Svenska Cellulosa ABMEX:SCAN 80 Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 1.53% as of Mar. 2026, which is 80% below its 10-year median of 7.64. GuruFocus rates MEX:SCAN with a GF Score™ of 80/100. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 280 Forest Products companies, Svenska Cellulosa AB ranks better than 53.93% on this metric.
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. Svenska Cellulosa AB's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was MXN2,941.84 Mil. Svenska Cellulosa AB's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was MXN192,691.55 Mil. Therefore, Svenska Cellulosa AB's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was 1.53%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Svenska Cellulosa AB's Return-on-Tangible-Equity or its related term are showing as below:
MEX:SCAN'
s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.09 Med: 7.64 Max: 342.61
Current: 2.74
During the past 13 years, Svenska Cellulosa AB's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 342.61%. The lowest was 1.09%. And the median was 7.64%.
MEX:SCAN's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked better than 53.93% of 280
companies
in the Forest Products industry
Industry Median: 2.145
vs MEX:SCAN: 2.74
Svenska Cellulosa AB (MEX:SCAN) 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.
Svenska Cellulosa AB Return-on-Tangible-Equity Related Terms
Svenska Cellulosa AB Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Svenska Cellulosa AB'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.
Svenska Cellulosa AB Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart
MEX:SCAN vs SLVM: Return-on-Tangible-Equity Comparison
For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Svenska Cellulosa AB'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.
Svenska Cellulosa AB Return-on-Tangible-Equity vs Forest Products Industry
For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Svenska Cellulosa AB's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Svenska Cellulosa AB'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 four times the quarterly (Mar. 2026) net income data.
Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.
What does a Return-on-Tangible-Equity of 1.53% mean?
Svenska Cellulosa AB (MEX:SCAN) has a Return-on-Tangible-Equity of 1.53% as of Mar. 2026. Return on tangible equity is the ratio of current-period net income to average two-period tangible equity. View historical data on Svenska Cellulosa AB and its competitors. This is 80% below median its historical median of 7.64. Over the past decade, Svenska Cellulosa AB's Return-on-Tangible-Equity has ranged from 1.09 to 342.61. According to the industry distribution chart, Svenska Cellulosa AB ranks #129 out of 280 companies in the Forest Products industry, placing it in the top 46.1%.
Is Svenska Cellulosa AB's Return-on-Tangible-Equity too high?
Svenska Cellulosa AB's current Return-on-Tangible-Equity of 1.53% is 80% below median its 10-year median of 7.64. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 1.09 to a high of 342.61. The Forest Products industry median Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 2.15. Svenska Cellulosa AB's value of 1.53% is 28.7% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Svenska Cellulosa AB ranks #129 out of 280 companies in the Forest Products industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Svenska Cellulosa AB has a GF Score™ of 80/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Svenska Cellulosa AB's Return-on-Tangible-Equity compare to SLVM?
According to the Forest Products industry distribution chart, Svenska Cellulosa AB ranks #129 out of 280 companies for Return-on-Tangible-Equity. This puts Svenska Cellulosa AB in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 2.15. Svenska Cellulosa AB's value of 1.53% is 28.7% below this benchmark. Historically, Svenska Cellulosa AB's own Return-on-Tangible-Equity has ranged from 1.09 to 342.61 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 7.64 vs. the industry median of 2.15, Svenska Cellulosa AB has consistently been below the industry average. 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 a Forest Products company?
The median Return-on-Tangible-Equity among Forest Products companies is 2.15, based on 280 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. Svenska Cellulosa AB's current Return-on-Tangible-Equity of 1.53% is 28.7% below 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 Svenska Cellulosa AB and its competitors. For the Forest Products industry, the median Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 2.15 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Svenska Cellulosa AB's current Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 1.53%, which is 80% below median its own 10-year median of 7.64. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Svenska Cellulosa AB stock overvalued right now?
Svenska Cellulosa AB (MEX:SCAN) has a current Return-on-Tangible-Equity of 1.53%. The current Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 1.53%, which is 80% below median its 10-year median of 7.64 and 28.7% below the Forest Products industry median of 2.15. Svenska Cellulosa AB's overall GF Score™ is 80/100 with 5 warning signs to review. 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 Svenska Cellulosa AB (MEX:SCAN), the current Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 1.53% as of Mar. 2026. 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.
Svenska Cellulosa AB is Europe's private forest owner, engaged in different business segments such as the Forest segment, which generates key revenue, and supplies its industries with timber. The Wood segment includes five sawmills in northern Sweden and wood processing and distribution to the building materials trade in Sweden and France, The Pulp segment encompasses the production and sale of bleached softwood kraft pulp (NBSK) and chemi-thermomechanical pulp (CTMP), which are produced at the Ostrand pulp mill, The Containerboard segment includes packaging paper with kraft liner manufacturing at the Obbola and Munksund paper mills, and The Renewable Energy segment which encompasses production and sales of processed and unprocessed biofuels as well as liquid biofuels.
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