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FRMO (FRMO) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : 4.37% (As of May. 2014)


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What is FRMO 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. FRMO's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in May. 2014 was $3.87 Mil. FRMO's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in May. 2014 was $88.71 Mil. Therefore, FRMO's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in May. 2014 was 4.37%.

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

FRMO's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is not ranked *
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 4.53
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Return-on-Tangible-Equity only.

FRMO Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

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

FRMO Annual Data
Trend Feb00 Feb01 Feb02 Feb03 Feb04 May12 May13 May14
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 40.43 13.68 11.87 15.00 4.37

FRMO Semi-Annual Data
Feb00 Feb01 Feb02 Feb03 Feb04 May12 May13 May14
Return-on-Tangible-Equity Get a 7-Day Free Trial 40.43 13.68 11.87 15.00 4.37

Competitive Comparison of FRMO's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Asset Management subindustry, FRMO'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.


FRMO's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, FRMO's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



FRMO Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

FRMO's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2014 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: May. 2014 )  (A: May. 2013 )(A: May. 2014 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: May. 2014 )  (A: May. 2013 )(A: May. 2014 )
=3.873/( (83.367+94.051 )/ 2 )
=3.873/88.709
=4.37 %

FRMO's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in May. 2014 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: May. 2014 )  (Q: May. 2013 )(Q: May. 2014 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: May. 2014 )  (Q: May. 2013 )(Q: May. 2014 )
=3.873/( (83.367+94.051)/ 2 )
=3.873/88.709
=4.37 %

* 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 one times the annual (May. 2014) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


FRMO  (OTCPK:FRMO) 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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FRMO (FRMO) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
1 North Lexington Avenue, Suite 12C, White Plains, NY, USA, 10601
FRMO Corp is focused its activities on making strategic investments in public and private companies.
Executives
Steven Bregman director, 10 percent owner, officer: President HORIZON KINETICS LLC, 470 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, 4TH FLOOR SOUTH, NEW YORK NY 10016
Santa Monica Partners Lp director 1865 PALMER AVENUE, LARCHMONT NY 10538
Lawrence J Goldstein director 1865 PALMER AVE 108, LARCHMONT NY 10538
Jay P Hirschson director 747 GREENWICH ST, SUITE 400, NEW YORK NY 10014
Murray Stahl director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO C/O HORIZON KINETICS LLC, 470 PARK AVE S 8TH FL S, NEW YORK NY 10016
Peter Doyle director, 10 percent owner, officer: Vice President, other: Secretary 470 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10016
Lester J Tanner director, officer: Secretary 100 PARK AVENUE SUITE 3302, NEW YORK NY 10017
Allan Kornfeld director 123 WILD DUNES WAY, JACKSON NJ 08527

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