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Posera (TSX:PAY) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : -105.29% (As of Sep. 2019)


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What is Posera 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. Posera's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2019 was C$-6.24 Mil. Posera's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2019 was C$5.93 Mil. Therefore, Posera's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2019 was -105.29%.

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

TSX:PAY's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 7.71
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Return-on-Tangible-Equity only.

Posera Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

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

Posera Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1,228.38 - - 106.32 -37.42

Posera Quarterly Data
Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19
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 -36.38 -48.37 -42.90 -55.19 -105.29

Competitive Comparison of Posera's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Posera'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.


Posera's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Posera Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Posera's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2018 )  (A: Dec. 2017 )(A: Dec. 2018 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Dec. 2018 )  (A: Dec. 2017 )(A: Dec. 2018 )
=-3.819/( (11.932+8.481 )/ 2 )
=-3.819/10.2065
=-37.42 %

Posera's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2019 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Sep. 2019 )  (Q: Jun. 2019 )(Q: Sep. 2019 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Sep. 2019 )  (Q: Jun. 2019 )(Q: Sep. 2019 )
=-6.24/( (6.713+5.14)/ 2 )
=-6.24/5.9265
=-105.29 %

* 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. 2019) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


Posera  (TSX:PAY) 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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Posera (TSX:PAY) Business Description

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341 Talbot Street, London, ON, CAN, N6A 2R5
Posera Ltd is a Canada-based company, which is engaged in the business of managing merchant transactions with consumers and facilitating payments. The company develops and deploys touch screen point-of-sale (POS) system software and associated enterprise management tools and provides system hardware integration services, merchant staff training, system installation services and post-sale software and hardware support services. It derives most of its revenues from North America.