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. Barloworld's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was R1,502 Mil. Barloworld's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was R12,826 Mil. Therefore, Barloworld's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 11.71%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Barloworld's Return-on-Tangible-Equity or its related term are showing as below:
JSE:BAW's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is not ranked *
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 6.725 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Return-on-Tangible-Equity only.
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.
Barloworld Return-on-Tangible-Equity Related Terms
Barloworld Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Barloworld'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.
JSE:BAW vs GEV, ETN, PH: Return-on-Tangible-Equity Comparison
For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Barloworld'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.
Barloworld Return-on-Tangible-Equity vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Barloworld's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Barloworld's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.
* 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 (Mar. 2025) net income data.
Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.
What does a Return-on-Tangible-Equity of 11.71% mean?
Barloworld (JSE:BAW) has a Return-on-Tangible-Equity of 11.71% as of Mar. 2025. Return on tangible equity is the ratio of current-period net income to average two-period tangible equity. View historical data on Barloworld and its competitors.
Is Barloworld's Return-on-Tangible-Equity too high?
Barloworld's current Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 11.71%. The Industrial Products industry median Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 6.73. Barloworld's value of 11.71% is 74.1% above this industry median. Overall, Barloworld has a GF Score™ of 66/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Barloworld's Return-on-Tangible-Equity compare to GEV and ETN?
Barloworld's Return-on-Tangible-Equity of 11.71% can be compared against companies in the Industrial Products industry. The industry median Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 6.73. Barloworld's value of 11.71% is 74.1% above this benchmark. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Return-on-Tangible-Equity for an Industrial Products company?
The median Return-on-Tangible-Equity among Industrial Products companies is 6.73, based on 2,968 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Return-on-Tangible-Equity significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Return-on-Tangible-Equity should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Barloworld's current Return-on-Tangible-Equity of 11.71% is 74.1% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Return-on-Tangible-Equity mean?
A high Return-on-Tangible-Equity can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Return on tangible equity is the ratio of current-period net income to average two-period tangible equity. View historical data on Barloworld and its competitors. For the Industrial Products industry, the median Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 6.73 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Barloworld's current Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 11.71%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Barloworld stock overvalued right now?
Barloworld (JSE:BAW) has a current Return-on-Tangible-Equity of 11.71%. The current Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 11.71% and 74.1% above the Industrial Products industry median of 6.73. Barloworld's overall GF Score™ is 66/100. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Return-on-Tangible-Equity calculated?
Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Barloworld (JSE:BAW), the current Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 11.71% as of Mar. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Barloworld Ltd is an industrial processing, distribution, and services company with two primary areas of focus: Industrial Equipment and Services and Consumer Industries (food and ingredient solutions). Industrial Equipment and related services offer earthmoving equipment, industrial services, and power systems. The Consumer Industries business provides large enterprises with the ingredients essential to the manufacturing of various products including food and beverages, paper, pharmaceuticals, building materials, and adhesives, among others. The company's business segment includes Equipments, which derives maximum revenue, Ingrain, and Others. Geographically, it derives its maximum revenue from South Africa and the rest from Australia, Russia, and Mongolia.
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