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Cash Flow (LTS:0LSC) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : -159.91% (As of Mar. 2014)


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What is Cash Flow 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. Cash Flow's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2014 was £-1.47 Mil. Cash Flow's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2014 was £0.92 Mil. Therefore, Cash Flow's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2014 was -159.91%.

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

LTS:0LSC' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -474.89   Med: 6.52   Max: 62.01
Current: -474.89

During the past 6 years, Cash Flow's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 62.01%. The lowest was -474.89%. And the median was 6.52%.

LTS:0LSC's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is not ranked
in the Banks industry.
Industry Median: 10.78 vs LTS:0LSC: -474.89

Cash Flow Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

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

Cash Flow Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -86.28 62.02 18.37 6.51 -81.00

Cash Flow Quarterly Data
Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14
Return-on-Tangible-Equity Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -18.79 -71.45 -61.19 -162.31 -159.91

Competitive Comparison of Cash Flow's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Mortgage Finance subindustry, Cash Flow'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.


Cash Flow's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Cash Flow's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Cash Flow Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Cash Flow'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 )
=-1.501/( (2.602+1.104 )/ 2 )
=-1.501/1.853
=-81.00 %

Cash Flow's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2014 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Mar. 2014 )  (Q: Dec. 2013 )(Q: Mar. 2014 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Mar. 2014 )  (Q: Dec. 2013 )(Q: Mar. 2014 )
=-1.472/( (1.104+0.737)/ 2 )
=-1.472/0.9205
=-159.91 %

* 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 (Mar. 2014) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


Cash Flow  (LTS:0LSC) 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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Cash Flow (LTS:0LSC) Business Description

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Cash Flow S.A. is engaged in the provision of helping other businesses to regain financial stability by vindicating client's debtors, financing liabilities, factoring or other financial services tailed to client's needs.

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