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China Natural Gas (China Natural Gas) Return-on-Tangible-Equity

: 1.46% (As of Sep. 2013)
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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. China Natural Gas's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 was $2.9 Mil. China Natural Gas's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 was $196.0 Mil. Therefore, China Natural Gas's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 was 1.46%.

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

CHNGQ's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is not ranked *
in the Utilities - Regulated industry.
Industry Median: 11.07
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Return-on-Tangible-Equity only.

China Natural Gas Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Natural Gas'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.

China Natural Gas Annual Data
Trend Jul03 Jul04 Jul05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 24.73 17.46 11.24 9.15 6.35

China Natural Gas Quarterly Data
Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13
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 -3.46 12.32 10.03 6.57 1.46

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, China Natural Gas'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.


China Natural Gas Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution

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

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



China Natural Gas Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

China Natural Gas's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2012 )  (A: Dec. 2011 )(A: Dec. 2012 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Dec. 2012 )  (A: Dec. 2011 )(A: Dec. 2012 )
=11.201/( (171.217+181.768 )/ 2 )
=11.201/176.4925
=6.35 %

China Natural Gas's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Sep. 2013 )  (Q: Jun. 2013 )(Q: Sep. 2013 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Sep. 2013 )  (Q: Jun. 2013 )(Q: Sep. 2013 )
=2.856/( (194.644+197.439)/ 2 )
=2.856/196.0415
=1.46 %

* 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 (Sep. 2013) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


China Natural Gas  (OTCPK:CHNGQ) 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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China Natural Gas (China Natural Gas) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
35 Tang Yan Road, 19th Floor Building B, Van Metropolis, Hi-Tech Zone, Shaanxi Province, Xian, CHN, 710065
China Natural Gas Inc through its subsidiaries engages in sales & distribution of natural gas and gasoline to commercial, industrial & residential customers, construction of pipeline networks, installation of natural gas fittings & parts for end-users.
Executives
Frank Waung director 72 GREAT HILLS RD., SHORT HILLS NJ 07078
Lawrence W. Leighton director TANG XING SHU MA BUILDING, SUITE 418, TANG XING ROAD, XIAN, SHAANXI PROVINCE F4 710065
Xiaogang Zhu officer: Chief Financial Officer SUITE 909, TOWER B, CHANG AN INTL BLDG, NO. 88 NAN GUAN ZHEN XIE, XI AN CITY, SHAN XI PROVINCE F4 710068

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