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Epiq Systems (Epiq Systems) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : 0.00% (As of Jun. 2016)


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What is Epiq Systems 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. Epiq Systems's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 was $-22.3 Mil. Epiq Systems's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 was $-229.4 Mil. Therefore, Epiq Systems's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 was N/A%.

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

EPIQ's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 7.59
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Return-on-Tangible-Equity only.

Epiq Systems Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Epiq Systems'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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Epiq Systems Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

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Epiq Systems Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Epiq Systems's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Epiq Systems'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.


Epiq Systems's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Epiq Systems Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Epiq Systems's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2015 )  (A: Dec. 2014 )(A: Dec. 2015 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Dec. 2015 )  (A: Dec. 2014 )(A: Dec. 2015 )
=-11.938/( (-123.568+-230.272 )/ 2 )
=-11.938/-176.92
=N/A %

Epiq Systems's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Jun. 2016 )  (Q: Mar. 2016 )(Q: Jun. 2016 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Jun. 2016 )  (Q: Mar. 2016 )(Q: Jun. 2016 )
=-22.32/( (-225.657+-233.145)/ 2 )
=-22.32/-229.401
=N/A %

* 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. 2016) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


Epiq Systems  (NAS:EPIQ) 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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Epiq Systems (Epiq Systems) Business Description

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Epiq Systems Inc was incorporated in the State of Missouri on July 13, 1988, and on July 15, 1988 acquired all of the assets of an unrelated predecessor corporation. The Company is a provider of integrated technology solutions for the legal profession. The Company's solutions streamline the administration of bankruptcy, litigation, financial transactions and regulatory compliance matters. It offers managed technology solutions for eDiscovery, document review, legal notification, claims administration and controlled disbursement of funds. Its clients include law firms, corporate legal departments, bankruptcy trustees, government agencies, mortgage processors, and financial institutions. The Company's business is organized into two reportable segments: the Technology segment and the Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration segment. The Company's Technology segment provides eDiscovery managed services and technology solutions comprised of consulting, collections and forensics, processing, search and review, production of documents and document review services to companies and the litigation departments of law firms. The Company's eDataMatrix software analyzes filters, deduplicates and produces documents for review. The Company's customers are corporations that use its products and services cooperatively with their legal counsel to manage the eDiscovery process for litigation, investigations, anti-trust filings and regulatory matters. Produced documents are made available mainly through a hosted environment utilizing its proprietary software DocuMatrix and third-party software which allows for efficient attorney review and data requests. Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration segment provides managed services and technology solutions that address the needs of its customers with respect to litigation, claims and project administration, compliance matters, controlled disbursements, corporate restructuring, bankruptcy and class action proceedings. The Company's Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration segment provides managed services and technology solutions that address the needs of its customers with respect to litigation, claims and project administration, compliance matters, controlled disbursements, corporate restructuring, bankruptcy and class action proceedings. The Company's Technology segment, eDiscovery competes with companies such as, Kroll Ontrack, FTI Consulting, Inc., Huron Consulting Group Inc., The Dolan Company, Symantec Corporation, Recommind, Inc., Xerox and Autonomy. The Company's Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration segment, bankruptcy services competes with companies such as, Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc., which is a provider in Chapter 7 bankruptcy market. While in Chapter 11 bankruptcy market, the Company competes with Kurtzman Carson Consultants LLC and The Garden City Group, Inc. In Chapter 13 market, the Company's main competitor is Bankruptcy Software Specialists, LLC. The Company is subject to
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Gregory M Share director THREE FIRST NATIONAL PLZ, SUITE 3800, CHICAGO IL 60602
Tjon Sien Fat Karin - Joyce officer: EVP & CFO 501 KANSAS AVENUE, KANSAS CITY KS 66105
Kevin L Robert director 501 KANSAS AVENUE, KANSAS CITY KS 66105
Terry Matlack director 233 W 47TH ST, KANSAS CITY MO 64112

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