Adobe (ADBE) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : 116.13% (As of Feb. 2024)

Adobe Annual Data
	Trend	Nov14	Nov15	Nov16	Nov17	Nov18	Nov19	Nov20	Nov21	Nov22	Nov23
Return-on-Tangible-Equity		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					Negative Tangible Equity	Negative Tangible Equity	655.16	7,670.97	444.92

Adobe Quarterly Data
	May19	Aug19	Nov19	Feb20	May20	Aug20	Nov20	Feb21	May21	Aug21	Nov21	Feb22	May22	Aug22	Nov22	Feb23	May23	Aug23	Nov23	Feb24
Return-on-Tangible-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															Negative Tangible Equity	1,227.49	432.86	267.57	116.13

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Adobe's Return-on-Tangible-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Return-on-Tangible-Equity data, can be viewed below:

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

* The bar in red indicates where Adobe's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.

Adobe Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Adobe's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as

Adobe's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

* 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-Equity, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder tangible equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Feb. 2024) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.

Adobe  (NAS:ADBE) Return-on-Tangible-Equity Explanation

Return-on-Tangible-Equity measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's tangible equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' tangible equity (shareholders equity minus intangibles). Return-on-Tangible-Equity shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. Return-on-Tangible-Equitys between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.

Be Aware

Net Income is used.

Because a company can increase its Return-on-Tangible-Equity by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high Return-on-Tangible-Equity companies. Like Return-on-Tangible-Asset, Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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 Return-on-Tangible-Equitys can be extremely high.

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