Pacific Software (Pacific Software) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : -114.29% (As of Jun. 2013)

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What is Pacific Software 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. Pacific Software's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2013 was $-0.10 Mil. Pacific Software's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2013 was $0.09 Mil. Therefore, Pacific Software's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2013 was -114.29%.

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

PFSF's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is not ranked ^*
in the Restaurants industry.
Industry Median: 11.185
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Return-on-Tangible-Equity only.

Pacific Software Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pacific Software's Return-on-Tangible-Equity can be seen below:

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Pacific Software Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Pacific Software's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Restaurants subindustry, Pacific Software'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.

Pacific Software's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Pacific Software's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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Pacific Software Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Pacific Software's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2012 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity	=	Net Income	/	( (Total Tangible Equity	+	Total Tangible Equity)	/ count )
		(A: Sep. 2012 )		(A: Sep. 2011 )		(A: Sep. 2012 )
	=	Net Income	/	( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets	+	Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )	/ count )
		(A: Sep. 2012 )		(A: Sep. 2011 )		(A: Sep. 2012 )
	=	-0.052	/	( (-0.111	+	-0.162 )	/ 2 )
	=	-0.052	/	-0.1365
	=	N/A %

Pacific Software's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2013 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity	=	Net Income	/	( (Total Tangible Equity	+	Total Tangible Equity)	/ count )
		(Q: Jun. 2013 )		(Q: Mar. 2013 )		(Q: Jun. 2013 )
	=	Net Income	/	( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets	+	Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)	/ count )
		(Q: Jun. 2013 )		(Q: Mar. 2013 )		(Q: Jun. 2013 )
	=	-0.104	/	( (-0.199	+	0.381)	/ 2 )
	=	-0.104	/	0.091
	=	-114.29 %

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 (Jun. 2013) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.

Pacific Software (OTCPK:PFSF) 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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