What is NEW GERMANY FUND 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. NEW GERMANY FUND's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.56 Mil. NEW GERMANY FUND's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $179.79 Mil. Therefore, NEW GERMANY FUND's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.98%.
The historical rank and industry rank for NEW GERMANY FUND's Return-on-Tangible-Equity or its related term are showing as below:
GF'
s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -50.79 Med: 14.13 Max: 33.98
Current: 13.84
During the past 7 years, NEW GERMANY FUND's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 33.98%. The lowest was -50.79%. And the median was 14.13%.
GF's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked better than 76.73% of 1676
companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 5.225
vs GF: 13.84
NEW GERMANY FUND Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data
The historical data trend for NEW GERMANY FUND'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.
Competitive Comparison of NEW GERMANY FUND's Return-on-Tangible-Equity
For the Asset Management subindustry, NEW GERMANY FUND'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.
NEW GERMANY FUND's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, NEW GERMANY FUND's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where NEW GERMANY FUND's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.
NEW GERMANY FUND Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation
NEW GERMANY FUND's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 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-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 two times the semi-annual (Dec. 2023) net income data.
Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.
NEW GERMANY FUND (NYSE:GF) 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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NEW GERMANY FUND (NEW GERMANY FUND) Business Description
NEW GERMANY FUND INC is the United States based non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. As the investment objective, the fund seeks long-term capital appreciation through investment in middle market German equities. The fund's portfolio of investment includes investment in different sectors such as the industrials, information technology, material, consumer discretionary, Communication Services, Financials, Consumer Staples, Real Estate, Utilities, healthcare, Energy and others. Its portfolio is geographically diversified across the Netherlands, Germany, and Italy.
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