE % was Negative Equity%. The lowest was -28.67%. And the median was Negative Equity%.

LZ's ROE % is ranked better than
51.25% of 1040 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 8.71 vs LZ: 8.98

LegalZoom.com ROE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for LegalZoom.com's ROE % 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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LegalZoom.com ROE % Chart

LegalZoom.com Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
ROE %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Negative Equity Negative Equity - -28.67 8.97

LegalZoom.com Quarterly Data
Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
ROE % 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 4.71 -6.45 3.51 19.09 18.68

Competitive Comparison of LegalZoom.com's ROE %

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, LegalZoom.com's ROE %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROE % 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.


LegalZoom.com's ROE % Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, LegalZoom.com's ROE % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where LegalZoom.com's ROE % falls into.



LegalZoom.com ROE % Calculation

LegalZoom.com's annualized ROE % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

ROE %=Net Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/( (Total Stockholders Equity (A: Dec. 2022 )+Total Stockholders Equity (A: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=13.953/( (142.375+168.834)/ 2 )
=13.953/155.6045
=8.97 %

LegalZoom.com's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

ROE %=Net Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/( (Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Sep. 2023 )+Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=29.528/( (147.342+168.834)/ 2 )
=29.528/158.088
=18.68 %

* 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 ROE %, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) net income data. ROE % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.


LegalZoom.com  (NAS:LZ) ROE % Explanation

ROE % measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' equity (also known as net assets or assets minus liabilities). ROE % shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. ROE %s between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.

The factors that affect a company's ROE % can be illustrated with the three-step DuPont Analysis:

ROE %(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=29.528/158.088
=(Net Income / Revenue )*(Revenue / Total Assets)*(Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
=(29.528 / 634.652)*(634.652 / 437.1655)*(437.1655 / 158.088)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover*Equity Multiplier
=4.65 %*1.4517*2.7653
=ROA %*Equity Multiplier
=6.75 %*2.7653
=18.68 %

With this breakdown, it is clear that if a company grows its Net Profit Margin, its Asset Turnover, or its Leverage, it can grow its ROE %.

The factors that affect a company's ROE % can also be illustrated with the five-step DuPont Analysis:

ROE %(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=29.528/158.088
=(Net Income / Pre-Tax Income) * (Pre-Tax Income / Operating Income) * (Operating Income / Revenue) * (Revenue / Total Assets) * (Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
= (29.528 / 41.984) * (41.984 / 27.416) * (27.416 / 634.652) * (634.652 / 437.1655) * (437.1655 / 158.088)
= Tax Burden * Interest Burden * Operating Margin % * Asset Turnover * Equity Multiplier
= 0.7033 * 1.5314 * 4.32 % * 1.4517 * 2.7653
=18.68 %

Note: The net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) revenue data. The same rule applies to Pre-Tax Income and Operating Income.
* In the five-step DuPont Analysis, Operating Income is only available for non-financial companies. Thus, for Insurance companies, we use EBIT as a substitution of Operating Income. For Banks, both Operating Income and EBIT is unavailable. Thus we combined Interest Burden and Operating Margin % into Pretax Margin %, and the DuPont Analysis is divided into four components instead.

* 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

Net Income is used.

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the equity multiplier when investing in high ROE % companies. Like ROA %, ROE % 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 ROE %s can be extremely high.


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LegalZoom.com (LegalZoom.com) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
101 North Brand Boulevard, 11th Floor, Glendale, CA, USA, 91203
LegalZoom.com Inc is an online provider of services that meet the legal needs of small businesses and consumers in the United States.
Executives
Richard Preece officer: COO and Chief Product Officer 101 NORTH BRAND BOULEVARD, 11TH FLOOR, GLENDALE CA 91203
Nicole Miller officer: General Counsel 101 NORTH BRAND BOULEVARD, 11TH FLOOR, GLENDALE CA 91203
Lucaszoom Llc director, 10 percent owner LUCASZOOM LLC, 3000 SAND HILL ROAD, BUILDING 1, SUITE 1, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Dipan Patel director, 10 percent owner LEGALZOOM.COM, INC., 101 NORTH BRAND BOULEVARD, 11TH FLOOR, GLENDALE CA 91203
Daniel A Wernikoff director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O INTUIT INC., 2700 COAST AVENUE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Noel Bertram Watson officer: Chief Financial Officer 400 1ST AVENUE, C/O TRIPADVISOR, INC., NEEDHAM MA 02494
Shrisha Radhakrishna officer: Chief Technology Officer 101 NORTH BRAND BOULEVARD, 11TH FLOOR, GLENDALE CA 91203
Neil Tolaney director TECHNOLOGY CROSSOVER MANAGEMENT, 250 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Sivan Whiteley director 1455 MARKET STREET, SUITE 600, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Elizabeth Hamren director 101 NORTH BRAND BOULEVARD, 11TH FLOOR, GLENDALE CA 91203
Brian Ruder director, 10 percent owner LEGALZOOM.COM, INC., 101 NORTH BRAND BOULEVARD, 11TH FLOOR, GLENDALE CA 91203
Francisco Partners Management, Lp 10 percent owner ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING C, SUITE 410, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Permira V L.p.2 director, 10 percent owner TRAFALGAR COURT, LES BANQUES, ST PETER PORT Y7 GY1 6DJ
Christine T Wang director ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BLDG C, STE 410, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Khai Ha director C/O GPI CAPITAL, L.P., 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10105