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Safetek International (Safetek International) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : Negative Tangible Equity% (As of Sep. 2006)


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What is Safetek International 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. Safetek International's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 was $1.38 Mil. Safetek International's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 was $-1.91 Mil. Therefore, Safetek International's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 was Negative Tangible Equity%.

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

SFIN's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is not ranked *
in the Diversified Financial Services industry.
Industry Median: 0.77
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Return-on-Tangible-Equity only.

Safetek International Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Safetek International'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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Safetek International Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Safetek International's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Shell Companies subindustry, Safetek International'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.


Safetek International's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Diversified Financial Services Industry

For the Diversified Financial Services industry and Financial Services sector, Safetek International's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Safetek International Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Safetek International's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2005 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2005 )  (A: Dec. 2004 )(A: Dec. 2005 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Dec. 2005 )  (A: Dec. 2004 )(A: Dec. 2005 )
=-2.929/( (-0.695+-3.103 )/ 2 )
=-2.929/-1.899
=N/A %

Safetek International's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Sep. 2006 )  (Q: Jun. 2006 )(Q: Sep. 2006 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Sep. 2006 )  (Q: Jun. 2006 )(Q: Sep. 2006 )
=1.384/( (-2.179+-1.645)/ 2 )
=1.384/-1.912
=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. 2006) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


Safetek International  (OTCPK:SFIN) 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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Safetek International (Safetek International) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
20 Chapel Street, Brentwood B, Liverpool, GBR, L39AG
Safetek International Inc currently has no operations. Previously, it was engaged in manufacturing prototypes and distributing the final product on behalf of technology developers.

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