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FFWM (First Foundation) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : 2.62% (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is First Foundation 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. First Foundation's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $27.58 Mil. First Foundation's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $1,053.59 Mil. Therefore, First Foundation's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 2.62%.

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

FFWM' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -21.72   Med: 9.55   Max: 15.19
Current: -8.59

During the past 13 years, First Foundation's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 15.19%. The lowest was -21.72%. And the median was 9.55%.

FFWM's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked worse than
97.66% of 1580 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 10.34 vs FFWM: -8.59

First Foundation Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for First Foundation'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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First Foundation Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

First Foundation Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 15.11 15.19 12.60 -21.72 -9.38

First Foundation Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 0.34 1.33 -32.95 -5.34 2.62

Competitive Comparison of First Foundation's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, First Foundation'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.


First Foundation's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, First Foundation's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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


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First Foundation Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

First Foundation's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2024 )  (A: Dec. 2023 )(A: Dec. 2024 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Dec. 2024 )  (A: Dec. 2023 )(A: Dec. 2024 )
=-92.407/( (920.395+1049.805 )/ 2 )
=-92.407/985.1
=-9.38 %

First Foundation's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Mar. 2025 )  (Q: Dec. 2024 )(Q: Mar. 2025 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Mar. 2025 )  (Q: Dec. 2024 )(Q: Mar. 2025 )
=27.584/( (1049.805+1057.366)/ 2 )
=27.584/1053.5855
=2.62 %

* 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 (Mar. 2025) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


First Foundation  (NYSE:FFWM) 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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First Foundation Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
200 Crescent Court, Suite 1400, Dallas, TX, USA, 75201
First Foundation Inc is a financial services company. It is engaged in providing investment management and financial planning services for high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable institutions, and private foundations. The company focuses on segments namely Banking and Wealth Management. It also offers loans to individuals and entities that own and operate multifamily residential and commercial real estate properties as well as business banking products and services to small to moderate-sized businesses, professional firms, and consumer banking products and services to individuals.
Executives
Keller Ulrich E. Jr director, 10 percent owner, officer: EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN 18101 VON KARMAN AVENUE, SUITE 750, IRVINE CA 92612
James Britton officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O FIRST FOUNDATION INC., 200 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 1400, DALLAS TX 75201
David G. Lake director 18101 VON KARMAN AVE., SUITE 750, IRVINE CA 92612
Elizabeth A. Pagliarini director 2 SOUTH POINTE DR., SUITE 100, LAKE FOREST CA 92630
Diane M. Rubin director 40380 DESERT CREEK LANE, RANCHO MIRAGE CA 92270
Jacob Sonenshine director 18101 VON KARMAN AVENUE, SUITE 750, IRVINE CA 92612
Max Briggs director 18101 VON KARMAN AVENUE, SUITE 750, IRVINE CA 92612
Gabriel V. Vazquez director C/O FIRST FOUNDATION INC., 200 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 1400, DALLAS TX 75201
John Hakopian director, officer: PRES FIRST FOUNDATION ADVISORS 18101 VON KARMAN AVENUE, SUITE 750, IRVINE CA 92612
Scott F Kavanaugh director, officer: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 25342 DERBYHILL DR., LAGUNA HILLS CA 92653
Christopher M. Naghibi officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O FIRST FOUNDATION INC., 200 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 1400, DALLAS TX 75201
Amy Djou officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O FIRST FOUNDATION INC., 200 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 1400, DALLAS TX 75201
Hugo J. Nuno officer: Chief Banking Officer C/O FIRST FOUNDATION INC., 200 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 1400, DALLAS TX 75201
Gary L Tice director
Mitchell M. Rosenberg director 18101 VON KARMAN AVENUE, SUITE 750, IRVINE CA 92612