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Peoples Educational Holdings (Peoples Educational Holdings) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : -36,745.14% (As of May. 2012)


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What is Peoples Educational Holdings 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. Peoples Educational Holdings's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in May. 2012 was $-32.15 Mil. Peoples Educational Holdings's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in May. 2012 was $0.09 Mil. Therefore, Peoples Educational Holdings's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in May. 2012 was -36,745.14%.

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

PEDH's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 5.3
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Return-on-Tangible-Equity only.

Peoples Educational Holdings Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Peoples Educational Holdings'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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Peoples Educational Holdings Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

Peoples Educational Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 May07 May08 May09 May10 May11 May12
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -11.54 -19.01 4.59 -10.11 -1,360.64

Peoples Educational Holdings Quarterly Data
Aug07 Nov07 Feb08 May08 Aug08 Nov08 Feb09 May09 Aug09 Nov09 Feb10 May10 Aug10 Nov10 Feb11 May11 Aug11 Nov11 Feb12 May12
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 -29.02 61.72 -61.16 -112.19 -36,745.14

Competitive Comparison of Peoples Educational Holdings's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Publishing subindustry, Peoples Educational Holdings'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.


Peoples Educational Holdings's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Peoples Educational Holdings's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Peoples Educational Holdings's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.



Peoples Educational Holdings Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Peoples Educational Holdings's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2012 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: May. 2012 )  (A: May. 2011 )(A: May. 2012 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: May. 2012 )  (A: May. 2011 )(A: May. 2012 )
=-9.334/( (5.188+-3.816 )/ 2 )
=-9.334/0.686
=-1,360.64 %

Peoples Educational Holdings's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in May. 2012 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: May. 2012 )  (Q: Feb. 2012 )(Q: May. 2012 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: May. 2012 )  (Q: Feb. 2012 )(Q: May. 2012 )
=-32.152/( (3.991+-3.816)/ 2 )
=-32.152/0.0875
=-36,745.14 %

* 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 (May. 2012) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


Peoples Educational Holdings  (OTCPK:PEDH) 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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Peoples Educational Holdings (Peoples Educational Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
299 Market Street, Saddle Brook, NJ, USA, 07663
Peoples Educational Holdings Inc develops and sells proprietary print and digital education products which are predominantly state-specific and standards-based, focused on state-required tests. The company operates through Test Preparation, Assessment, and Instruction Product Group. Test Preparation and Assessment segment create and sell print and digital products targeted to grades 1-12 to help students prepare for state proficiency tests. Instruction segment includes two product lines Focused Instruction and remedial and multicultural-related materials. Geographically, the business activities are carried out through United States.
Executives
Tony Christianson director, 10 percent owner
Gordon Stofer 10 percent owner

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