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Avatar Ventures (Avatar Ventures) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : -16.44% (As of Apr. 2012)


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What is Avatar Ventures Return-on-Tangible-Equity?

Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated as Net Income divided by its average total shareholder tangible equity. Total shareholder tangible equity equals to Total Stockholders Equity minus Intangible Assets. Avatar Ventures's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2012 was $-0.01 Mil. Avatar Ventures's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2012 was $0.07 Mil. Therefore, Avatar Ventures's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2012 was -16.44%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Avatar Ventures's Return-on-Tangible-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

ATAR's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is not ranked *
in the Vehicles & Parts industry.
Industry Median: 8.365
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Return-on-Tangible-Equity only.

Avatar Ventures Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Avatar Ventures's Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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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Avatar Ventures Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

Avatar Ventures Annual Data
Trend Jul08 Jul09 Jul10 Jul11
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
- - - -188.94

Avatar Ventures Quarterly Data
Oct07 Jan08 Apr08 Jul08 Oct08 Jan09 Apr09 Jul09 Oct09 Jan10 Apr10 Jul10 Oct10 Jan11 Apr11 Jul11 Oct11 Jan12 Apr12
Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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 -7.13 -237.48 -154.31 -184.91 -16.44

Competitive Comparison of Avatar Ventures's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Auto Parts subindustry, Avatar Ventures's Return-on-Tangible-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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.


Avatar Ventures's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Avatar Ventures's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Avatar Ventures Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Avatar Ventures's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2011 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Jul. 2011 )  (A: Jul. 2010 )(A: Jul. 2011 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Jul. 2011 )  (A: Jul. 2010 )(A: Jul. 2011 )
=-0.222/( (-0.022+0.257 )/ 2 )
=-0.222/0.1175
=-188.94 %

Avatar Ventures's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2012 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Apr. 2012 )  (Q: Jan. 2012 )(Q: Apr. 2012 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Apr. 2012 )  (Q: Jan. 2012 )(Q: Apr. 2012 )
=-0.012/( (0.075+0.071)/ 2 )
=-0.012/0.073
=-16.44 %

* 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 (Apr. 2012) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


Avatar Ventures  (GREY:ATAR) 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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Avatar Ventures (Avatar Ventures) Business Description

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Address
27281 Las Ramblas, Suite 200, Mission Viejo, CA, USA, 92691
Avatar Ventures Corp intends to be a developer of aftermarket electronic accessories for consumer motor vehicles.

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