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NTCXF (Natcore Technology) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : Negative Tangible Equity% (As of Sep. 2018)


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What is Natcore Technology 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. Natcore Technology's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was $0.30 Mil. Natcore Technology's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was $-2.56 Mil. Therefore, Natcore Technology's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was Negative Tangible Equity%.

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

NTCXF's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is not ranked *
in the Semiconductors industry.
Industry Median: 5.29
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Return-on-Tangible-Equity only.

Natcore Technology Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Natcore Technology'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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Natcore Technology Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Natcore Technology's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Solar subindustry, Natcore Technology'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.


Natcore Technology's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Natcore Technology's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Natcore Technology Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Natcore Technology'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 )
=-1.275/( (-1.246+-1.627 )/ 2 )
=-1.275/-1.4365
=N/A %

Natcore Technology's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Sep. 2018 )  (Q: Jun. 2018 )(Q: Sep. 2018 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Sep. 2018 )  (Q: Jun. 2018 )(Q: Sep. 2018 )
=0.3/( (-2.33+-2.792)/ 2 )
=0.3/-2.561
=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 four times the quarterly (Sep. 2018) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


Natcore Technology  (OTCPK:NTCXF) 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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Natcore Technology Business Description

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Address
189 North Water Street, Suite 700, Rochester, NY, USA, 14604-1163
Natcore Technology Inc is a Canada based company. It is a research and development company providing solar cells with improved efficiency and reduced cost. It is focused on using its proprietary nanotechnology discoveries to enable a variety of applications including laser processing, tandem quantum-dot solar cells and its Natcore Foil Cell structure, the development of which eliminates the need to use high-cost silver in mass-manufactured silicon solar cells.

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