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Saga Communications (FRA:SGHB) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : -11.94% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Saga Communications 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. Saga Communications's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €-5.8 Mil. Saga Communications's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €48.6 Mil. Therefore, Saga Communications's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was -11.94%.

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

FRA:SGHB' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.44   Med: 19.24   Max: 101.97
Current: 12.22

During the past 13 years, Saga Communications's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 101.97%. The lowest was -2.44%. And the median was 19.24%.

FRA:SGHB's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked better than
65.81% of 892 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 5.355 vs FRA:SGHB: 12.22

Saga Communications Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Saga Communications'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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Saga Communications Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

Saga Communications Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 18.57 -2.33 13.80 12.25 14.46

Saga Communications Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 5.73 22.38 18.07 16.17 -11.94

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

For the Broadcasting subindustry, Saga 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.


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

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

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



Saga Communications Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Saga Communications's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2023 )  (A: Dec. 2022 )(A: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Dec. 2023 )  (A: Dec. 2022 )(A: Dec. 2023 )
=8.711/( (64.772+55.686 )/ 2 )
=8.711/60.229
=14.46 %

Saga Communications's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Mar. 2024 )  (Q: Dec. 2023 )(Q: Mar. 2024 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Mar. 2024 )  (Q: Dec. 2023 )(Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-5.804/( (55.686+41.518)/ 2 )
=-5.804/48.602
=-11.94 %

* 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. 2024) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


Saga Communications  (FRA:SGHB) 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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Saga Communications (FRA:SGHB) Business Description

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Address
73 Kercheval Avenue, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, USA, 48236
Saga Communications Inc is a broadcast company engaged in acquiring, developing, and operating broadcast properties. The company's objective is to operate top-billing radio stations in mid-sized markets and It derives a majority of its revenue from the sale of advertising for broadcast on its stations.

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