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Frontier Communications (Frontier Communications) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : Negative Tangible Equity% (As of Mar. 2021)


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What is Frontier 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. Frontier Communications's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 was $240.00 Mil. Frontier Communications's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 was $-5,502.50 Mil. Therefore, Frontier Communications's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 was Negative Tangible Equity%.

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

FTRPR.PFD's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is not ranked *
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 13.07
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Return-on-Tangible-Equity only.

Frontier Communications Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

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

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

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Frontier 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.


Frontier Communications's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

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

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



Frontier Communications Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

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

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2020 )  (A: Dec. 2019 )(A: Dec. 2020 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Dec. 2020 )  (A: Dec. 2019 )(A: Dec. 2020 )
=-402/( (-5414+-5577 )/ 2 )
=-402/-5495.5
=N/A %

Frontier Communications's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Mar. 2021 )  (Q: Dec. 2020 )(Q: Mar. 2021 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Mar. 2021 )  (Q: Dec. 2020 )(Q: Mar. 2021 )
=240/( (-5577+-5428)/ 2 )
=240/-5502.5
=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 four times the quarterly (Mar. 2021) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


Frontier Communications  (NAS:FTRPR.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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Frontier Communications (Frontier Communications) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
401 Merritt 7, Norwalk, CT, USA, 06851
Frontier Communications Corp is a provider of communications services for consumer and commercial customers in the United States. The portfolio of its services includes Data and Internet services, Video services, Voice services including both the regulated and unregulated voices, Access services, and Advanced Hardware and Network Solutions.
Executives
Sheldon Bruha officer: Chief Financial Officer 401 MERRITT 7, NORWALK CT 06851
John Maduri officer: EVP, Chief Customer Officer 401 MERRITT 7, NORWALK CT 06851
Steve Gable officer: EVP, Chief Technology Officer FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS, 401 MERRITT 7, NORWALK CT 06851
Mark D Nielsen officer: EVP and Chief Legal Officer FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS, 401 MERRITT 7, NORWALK CT 06851
Donald Daniels officer: SVP & Chief Accounting Officer FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS, 401 MERRITT 7, NORWALK CT 06851
Kenneth Arndt officer: EVP, Chief Operations Officer 401 MERRITT 7, NORWALK CT 06851
Elisa Bannon-jones officer: EVP, Chief HR Officer 401 MERRITT 7, NORWALK CT 06851
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