Emmis Communications (Emmis Communications) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : -72.82% (As of Feb. 2020)

Emmis Communications Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

Emmis Communications Annual Data
	Trend	Feb11	Feb12	Feb13	Feb14	Feb15	Feb16	Feb17	Feb18	Feb19	Feb20
Return-on-Tangible-Equity		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					Negative Tangible Equity	Negative Tangible Equity	Negative Tangible Equity	Negative Tangible Equity	190.10

Emmis Communications Quarterly Data
	May15	Aug15	Nov15	Feb16	May16	Aug16	Nov16	Feb17	May17	Aug17	Nov17	Feb18	May18	Aug18	Nov18	Feb19	May19	Aug19	Nov19	Feb20
Return-on-Tangible-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-	Negative Tangible Equity	Negative Tangible Equity	531.06	-72.82

Competitive Comparison of Emmis Communications's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Broadcasting subindustry, Emmis Communications'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.

Emmis Communications's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Emmis Communications's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Emmis Communications Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Emmis Communications's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2020 is calculated as

Emmis Communications's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2020 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 four times the quarterly (Feb. 2020) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.

Emmis Communications  (OTCPK:EMMSP.PFD) 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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