Interplay Entertainment (Interplay Entertainment) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : 0.00% (As of Mar. 2011)

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What is Interplay Entertainment 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. Interplay Entertainment's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2011 was $-1.39 Mil. Interplay Entertainment's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2011 was $-3.02 Mil. Therefore, Interplay Entertainment's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2011 was N/A%.

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

IPLY's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is not ranked ^*
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 7.995
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Return-on-Tangible-Equity only.

Interplay Entertainment Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Interplay Entertainment's Return-on-Tangible-Equity can be seen below:

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Interplay Entertainment Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Interplay Entertainment's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Software - Application subindustry, Interplay Entertainment's Return-on-Tangible-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Return-on-Tangible-Equity data, can be viewed below:

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Interplay Entertainment's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Interplay Entertainment's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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Interplay Entertainment Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Interplay Entertainment's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2010 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity	=	Net Income	/	( (Total Tangible Equity	+	Total Tangible Equity)	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2010 )		(A: Dec. 2009 )		(A: Dec. 2010 )
	=	Net Income	/	( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets	+	Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2010 )		(A: Dec. 2009 )		(A: Dec. 2010 )
	=	-1.034	/	( (-2.8	+	-2.843 )	/ 2 )
	=	-1.034	/	-2.8215
	=	N/A %

Interplay Entertainment's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2011 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity	=	Net Income	/	( (Total Tangible Equity	+	Total Tangible Equity)	/ count )
		(Q: Mar. 2011 )		(Q: Dec. 2010 )		(Q: Mar. 2011 )
	=	Net Income	/	( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets	+	Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)	/ count )
		(Q: Mar. 2011 )		(Q: Dec. 2010 )		(Q: Mar. 2011 )
	=	-1.388	/	( (-2.843	+	-3.197)	/ 2 )
	=	-1.388	/	-3.02
	=	N/A %

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. 2011) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.

Interplay Entertainment (OTCPK:IPLY) 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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