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Zendesk (Zendesk) ROE % : -70.17% (As of Sep. 2022)


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What is Zendesk ROE %?

ROE % is calculated as Net Income divided by its average Total Stockholders Equity over a certain period of time. Zendesk's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was $-236 Mil. Zendesk's average Total Stockholders Equity over the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was $337 Mil. Therefore, Zendesk's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was -70.17%.

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

ZEN' s ROE % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -199.96   Med: -40.04   Max: -31.25
Current: -72.25

During the past 10 years, Zendesk's highest ROE % was -31.25%. The lowest was -199.96%. And the median was -40.04%.

ZEN's ROE % is not ranked
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 3.145 vs ZEN: -72.25

Zendesk ROE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Zendesk'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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Zendesk ROE % Chart

Zendesk Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
ROE %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -31.25 -34.00 -38.78 -49.04 -48.56

Zendesk Quarterly Data
Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22
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 -46.69 -51.68 -65.61 -116.32 -70.17

Competitive Comparison of Zendesk's ROE %

For the Software - Application subindustry, Zendesk'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.


Zendesk's ROE % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Zendesk's ROE % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Zendesk ROE % Calculation

Zendesk's annualized ROE % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

ROE %=Net Income (A: Dec. 2021 )/( (Total Stockholders Equity (A: Dec. 2020 )+Total Stockholders Equity (A: Dec. 2021 ))/ count )
=-223.644/( (431.831+489.218)/ 2 )
=-223.644/460.5245
=-48.56 %

Zendesk's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 is calculated as

ROE %=Net Income (Q: Sep. 2022 )/( (Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Jun. 2022 )+Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Sep. 2022 ))/ count )
=-236.372/( (326.821+346.863)/ 2 )
=-236.372/336.842
=-70.17 %

* 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.

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 (Sep. 2022) net income data. ROE % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.


Zendesk  (NYSE:ZEN) 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: Sep. 2022 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=-236.372/336.842
=(Net Income / Revenue )*(Revenue / Total Assets)*(Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
=(-236.372 / 1667.444)*(1667.444 / 2484.134)*(2484.134 / 336.842)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover*Equity Multiplier
=-14.18 %*0.6712*7.3748
=ROA %*Equity Multiplier
=-9.52 %*7.3748
=-70.17 %

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: Sep. 2022 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=-236.372/336.842
=(Net Income / Pre-Tax Income) * (Pre-Tax Income / Operating Income) * (Operating Income / Revenue) * (Revenue / Total Assets) * (Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
= (-236.372 / -222.58) * (-222.58 / -221.708) * (-221.708 / 1667.444) * (1667.444 / 2484.134) * (2484.134 / 336.842)
= Tax Burden * Interest Burden * Operating Margin % * Asset Turnover * Equity Multiplier
= 1.062 * 1.0039 * -13.3 % * 0.6712 * 7.3748
=-70.17 %

Note: The net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2022) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2022) 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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Zendesk (Zendesk) Business Description

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Address
989 Market Street, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94103
Founded in 2007, Zendesk provides a portfolio of customer engagement software solutions via single applications or the Sunshine suite. Its software unifies customer communication and data across various channels and business units, and simplifies customer service and engagement across self service, phone, chat, messaging, and email.
Executives
Norman Gennaro officer: SVP, Worldwide Sales 1019 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Jeffrey J Titterton officer: SVP, Marketing PLANETOUT INC., P.O. BOX 500, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Adrian Mcdermott officer: SVP of Product Development C/O ZENDESK, INC., 989 MARKET STREET, SUITE 300, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Mikkel Svane director, officer: Chairman and CEO C/O ZENDESK, INC., 989 MARKET STREET, SUITE 300, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Pat Copeland officer: Chief Engineering Officer ZENDESK, INC., 989 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Ronald J Pasek director 101 INNOVATION DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95134
John Geschke officer: SVP, GC and Secretary C/O ZULILY, INC., 2601 ELLIOTT AVENUE, SUITE 200, SEATTLE WA 98101
Andrea Nieto officer: Chief People Officer ZENDESK, INC., 989 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Soren Abildgaard officer: EVP of Engineering ZENDESK, INC., 989 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Archana Agrawal director C/O MONGODB, INC., 1633 BROADWAY, 38TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
L Michelle Wilson director PO BOX 81226, SEATTLE WA 98108-1226
Shelagh Glaser officer: Chief Financial Officer ZENDESK, INC., 989 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Inamarie Johnson officer: Chief People Officer 1019 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Alex Constantinople officer: Chief Marketing Officer 133 7TH AVE, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94118
Marc Cabi officer: Deputy Chief Financial Officer ZENDESK, INC., 989 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103