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Universal Display (Universal Display) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : 19.07% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Universal Display 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. Universal Display's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $247.9 Mil. Universal Display's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,299.8 Mil. Therefore, Universal Display's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 19.07%.

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

OLED' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.86   Med: 16.81   Max: 24.68
Current: 16.19

During the past 13 years, Universal Display's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 24.68%. The lowest was 3.86%. And the median was 16.81%.

OLED's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked better than
82% of 2367 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 5.64 vs OLED: 16.19

Universal Display Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

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

Universal Display Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 22.24 17.67 20.01 18.77 15.94

Universal Display 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 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 22.08 12.99 16.17 16.60 19.07

Competitive Comparison of Universal Display's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Universal Display'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.


Universal Display's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Universal Display's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Universal Display Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Universal Display'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 )
=203.011/( (1213.205+1334.492 )/ 2 )
=203.011/1273.8485
=15.94 %

Universal Display'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 )
=247.912/( (1265.08+1334.492)/ 2 )
=247.912/1299.786
=19.07 %

* 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.


Universal Display  (NAS:OLED) 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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Universal Display (Universal Display) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
250 Phillips Boulevard, Ewing, NJ, USA, 08618
Universal Display Corp researches, develops and manufactures organic light-emitting diode, or OLED, technologies for use in displays for mobile phones, tablets, televisions, wearables, personal computers, automotive interiors, and the solid-state lighting market. OLED technologies are an alternative to a light-emitting diode, or LED, technologies, in the solid-state lighting market, and liquid crystal displays in the flat-panel-display market. A large majority of the firm's revenue is generated in South Korea, with the rest coming from Japan, China, the United States, and other countries across the world.
Executives
Mauro Premutico officer: VP, Legal & GM, Licensing C/O UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION, 375 PHILLIPS BLVD., EWING NJ 08618
Richard C Elias director PPG INDUSTRIES, INC., ONE PPG PLACE, PITTSBURGH PA 15272
Julia J Brown officer: Chief Technical Officer
Lawrence Lacerte director C/O TERAGLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP, 9171 TOWNE CENTRE DRIVE SUITE 600, SAN DIEGO CA 92122
Cynthia Jane Comparin director 1000 PARK DRIVE, LAWRENCE PA 15055
Brian Millard officer: VP/CFO C/O UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION, 250 PHILLIPS BOULEVARD, EWING NJ 08618
Sidney D Rosenblatt director, officer: EVP & CFO
Elizabeth H Gemmill director
C Keith Hartley director 14 WYNNWOOD RD, GREENWICH CT 06830-3409
Janice K Mahon officer: VP of Tech Commercialization 375 PHILLIPS BLVD., 375 PHILLIPS BLVD., EWING NJ 08618
Celia M Joseph director C/O UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION, 375 PHILLIPS BOULEVARD, EWING NJ 08618
Steven V Abramson director, officer: President and COO
Rosemarie B Greco director C/O PA. REAL ESTATE INV TR, 200 S BROAD ST, THE BELLVUE, PHILADELPHIA PA 19102
Sherwin I Seligsohn director, officer: Chairman of Board and Founder C/O UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION, 375 PHILLIPS BLVD, EWING NJ 08618
Leonard Becker director BALA POINTE OFFICE CENTRE, 111 PRESIDENTIAL BLVD STE 103, BALA CYNWYD PA 19004