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Smiths News (FRA:T6N) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : Negative Tangible Equity% (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is Smiths News 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. Smiths News's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was €27 Mil. Smiths News's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was €-20 Mil. Therefore, Smiths News's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was Negative Tangible Equity%.

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

FRA:T6N' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0   Med: 0   Max: 0
Current: Negative Tangible Equity

FRA:T6N's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked better than
99.89% of 905 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 5.41 vs FRA:T6N: Negative Tangible Equity

Smiths News Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Smiths News'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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Smiths News Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

Smiths News Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
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Smiths News Semi-Annual Data
Aug14 Feb15 Aug15 Feb16 Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23 Feb24
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 Negative Tangible Equity Negative Tangible Equity Negative Tangible Equity Negative Tangible Equity Negative Tangible Equity

Competitive Comparison of Smiths News's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Publishing subindustry, Smiths News'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.


Smiths News's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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



Smiths News Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Smiths News's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Aug. 2023 )  (A: Aug. 2022 )(A: Aug. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Aug. 2023 )  (A: Aug. 2022 )(A: Aug. 2023 )
=29.246/( (-39.834+-21.207 )/ 2 )
=29.246/-30.5205
=Negative Tangible Equity %

Smiths News's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Feb. 2024 )  (Q: Aug. 2023 )(Q: Feb. 2024 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Feb. 2024 )  (Q: Aug. 2023 )(Q: Feb. 2024 )
=27.154/( (-21.207+-18.727)/ 2 )
=27.154/-19.967
=Negative Tangible Equity %

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


Smiths News  (FRA:T6N) 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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Smiths News (FRA:T6N) Business Description

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Address
Rowan House, Cherry Orchard North, Kembrey Park, Swindon, Wiltshire, GBR, SN2 8UH
Smiths News PLC is a UK-based wholesale distributor of published content. The group is one of the UK's foremost publishers of newspapers and magazines, and it also operates as a book distributor through bookstores and an online platform serving the needs of academics and public libraries. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the United Kingdom. Its segments include Smiths News Core; Dawson Media Direct (DMD); Instore and others.

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