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Novo Nordisk AS (MEX:NOVOB) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : 379.82% (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Novo Nordisk AS 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. Novo Nordisk AS's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was MXN344,373 Mil. Novo Nordisk AS's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was MXN90,668 Mil. Therefore, Novo Nordisk AS's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 379.82%.

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

MEX:NOVOB' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 79.13   Med: 88.04   Max: 257.13
Current: 233.64

During the past 13 years, Novo Nordisk AS's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 257.13%. The lowest was 79.13%. And the median was 88.04%.

MEX:NOVOB's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked better than
93.82% of 906 companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: 6.53 vs MEX:NOVOB: 233.64

Novo Nordisk AS Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Novo Nordisk AS'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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Novo Nordisk AS Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

Novo Nordisk AS Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 96.53 132.48 174.85 202.78 282.33

Novo Nordisk AS Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 234.57 172.51 185.98 229.30 379.82

Competitive Comparison of Novo Nordisk AS's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Drug Manufacturers - General subindustry, Novo Nordisk AS'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.


Novo Nordisk AS's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Novo Nordisk AS's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Novo Nordisk AS's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.


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Novo Nordisk AS Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Novo Nordisk AS's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2024 )  (A: Dec. 2023 )(A: Dec. 2024 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Dec. 2024 )  (A: Dec. 2023 )(A: Dec. 2024 )
=295723.934/( (114626.093+94865.455 )/ 2 )
=295723.934/104745.774
=282.33 %

Novo Nordisk AS's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Mar. 2025 )  (Q: Dec. 2024 )(Q: Mar. 2025 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Mar. 2025 )  (Q: Dec. 2024 )(Q: Mar. 2025 )
=344373.128/( (94865.455+86469.87)/ 2 )
=344373.128/90667.6625
=379.82 %

* 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. 2025) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


Novo Nordisk AS  (MEX:NOVOB) 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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Novo Nordisk AS Business Description

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Novo Alle 1, Bagsvaerd, DNK, 2880
With roughly one third of the global branded diabetes treatment market, Novo Nordisk is the leading provider of diabetes-care products in the world. Based in Denmark, the company manufactures and markets a variety of human and modern insulins, injectable diabetes treatments such as GLP-1 therapy, oral antidiabetic agents, and obesity treatments. Novo also has a biopharmaceutical segment (constituting less than 10% of revenue) that specializes in protein therapies for hemophilia and other disorders.

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