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Workforce Holdings (JSE:WKF) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : -12.17% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Workforce Holdings 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. Workforce Holdings's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was R-70 Mil. Workforce Holdings's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was R573 Mil. Therefore, Workforce Holdings's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -12.17%.

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

JSE:WKF' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.42   Med: 27.31   Max: 32.99
Current: -5.35

During the past 13 years, Workforce Holdings's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 32.99%. The lowest was -5.42%. And the median was 27.31%.

JSE:WKF's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked worse than
85.07% of 998 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 12.255 vs JSE:WKF: -5.35

Workforce Holdings Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

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

Workforce Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
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Workforce Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 28.45 12.98 25.43 1.30 -12.17

Competitive Comparison of Workforce Holdings's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, Workforce Holdings'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.


Workforce Holdings's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Workforce Holdings's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Workforce Holdings Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Workforce Holdings'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 )
=-30.977/( (593.19+550.25 )/ 2 )
=-30.977/571.72
=-5.42 %

Workforce Holdings'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: Jun. 2023 )(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Dec. 2023 )  (Q: Jun. 2023 )(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-69.692/( (594.801+550.25)/ 2 )
=-69.692/572.5255
=-12.17 %

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


Workforce Holdings  (JSE:WKF) 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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Workforce Holdings (JSE:WKF) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
11 Wellington Road, Parktown, Johannesburg, ZAF, 2193
Workforce Holdings Ltd is an investment holding company. It has structured its operations into the following business segments: the Staffing and outsourcing segment comprises the provision of staff and labor outsourcing solutions; the Training and education segment provides industry and job-specific skills assessments; the Healthcare segment comprises recruitment and placement of medical professionals for hospitals and other healthcare-related business; Financial services segment comprises death and disability cover, funeral cover, hospital cover, day-to-day medical insurance, and financial and mobile products and services. The majority of its revenue comes from the Staffing and outsourcing segment.

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