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Nuance Communications (Nuance Communications) Return-on-Tangible-Asset : -22.26% (As of Dec. 2021)


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What is Nuance Communications Return-on-Tangible-Asset?

Return-on-Tangible-Asset is calculated as Net Income divided by its average total tangible assets. Total tangible assets equals to Total Assets minus Intangible Assets. Nuance Communications's annualized Net Income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 was $-230 Mil. Nuance Communications's average total tangible assets for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 was $1,034 Mil. Therefore, Nuance Communications's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Asset for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 was -22.26%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Nuance Communications's Return-on-Tangible-Asset or its related term are showing as below:

NUAN' s Return-on-Tangible-Asset Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -9.85   Med: -4.27   Max: 14.03
Current: -8.43

During the past 13 years, Nuance Communications's highest Return-on-Tangible-Asset was 14.03%. The lowest was -9.85%. And the median was -4.27%.

NUAN's Return-on-Tangible-Asset is not ranked
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 1.18 vs NUAN: -8.43

Nuance Communications Return-on-Tangible-Asset Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nuance Communications's Return-on-Tangible-Asset 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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Nuance Communications Return-on-Tangible-Asset Chart

Nuance Communications Annual Data
Trend Sep12 Sep13 Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21
Return-on-Tangible-Asset
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -9.85 -9.75 9.39 1.01 -2.22

Nuance Communications Quarterly Data
Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21
Return-on-Tangible-Asset 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 4.47 -1.10 -8.57 -4.13 -22.26

Competitive Comparison of Nuance Communications's Return-on-Tangible-Asset

For the Software - Application subindustry, Nuance Communications's Return-on-Tangible-Asset, along with its competitors' market caps and Return-on-Tangible-Asset 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.


Nuance Communications's Return-on-Tangible-Asset Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Nuance Communications's Return-on-Tangible-Asset distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nuance Communications's Return-on-Tangible-Asset falls into.



Nuance Communications Return-on-Tangible-Asset Calculation

Nuance Communications's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Asset for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2021 is calculated as:

Return-on-Tangible-Asset=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Assets+Total Tangible Assets)/ count )
(A: Sep. 2021 )  (A: Sep. 2020 )(A: Sep. 2021 )
=Net Income/( (Total Assets - Intangible Assets+Total Assets - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(A: Sep. 2021 )  (A: Sep. 2020 )(A: Sep. 2021 )
=-26.726/( (1305.567+1103.052)/ 2 )
=-26.726/1204.3095
=-2.22 %

Nuance Communications's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Asset for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as:

Return-on-Tangible-Asset=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Assets+Total Tangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Dec. 2021 )  (Q: Sep. 2021 )(Q: Dec. 2021 )
=Net Income/( (Total Assets - Intangible Assets+Total Assets - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Dec. 2021 )  (Q: Sep. 2021 )(Q: Dec. 2021 )
=-230.236/( (1103.052+965.897)/ 2 )
=-230.236/1034.4745
=-22.26 %

* 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 Return-on-Tangible-Asset, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total tangible assets over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the Net Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2021) net income data.


Nuance Communications  (NAS:NUAN) Return-on-Tangible-Asset Explanation

Return-on-Tangible-Asset measures the rate of return on the average total tangible assets (total assets minus intangible assets). Tangible means physical in nature. Intangible Assets are assets that are not physical in nature, and typically "derive their value from legal or intellectual rights." Return-on-Tangible-Asset measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from its tangible assets. It shows how well a company uses what it has to generate earnings. Return-on-Tangible-Assets can vary drastically across industries. Therefore, Return-on-Tangible-Asset should not be used to compare companies in different industries.


Be Aware

Like ROE and ROA, Return-on-Tangible-Asset 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. Return-on-Tangible-Asset can be affected by events such as stock buyback or issuance, and by a company’s tax rate and its interest payment. Return-on-Tangible-Asset 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 Return-on-Tangible-Asset may indicate vulnerability in the durability of the competitive advantage.


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Nuance Communications (Nuance Communications) Business Description

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Address
1 Wayside Road, Burlington, MA, USA, 01803
Nuance Communications Inc is the pioneer in conversational AI innovations that bring intelligence to everyday work and life. The company delivers solutions that understand, analyze, and respond to people amplifying human intelligence to increase productivity and security. Its operating segment includes Healthcare; Enterprise; and Other. The company generates maximum revenue from the Healthcare segment. Its Healthcare segment is primarily engaged in providing clinical speech and clinical language understanding solutions that improve the clinical documentation process, from capturing the complete patient record to improving clinical documentation and quality measures for reimbursement. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the United States.
Executives
Lloyd Carney director C/O MICROMUSE INC, 139 TOWNSEND ST, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Robert Dahdah officer: Executive Vice President and C C/O NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. ONE WAYSIDE ROAD BURLINGTON MA 01803
Mark D Benjamin director, officer: Chief Executive Officer NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 1 WAYSIDE ROAD, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Robert Weideman officer: EVP & GM, Enterprise Division C/O SCANSOFT INC 9 CENTENNIAL DR PEABODY MA 01960
Daniel David Tempesta officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer ONE WAYSIDE ROAD, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Sanjay Vaswani director
Joseph Carl Petro officer: Executive Vice President & Chi THREE RAVINIA DRIVE ATLANTA 2Q 30346
Arthur G. Giterman officer: SVP & Chief Accounting Officer 26 ELDRED STREET LEXINGTON MA 02420
Wendy Cassity officer: EVP & Chief Legal Officer C/O XPO, INC., FIVE AMERICAN LANE, GREENWICH CT 06831
Thomas L Beaudoin officer: EVP, Business Transformation NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 1 WAYSIDE ROAD, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Mark R Laret director VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC 3100 HANSEN WAY MAIL STOP E327 PALO ALTO CA 94304
Daniel J. Brennan director BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION, 300 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC WAY, MARLBOROUGH MA 01752-1234
Robert J Finocchio director C/O ALTERA CORP 101 INNOVATION DRIVE SAN JOSE CA 95134
Thomas D Ebling director C/O DEMANDWARE, INC. 5 WALL STREET BURLINGTON MA 01803
Laura S. Kaiser director 10101 WOODFIELD LANE, ST. LOUIS MO 63132

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