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QPRC (Quest Patent Research) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : 0.00% (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Quest Patent Research 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. Quest Patent Research's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $-3.30 Mil. Quest Patent Research's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $-12.08 Mil. Therefore, Quest Patent Research's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was N/A%.

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

QPRC's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 11.32
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Return-on-Tangible-Equity only.

Quest Patent Research Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Quest Patent Research'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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Quest Patent Research Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Quest Patent Research's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Consulting Services subindustry, Quest Patent Research'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.


Quest Patent Research's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Quest Patent Research's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Quest Patent Research's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.


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Quest Patent Research Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Quest Patent Research'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 )
=-2.472/( (-9.911+-11.74 )/ 2 )
=-2.472/-10.8255
=N/A %

Quest Patent Research'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 )
=-3.304/( (-11.74+-12.429)/ 2 )
=-3.304/-12.0845
=N/A %

* 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.


Quest Patent Research  (OTCPK:QPRC) 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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Quest Patent Research Business Description

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Address
411 Theodore Fremd Avenue, Suite 206S, Rye, NY, USA, 10580-1411
Quest Patent Research Corp is an intellectual property asset management company. The company is engaged in the development, acquisition, licensing and enforcement of intellectual property rights. Its intellectual property portfolios consist of mobile data, online marketing, sweepstakes, promotions, and rewards, flexible packaging, universal financial data system, rich media, anchor structure portfolio, power management/bus control portfolio, and diode on-chip portfolio. It generates revenue from patent licensing fees, management fees, and licensed packaging sales.
Executives
Timothy J Scahill director 472 WHITING ROAD, WEBSTER NY 14580
William Ryall Carroll director 242 WEST 104TH ST, APT 6ER, NEW YORK NY 10025
Robert Christopher Paladino director 7811 VALENCIA COURT, NAPLES FL 34113
Jon Charles Scahill director, officer: President & COO 24 GREENHAVEN RD., RYE NY 10580-1018