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Molycorp (XSWX:MCP) Return-on-Tangible-Asset : -61.26% (As of Jun. 2015)


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What is Molycorp Return-on-Tangible-Asset?

Return-on-Tangible-Asset is calculated as Net Income divided by its average total tangible assets. Total tangible assets equals to Total Assets minus Intangible Assets. Molycorp's annualized Net Income for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 was CHF-1,247.4 Mil. Molycorp's average total tangible assets for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 was CHF2,036.2 Mil. Therefore, Molycorp's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Asset for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 was -61.26%.

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

XSWX:MCP' s Return-on-Tangible-Asset Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -38.86   Med: -17.58   Max: 13.59
Current: -38.86

During the past 6 years, Molycorp's highest Return-on-Tangible-Asset was 13.59%. The lowest was -38.86%. And the median was -17.58%.

XSWX:MCP's Return-on-Tangible-Asset is not ranked
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: -15.31 vs XSWX:MCP: -38.86

Molycorp Return-on-Tangible-Asset Historical Data

The historical data trend for Molycorp's Return-on-Tangible-Asset 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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Molycorp Return-on-Tangible-Asset Chart

Molycorp Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Return-on-Tangible-Asset
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -17.40 13.45 -26.98 -15.53 -26.89

Molycorp Quarterly Data
Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15
Return-on-Tangible-Asset 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 -14.61 -18.28 -57.58 -18.49 -61.26

Competitive Comparison of Molycorp's Return-on-Tangible-Asset

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Molycorp'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.


Molycorp's Return-on-Tangible-Asset Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Molycorp's Return-on-Tangible-Asset distribution charts can be found below:

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



Molycorp Return-on-Tangible-Asset Calculation

Molycorp's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Asset for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as:

Return-on-Tangible-Asset=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Assets+Total Tangible Assets)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2014 )  (A: Dec. 2013 )(A: Dec. 2014 )
=Net Income/( (Total Assets - Intangible Assets+Total Assets - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2014 )  (A: Dec. 2013 )(A: Dec. 2014 )
=-589.992/( (2186.07+2201.551)/ 2 )
=-589.992/2193.8105
=-26.89 %

Molycorp's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Asset for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 is calculated as:

Return-on-Tangible-Asset=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Assets+Total Tangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Jun. 2015 )  (Q: Mar. 2015 )(Q: Jun. 2015 )
=Net Income/( (Total Assets - Intangible Assets+Total Assets - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Jun. 2015 )  (Q: Mar. 2015 )(Q: Jun. 2015 )
=-1247.408/( (2136.209+1936.176)/ 2 )
=-1247.408/2036.1925
=-61.26 %

* 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 (Jun. 2015) net income data.


Molycorp  (XSWX:MCP) 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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Molycorp (XSWX:MCP) Business Description

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Molycorp Inc, formerly known as Rare Earth Acquisitions LLC, was formed on March 4, 2010 as a new Delaware corporation. The Company manufactures custom engineered rare earth and rare metal products. Its business is organized into four reportable segments: Resources; Chemicals and Oxides; Magnetic Materials and Alloys; and Rare Metals. The Resources segment includes its operations at the Molycorp Mountain Pass Rare Earth Facility, where it conducts rare earth minerals extraction to produce: rare earth concentrates; REO, including lanthanum, cerium, neodymium, praseodymium, and yttrium; heavy rare earth concentrates, which include samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, and others; and SorbXTM, a line of proprietary rare earth-based water treatment products. The Chemicals and Oxides segment includes: production of REO at its operations at Molycorp Silmet; separated heavy rare earth oxides and other custom engineered materials from its facilities in Jiangyin, Jiangsu Province, China; and production of REO, salts of rare earth elements, or REEs, zirconium-based engineered materials and mixed rare earth/zirconium oxides from its facilities in Zibo, Shandong Province, China. The Magnetic Materials and Alloys segment includes: the production of Neo Powders through its wholly-owned manufacturing facilities in Tianjin, China, and Korat, Thailand, under the Molycorp Magnequench brand. This operating segment also includes manufacturing of neodymium and samarium magnet alloys, other specialty alloy products and rare earth metals at its MMA facility, located in Tolleson, Arizona. The Rare Metals segment produces, reclaims, refines and markets high value niche metals and their compounds that include gallium, indium, rhenium, tantalum, and niobium. Applications from products made in this segment include wireless technologies, LED, flat panel display, turbine, solar, catalyst, steel additive, electronics applications, and others. The Company's operations are subject to numerous and detailed international, national, federal, state and local laws, regulations and permits affecting the mining and mineral processing industry, including those pertaining to employee health and safety, environmental permitting and licensing, air quality standards, greenhouse gas, or GHG, emissions, water usage and disposal, pollution, waste management, plant and wildlife protection, handling and disposal of radioactive substances, remediation of soil and groundwater contamination, land use, reclamation and restoration of properties, the discharge of materials into the environment and groundwater quality and availability.

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