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Caribbean Utilities Co (Caribbean Utilities Co) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : 11.98% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Caribbean Utilities Co 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. Caribbean Utilities Co's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $38.1 Mil. Caribbean Utilities Co's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $318.0 Mil. Therefore, Caribbean Utilities Co's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 11.98%.

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

CUPUF' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.02   Med: 11.78   Max: 12.61
Current: 12.46

During the past 13 years, Caribbean Utilities Co's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 12.61%. The lowest was 10.02%. And the median was 11.78%.

CUPUF's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked better than
55.71% of 508 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 10.785 vs CUPUF: 12.46

Caribbean Utilities Co Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Caribbean Utilities Co'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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Caribbean Utilities Co Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

Caribbean Utilities Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12.61 10.02 10.46 11.10 12.39

Caribbean Utilities Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 Premium Member Only 11.84 6.86 13.07 17.88 11.98

Competitive Comparison of Caribbean Utilities Co's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Caribbean Utilities Co'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.


Caribbean Utilities Co's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

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

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



Caribbean Utilities Co Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Caribbean Utilities Co's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2023 )  (A: Dec. 2022 )(A: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Dec. 2023 )  (A: Dec. 2022 )(A: Dec. 2023 )
=38.66/( (304.054+320.186 )/ 2 )
=38.66/312.12
=12.39 %

Caribbean Utilities Co's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Dec. 2023 )  (Q: Sep. 2023 )(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Dec. 2023 )  (Q: Sep. 2023 )(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=38.096/( (315.762+320.186)/ 2 )
=38.096/317.974
=11.98 %

* 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 (Dec. 2023) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


Caribbean Utilities Co  (OTCPK:CUPUF) 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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Caribbean Utilities Co (Caribbean Utilities Co) Business Description

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Address
457 North Sound Road, P.O. Box 38, Grand Cayman, CYM, KY1-1101
Caribbean Utilities Co Ltd is the sole supplier of electricity on Grand Cayman with a total installed generating capacity of 166 MW, nine transformer substations, approximately 552 miles of land-based high voltage transmission and distribution lines and 15 miles of high-voltage submarine cable. The Company uses diesel generation to produce electricity for Grand Cayman.

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