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Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (OHEL:ERIBR) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : 47.26% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson 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. Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €905 Mil. Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €1,914 Mil. Therefore, Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 47.26%.

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

OHEL:ERIBR' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -139.91   Med: 8.71   Max: 44.9
Current: -139.91

During the past 13 years, Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 44.90%. The lowest was -139.91%. And the median was 8.71%.

OHEL:ERIBR's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked worse than
97.84% of 2365 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 5.56 vs OHEL:ERIBR: -139.91

Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson'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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Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
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Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 35.62 -19.53 -712.41 72.57 47.26

Competitive Comparison of Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson'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.


Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.



Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson'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 )
=-2364.196/( (1837.335+1643.477 )/ 2 )
=-2364.196/1740.406
=-135.84 %

Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Mar. 2024 )  (Q: Dec. 2023 )(Q: Mar. 2024 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Mar. 2024 )  (Q: Dec. 2023 )(Q: Mar. 2024 )
=904.508/( (1643.477+2184.395)/ 2 )
=904.508/1913.936
=47.26 %

* 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 (Mar. 2024) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson  (OHEL:ERIBR) 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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Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (OHEL:ERIBR) Business Description

Address
Torshamnsgatan 21, Kista, Stockholm, SWE, SE-164 83
Ericsson provides telecom equipment and services that are primarily used to build and facilitate mobile networks through operations in three segments: networks, cloud and software services, and enterprises. The firm's customers have historically been primarily wireless carriers, but the firm is making a push to cater more to other enterprises as well, both as they try to take advantage of 5G capabilities and on other "as-a-service" communications platforms. The company also licenses its patents to handset manufacturers so their devices are compatible with wireless networks.

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