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G4S (GFSZY) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : Negative Tangible Equity% (As of Jun. 2020)


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What is G4S 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. G4S's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 was $418 Mil. G4S's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 was $-1,431 Mil. Therefore, G4S's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 was Negative Tangible Equity%.

The historical rank and industry rank for G4S's Return-on-Tangible-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

GFSZY's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 12.07
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Return-on-Tangible-Equity only.

G4S Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for G4S'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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G4S Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

G4S Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
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G4S Semi-Annual Data
Dec10 Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20
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Competitive Comparison of G4S's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, G4S'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.


G4S's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, G4S's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where G4S's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.



G4S Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

G4S's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2019 )  (A: Dec. 2018 )(A: Dec. 2019 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Dec. 2019 )  (A: Dec. 2018 )(A: Dec. 2019 )
=-119.266/( (-1682.279+-1592.398 )/ 2 )
=-119.266/-1637.3385
=N/A %

G4S's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Jun. 2020 )  (Q: Dec. 2019 )(Q: Jun. 2020 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Jun. 2020 )  (Q: Dec. 2019 )(Q: Jun. 2020 )
=418.022/( (-1592.398+-1269.086)/ 2 )
=418.022/-1430.742
=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 (Jun. 2020) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


G4S  (OTCPK:GFSZY) 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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G4S (GFSZY) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
105 Victoria Street, 5th Floor, Southside, London, GBR, SW1E 6QT
G4S is a multinational security services company and constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. The company was formed through a series of large mergers, most notably in 2004 when British Securicor and Danish Group 4 Falck merged. G4S is now the world's largest security company and has operations in around 90 countries. With over 550,000 employees, it is also the world's third- largest private employer. The company offers a range of services from the supply of security personnel and response units to risk consulting and prison management.

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