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Western Digital (WBO:WDC) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : -133.41% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Western Digital 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. Western Digital's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €-1,053 Mil. Western Digital's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €789 Mil. Therefore, Western Digital's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -133.41%.

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

WBO:WDC' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -148.7   Med: 24.52   Max: 137.61
Current: -148.7

During the past 13 years, Western Digital's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 137.61%. The lowest was -148.70%. And the median was 24.52%.

WBO:WDC's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked worse than
98.18% of 2365 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 5.56 vs WBO:WDC: -148.70

Western Digital Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

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

Western Digital Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - Negative Tangible Equity 139.28 -94.20

Western Digital 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 -90.94 -106.20 -143.61 -223.13 -133.41

Competitive Comparison of Western Digital's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, Western Digital'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.


Western Digital's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Western Digital Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Western Digital's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Jun. 2023 )  (A: Jun. 2022 )(A: Jun. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Jun. 2023 )  (A: Jun. 2022 )(A: Jun. 2023 )
=-1574.638/( (1860.782+1482.338 )/ 2 )
=-1574.638/1671.56
=-94.20 %

Western Digital'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 )
=-1052.716/( (818.938+759.276)/ 2 )
=-1052.716/789.107
=-133.41 %

* 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.


Western Digital  (WBO:WDC) 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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Western Digital (WBO:WDC) Business Description

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Address
5601 Great Oaks Parkway, San Jose, CA, USA, 95119
Western Digital is a leading vertically integrated supplier of data storage solutions, spanning both hard disk drives and solid-state drives. In the HDD market it forms a practical duopoly with Seagate, and it is the largest global producer of NAND flash chips for SSDs in a joint venture with competitor Kioxia.