Glacier Water Services (Glacier Water Services) Return-on-Tangible-Asset : -5.81% (As of Dec. 2010)

Glacier Water Services Return-on-Tangible-Asset Chart

Glacier Water Services Annual Data
	Trend	Dec01	Dec02	Dec03	Dec04	Dec05	Dec06	Dec07	Dec08	Dec09	Dec10
Return-on-Tangible-Asset		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					-5.98	-6.86	-6.40	-1.61	-1.37

Glacier Water Services Quarterly Data
	Mar06	Jun06	Sep06	Dec06	Mar07	Jun07	Sep07	Dec07	Mar08	Jun08	Sep08	Dec08	Mar09	Jun09	Sep09	Dec09	Mar10	Jun10	Sep10	Dec10
Return-on-Tangible-Asset	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-11.70	-11.27	0.48	11.11	-5.81

Competitive Comparison of Glacier Water Services's Return-on-Tangible-Asset

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic subindustry, Glacier Water Services's Return-on-Tangible-Asset, along with its competitors' market caps and Return-on-Tangible-Asset 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.

Glacier Water Services's Return-on-Tangible-Asset Distribution in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Glacier Water Services's Return-on-Tangible-Asset distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Glacier Water Services's Return-on-Tangible-Asset falls into.

Glacier Water Services Return-on-Tangible-Asset Calculation

Glacier Water Services's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Asset for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2010 is calculated as:

Glacier Water Services's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Asset for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2010 is calculated as:

* 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-Asset, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total tangible assets over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the Net Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2010) net income data.

Glacier Water Services  (OTCPK:GWSV) Return-on-Tangible-Asset Explanation

Return-on-Tangible-Asset measures the rate of return on the average total tangible assets (total assets minus intangible assets). Tangible means physical in nature. Intangible Assets are assets that are not physical in nature, and typically "derive their value from legal or intellectual rights." Return-on-Tangible-Asset measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from its tangible assets. It shows how well a company uses what it has to generate earnings. Return-on-Tangible-Assets can vary drastically across industries. Therefore, Return-on-Tangible-Asset should not be used to compare companies in different industries.

Be Aware

Like ROE and ROA, Return-on-Tangible-Asset is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in the company’s earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective. Return-on-Tangible-Asset can be affected by events such as stock buyback or issuance, and by a company’s tax rate and its interest payment. Return-on-Tangible-Asset may not reflect the true earning power of the assets. A more accurate measurement is ROC % (ROC).

Many analysts argue the higher return the better. Buffett states that really high Return-on-Tangible-Asset may indicate vulnerability in the durability of the competitive advantage.

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