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Johnston Press (Johnston Press) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : Negative Tangible Equity% (As of Jun. 2018)


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What is Johnston Press 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. Johnston Press's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2018 was $9.97 Mil. Johnston Press's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2018 was $-239.40 Mil. Therefore, Johnston Press's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2018 was Negative Tangible Equity%.

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

JHPSY's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 5.33
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Return-on-Tangible-Equity only.

Johnston Press Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

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

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Competitive Comparison of Johnston Press's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Publishing subindustry, Johnston Press'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.


Johnston Press's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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



Johnston Press Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Johnston Press's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2017 )  (A: Dec. 2016 )(A: Dec. 2017 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Dec. 2017 )  (A: Dec. 2016 )(A: Dec. 2017 )
=-105.335/( (-222.384+-245.436 )/ 2 )
=-105.335/-233.91
=N/A %

Johnston Press's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2018 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Jun. 2018 )  (Q: Dec. 2017 )(Q: Jun. 2018 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Jun. 2018 )  (Q: Dec. 2017 )(Q: Jun. 2018 )
=9.966/( (-245.436+-233.355)/ 2 )
=9.966/-239.3955
=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. 2018) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


Johnston Press  (OTCPK:JHPSY) 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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Johnston Press (Johnston Press) Business Description

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Address
30 Queensferry Road, Orchard Brae House, Edinburgh, GBR, EH4 2HS
Johnston Press PLC is engaged in the multimedia business. The company is one of the largest local and regional multimedia organizations primarily providing news and information services at local and regional level through various publications and websites in the UK. Its business is organized in two segments namely Publishing and Contract Printing. It also manages smartphone applications, websites, and distributes lifestyle magazines. Its brands include Ballymena and Antrim Times, Banbridge Leader, Banbury Guardian, Belper News, Carrick Times, Mid-Sussex Times, Sunday Journal, Isle of Man Examiner and Yorkshire Post. Johnston Press generates most of its revenues through its publishing business.

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