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Cogeco Communications (TSX:CCA) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : Negative Tangible Equity% (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is Cogeco Communications 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. Cogeco Communications's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was C$375 Mil. Cogeco Communications's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was C$-2,817 Mil. Therefore, Cogeco Communications's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was Negative Tangible Equity%.

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

TSX:CCA' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0   Med: 0   Max: 0
Current: Negative Tangible Equity

TSX:CCA's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked better than
99.71% of 340 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 13.125 vs TSX:CCA: Negative Tangible Equity

Cogeco Communications Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

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

Cogeco Communications Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
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Cogeco Communications Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Cogeco Communications's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Cogeco Communications'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.


Cogeco Communications's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Cogeco Communications's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Cogeco Communications Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Cogeco Communications's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Aug. 2023 )  (A: Aug. 2022 )(A: Aug. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Aug. 2023 )  (A: Aug. 2022 )(A: Aug. 2023 )
=392.273/( (-2802.639+-2821.865 )/ 2 )
=392.273/-2812.252
=Negative Tangible Equity %

Cogeco Communications's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Feb. 2024 )  (Q: Nov. 2023 )(Q: Feb. 2024 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Feb. 2024 )  (Q: Nov. 2023 )(Q: Feb. 2024 )
=374.724/( (-2777.207+-2855.863)/ 2 )
=374.724/-2816.535
=Negative Tangible Equity %

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


Cogeco Communications  (TSX:CCA) 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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Cogeco Communications (TSX:CCA) Business Description

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Address
1 Place Ville Marie, Suite 3301, Montreal, QC, CAN, H3B 0B3
Cogeco Communications Inc is a communication corporation. The company is a cable operator in North America operating in Canada. It provides Internet, video and phone services to residential, business and other customers. The reportable segments of the company are Canadian telecommunications and American telecommunications. The company earns majority of its revenue from American telecommunications. The company operates in Canada and United States.

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