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WAVE Life Sciences (WAVE Life Sciences) ROE % : 0.00% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is WAVE Life Sciences ROE %?

ROE % is calculated as Net Income divided by its average Total Stockholders Equity over a certain period of time. WAVE Life Sciences's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-65.0 Mil. WAVE Life Sciences's average Total Stockholders Equity over the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.4 Mil. Therefore, WAVE Life Sciences's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was N/A%.

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

WVE's ROE % is not ranked *
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: -44.1
* Ranked among companies with meaningful ROE % only.

WAVE Life Sciences ROE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for WAVE Life Sciences'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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WAVE Life Sciences ROE % Chart

WAVE Life Sciences Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
ROE %
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WAVE Life Sciences Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of WAVE Life Sciences's ROE %

For the Biotechnology subindustry, WAVE Life Sciences'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.


WAVE Life Sciences's ROE % Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, WAVE Life Sciences's ROE % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where WAVE Life Sciences's ROE % falls into.



WAVE Life Sciences ROE % Calculation

WAVE Life Sciences'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 )
=-57.513/( (-45.091+39.63)/ 2 )
=-57.513/-2.7305
=N/A %

WAVE Life Sciences'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 )
=-65.024/( (-40.486+39.63)/ 2 )
=-65.024/-0.428
=N/A %

* 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.

* Note that if the average Total Stockholders Equity is zero or negative, then ROE % would be considered meaningless and hence not be calculated.


WAVE Life Sciences  (NAS:WVE) 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
=-65.024/-0.428
=(Net Income / Revenue )*(Revenue / Total Assets)*(Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
=(-65.024 / 116.224)*(116.224 / 237.4335)*(237.4335 / -0.428)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover*Equity Multiplier
=-55.95 %*0.4895*N/A
=ROA %*Equity Multiplier
=-27.39 %*N/A
=N/A %

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
=-65.024/-0.428
=(Net Income / Pre-Tax Income) * (Pre-Tax Income / Operating Income) * (Operating Income / Revenue) * (Revenue / Total Assets) * (Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
= (-65.024 / -65.024) * (-65.024 / -74.728) * (-74.728 / 116.224) * (116.224 / 237.4335) * (237.4335 / -0.428)
= Tax Burden * Interest Burden * Operating Margin % * Asset Turnover * Equity Multiplier
= 1 * 0.8701 * -64.3 % * 0.4895 * N/A
=N/A %

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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WAVE Life Sciences (WAVE Life Sciences) Business Description

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Address
Marina One East Tower, 7 Straits View No. 12-00, Singapore, SGP, 018936
WAVE Life Sciences Ltd is a clinical-stage RNA medicines company committed to delivering life-changing treatments for people battling devastating diseases. Wave aspires to develop best-in-class medicines across multiple therapeutic modalities using PRISM, the company's proprietary discovery and drug development platform that enables the precise design, optimization, and production of stereopure oligonucleotides. Driven by a resolute sense of urgency, the Wave team is targeting a broad range of genetically defined diseases so that patients and families may realize a brighter future.
Executives
Ra Capital Healthcare Fund Lp 10 percent owner 200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Kyle Moran officer: See Remarks C/O WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTD., 733 CONCORD AVE., CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
Chris Francis officer: See Remarks C/O WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTD., 733 CONCORD AVE., CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
Chandra Vargeese officer: See Remarks C/O WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTD., 733 CONCORD AVE, CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
Paul Bolno director, officer: See Remarks C/O WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTD., 733 CONCORD AVE., CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
Plc Glaxosmithkline 10 percent owner 980 GREAT WEST ROAD, BRENTFORD MIDDLESEX X0 TW8 9GS
Michael A. Panzara officer: Franchise Lead, Neurology 733 CONCORD AVENUE, CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
Ra Capital Management, L.p. director, 10 percent owner 200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Rajeev M. Shah 10 percent owner 200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Aik Na Tan director C/O WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTD., 733 CONCORD AVENUE, CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
David G Gaiero officer: Interim CFO 733 CONCORD AVENUE, C/O WAVE LIFE SCIENCES USA, INC., CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
Gregory L. Verdine director C/O WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTD., 733 CONCORD AVE, CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
Heidi L Wagner director C/O WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTD., 733 CONCORD AVENUE, CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
Amy Pott director C/O WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTD., 733 CONCORD AVENUE, CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
Mark Corrigan director

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