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NeuStar (NeuStar) ROE % : 19.22% (As of Mar. 2017)


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What is NeuStar ROE %?

ROE % is calculated as Net Income divided by its average Total Stockholders Equity over a certain period of time. NeuStar's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was $182 Mil. NeuStar's average Total Stockholders Equity over the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was $946 Mil. Therefore, NeuStar's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was 19.22%.

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

NSR's ROE % is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 8.71
* Ranked among companies with meaningful ROE % only.

NeuStar ROE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for NeuStar'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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NeuStar ROE % Chart

NeuStar Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
ROE %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 27.16 26.33 27.08 26.13 20.51

NeuStar Quarterly Data
Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17
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 17.00 19.62 25.42 20.63 19.22

Competitive Comparison of NeuStar's ROE %

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, NeuStar'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.


NeuStar's ROE % Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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



NeuStar ROE % Calculation

NeuStar's annualized ROE % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

ROE %=Net Income (A: Dec. 2016 )/( (Total Stockholders Equity (A: Dec. 2015 )+Total Stockholders Equity (A: Dec. 2016 ))/ count )
=168.646/( (723.499+921.301)/ 2 )
=168.646/822.4
=20.51 %

NeuStar's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 is calculated as

ROE %=Net Income (Q: Mar. 2017 )/( (Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Dec. 2016 )+Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Mar. 2017 ))/ count )
=181.772/( (921.301+969.833)/ 2 )
=181.772/945.567
=19.22 %

* 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 (Mar. 2017) net income data. ROE % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.


NeuStar  (NYSE:NSR) 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: Mar. 2017 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=181.772/945.567
=(Net Income / Revenue )*(Revenue / Total Assets)*(Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
=(181.772 / 1172.744)*(1172.744 / 2072.0455)*(2072.0455 / 945.567)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover*Equity Multiplier
=15.5 %*0.566*2.1913
=ROA %*Equity Multiplier
=8.77 %*2.1913
=19.22 %

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: Mar. 2017 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=181.772/945.567
=(Net Income / Pre-Tax Income) * (Pre-Tax Income / Operating Income) * (Operating Income / Revenue) * (Revenue / Total Assets) * (Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
= (181.772 / 258.956) * (258.956 / 307.752) * (307.752 / 1172.744) * (1172.744 / 2072.0455) * (2072.0455 / 945.567)
= Tax Burden * Interest Burden * Operating Margin % * Asset Turnover * Equity Multiplier
= 0.7019 * 0.8414 * 26.24 % * 0.566 * 2.1913
=19.22 %

Note: The net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2017) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2017) 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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NeuStar (NeuStar) Business Description

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NeuStar provides clearinghouse services to the telecom industry, making interoperability possible for competing communication service providers. It operates the authoritative directories containing all the phone area codes and numbers in North America, facilitates the routing of calls among competing providers, manages top-level Internet domain name services (.biz and . us), and administers U.S. common short codes (shorter phone numbers used for value-added services).
Executives
Hellene S Runtagh director 9 WETHERFIELD COURT, POTOMAC MD 20854
Paul Ballew director 21575 RIDGETOP CIRCLE, STERLING VA 20166
Mark N Greene director 901 MARQUETTE AVENUE, SUITE 3200, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
Michael J Rowny director 5329 WOODLAWN AVENUE, CHEVY CHASE MD 20815
Paul S Lalljie officer: Senior Vice President and CFO 7900 HARKINS ROAD, LANHAM MD 20706
Henry Skorny officer: SVP, IOT 2601 ELLIOTT AVENUE, SUITE 1000, SEATTLE WA 98121
Ross K Ireland director 175 E HOUSTON ST ROOM 216, SAN ANTONIO TX 78205
Paul A Lacouture director 46000 CENTER OAK PLAZA, STERLING VA 20166
Deborah Rieman director ONE RIVERFRONT PLAZA, CORNING NY 14831
Joel P Friedman director C/O ACCENTURE LEGAL & COMMERICAL GROUP, 23RD FL 161 N CLARK STREET, CHICAGO IL 60601
Lisa Hook director, officer: President and CEO NEUSTAR, INC. - C/O DENIS CURRAN, 46000 CENTER OAK PLAZA, STERLING VA 20166
James Cullen director 5301 STEVENS CREEK BLVD, MS 1A-LC, SANTA CLARA CA 95051
Brian Foster officer: SVP, Information Services 21575 RIDGETOP CIRCLE STERLING VA 20166
Chang Gareth C C director C/O MALLINCKRODT GROUP INC, 7733 FORSYTH BLVD, ST LOUIS MO 63105
Matthew Levin officer: SVP, Business Affairs NEUSTAR, INC., 4600 CENTER OAK PLAZA, STERLING VA 20166

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