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Great Western Minerals Group (Great Western Minerals Group) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : Negative Tangible Equity% (As of Sep. 2014)


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What is Great Western Minerals Group 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. Great Western Minerals Group's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was $34.79 Mil. Great Western Minerals Group's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was $-24.95 Mil. Therefore, Great Western Minerals Group's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was Negative Tangible Equity%.

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

GWMGF's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is not ranked *
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: -15.95
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Return-on-Tangible-Equity only.

Great Western Minerals Group Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Great Western Minerals Group'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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Great Western Minerals Group Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

Great Western Minerals Group Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
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Great Western Minerals Group Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Great Western Minerals Group's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Great Western Minerals Group'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.


Great Western Minerals Group's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Great Western Minerals Group's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Great Western Minerals Group's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.



Great Western Minerals Group Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Great Western Minerals Group's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2013 )  (A: Dec. 2012 )(A: Dec. 2013 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Dec. 2013 )  (A: Dec. 2012 )(A: Dec. 2013 )
=-27.644/( (22.472+-7.454 )/ 2 )
=-27.644/7.509
=-368.14 %

Great Western Minerals Group's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Sep. 2014 )  (Q: Jun. 2014 )(Q: Sep. 2014 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Sep. 2014 )  (Q: Jun. 2014 )(Q: Sep. 2014 )
=34.788/( (-20.614+-29.28)/ 2 )
=34.788/-24.947
=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 (Sep. 2014) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


Great Western Minerals Group  (OTCPK:GWMGF) 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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Great Western Minerals Group (Great Western Minerals Group) Business Description

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Unit 201B, 2121 Airport Drive, Saskatoon, SK, CAN, S7L 6W5
Great Western Minerals Group Ltd is a Canadian-based exploration and development company, which is engaged in the exploration and development of its rare earth elements (REE) property, and the manufacturing and marketing of products containing REE. The company operates as an integrated rare earth processor which manufactures specialty alloys used in the magnet, battery, defense and aerospace industries. It holds an interest in the Steenkampskraal monazite mine, located approximately 350 kilometers northwest of Cape Town, South Africa. Further, the group also holds an interest in Hoidas Lake rare earth mineral property in Canada.

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