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Exponent (Exponent) Return-on-Tangible-Equity

: 24.18% (As of Dec. 2023)
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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. Exponent's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $83.7 Mil. Exponent's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $346.3 Mil. Therefore, Exponent's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 24.18%.

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

EXPO' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 15.15   Med: 24.22   Max: 30.42
Current: 29.75

During the past 13 years, Exponent's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 30.42%. The lowest was 15.15%. And the median was 24.22%.

EXPO's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked better than
84.01% of 1601 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 7.82 vs EXPO: 29.75

Exponent Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Exponent'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.

* Premium members only.

Exponent Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 25.49 23.77 26.58 28.40 30.42

Exponent 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 28.91 36.10 30.22 28.31 24.18

Competitive Comparison

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Exponent'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.


Exponent Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Exponent's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Exponent Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Exponent'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 )
=100.339/( (312.145+347.478 )/ 2 )
=100.339/329.8115
=30.42 %

Exponent'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 )
=83.716/( (345.028+347.478)/ 2 )
=83.716/346.253
=24.18 %

* 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.


Exponent  (NAS:EXPO) 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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Exponent (Exponent) Business Description

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Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
149 Commonwealth Drive, Menlo Park, CA, USA, 94025
Exponent Inc provides engineering and scientific consulting services on a project-by-project basis. The company's consultant team is composed of scientists, physicians, engineers, as well as business and regulatory consultants. The company currently operates through two segments. The engineering and other scientific segments, which accounts for the majority of revenue, provides servicing encompassing biomechanics, biomedical engineering, buildings and structures, civil engineering, construction consulting, etc. The environmental and health segment covers chemical regulation and food safety, ecological and biological sciences, environmental and earth sciences and others. The company generates almost all of its revenues from America.
Executives
Reitman Maureen T. F. officer: Group Vice President 149 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Bradley A James officer: Group Vice President 149 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Steven J Murray officer: Group Vice President 149 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Richard Reiss officer: Group Vice President 149 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Joseph Rakow officer: Group Vice President 149 COMMONWEATH DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Eric Guyer officer: Group Vice Presient 149 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Harri Kytomaa officer: Group Vice President 149 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Carol Lindstrom director 5994 SILVERADO TRAIL, NAPA CA 94558
Sally Shepard officer: VP, Human Resources 149 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
George H. Brown director 149 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Paul R Johnston officer: Chief Operating Officer EXPONENT INC, 149 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
John Joseph Doyle officer: Group Vice President 149 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Schlenker Richard L Jr officer: Chief Financial Officer EPONENT INC, 149 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
John Pye officer: Group Vice President 149 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Debra Zumwalt director 149 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025

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