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Connecticut Water Service (Connecticut Water Service) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : 10.15% (As of Jun. 2019)


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What is Connecticut Water Service 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. Connecticut Water Service's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 was $23.1 Mil. Connecticut Water Service's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 was $228.0 Mil. Therefore, Connecticut Water Service's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 was 10.15%.

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

CTWS's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is not ranked *
in the Utilities - Regulated industry.
Industry Median: 10.98
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Return-on-Tangible-Equity only.

Connecticut Water Service Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Connecticut Water Service'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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Connecticut Water Service Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

Connecticut Water Service Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
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Connecticut Water Service Quarterly Data
Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19
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Competitive Comparison of Connecticut Water Service's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Connecticut Water Service'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.


Connecticut Water Service's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Connecticut Water Service's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Connecticut Water Service Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Connecticut Water Service's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2018 )  (A: Dec. 2017 )(A: Dec. 2018 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Dec. 2018 )  (A: Dec. 2017 )(A: Dec. 2018 )
=16.695/( (227.386+227.733 )/ 2 )
=16.695/227.5595
=7.34 %

Connecticut Water Service's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Jun. 2019 )  (Q: Mar. 2019 )(Q: Jun. 2019 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Jun. 2019 )  (Q: Mar. 2019 )(Q: Jun. 2019 )
=23.144/( (226.879+229.172)/ 2 )
=23.144/228.0255
=10.15 %

* 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 (Jun. 2019) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


Connecticut Water Service  (NAS:CTWS) 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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Connecticut Water Service (Connecticut Water Service) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
93 West Main Street, Clinton, CT, USA, 06413
Connecticut Water Service Inc is a water utility that operates in the northeastern region of the United States, specifically Connecticut and Maine. The company has various subsidiaries and divisions, including water operations, which supplies public drinking water; real estate transactions, which sells real estate holdings; and service rentals, which sells contracted water and wastewater services. The major customers of the firm are residential, commercial, fire protection, public authority, and industrial entities. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from its water operations segment and residential customers.
Executives
Ellen C Wolf director C/O AMERICAN WATER WORKS CO INC, 1025 LAUREL OAK RD P O BOX 1770, VOORHEES NJ 08043
Maureen P Westbrook officer: VP, Customer & Reg Affairs 93 WEST MAIN ST, CLINTON CT 06413
A Kristen Johnson officer: V.P. Human Resources C/O CONNECTICUT WATER SERVICE, INC., 93 WEST MAIN STREET, CLINTON CT 06413
Mary Ann Hanley director 93 WEST MAIN STREET, CLINTON CT 06413
Carol P Wallace director 93 WEST MAIN STREET, CLINTON CT 06413
Hunt Heather director 93 WEST MAIN STREET, CLINTON CT 06413
David C Benoit officer: President & CEO 93 WEST MAIN ST, CLINTON CT 06413
Eric W Thornburg director, officer: President/CEO/Chairman 13165 TEN OAK COURT, SARATOGA CA 95070
Judith Kelly officer: Div. Pres. Maine Water C/O NORTHEAST BANK, 500 CANAL STREET, LEWISTON ME 04240

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