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Aberdeen Singapore Fund (Aberdeen Singapore Fund) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : 21.22% (As of Oct. 2017)


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What is Aberdeen Singapore Fund 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. Aberdeen Singapore Fund's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2017 was $ Mil. Aberdeen Singapore Fund's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2017 was $ Mil. Therefore, Aberdeen Singapore Fund's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2017 was %.

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

SGF's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is not ranked *
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 5.025
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Return-on-Tangible-Equity only.

Aberdeen Singapore Fund Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aberdeen Singapore Fund'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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Aberdeen Singapore Fund Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

Aberdeen Singapore Fund Annual Data
Trend Oct17
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
21.22

Aberdeen Singapore Fund Semi-Annual Data
Oct17
Return-on-Tangible-Equity 21.22

Competitive Comparison of Aberdeen Singapore Fund's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Asset Management subindustry, Aberdeen Singapore Fund'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.


Aberdeen Singapore Fund's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Aberdeen Singapore Fund's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Aberdeen Singapore Fund's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.



Aberdeen Singapore Fund Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Aberdeen Singapore Fund's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2017 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Oct. 2017 )  (A: . 20 )(A: Oct. 2017 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Oct. 2017 )  (A: . 20 )(A: Oct. 2017 )
=/( (+ )/ )
=/
= %

Aberdeen Singapore Fund's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2017 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Oct. 2017 )  (Q: . 20 )(Q: Oct. 2017 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Oct. 2017 )  (Q: . 20 )(Q: Oct. 2017 )
=/( (+)/ )
=/
= %

* 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 one times the annual (Oct. 2017) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


Aberdeen Singapore Fund  (NYSE:SGF) 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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Aberdeen Singapore Fund (Aberdeen Singapore Fund) Business Description

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Aberdeen Singapore Fund Inc is a closed-end fund. Its investment objective is capital appreciation, which it seeks through investment in Singapore equity securities.
Executives
David G Harmer director ONE EVERTRUST PLAZA, DAIWA SECURITIES TRUST CO, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Guet Tay Kheng other: Director of Investment Manager 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Joseph Andolina officer: Vice President - Compliance 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Terence Lim other: Director of Investment Adviser 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILIADELPHIA PA 19103
Flavia Cheong other: Director of Investment Advisor 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Moritz A Sell director C/O USBANCORP FUND SERVICES, 777 E WISCONSIN AVE., MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Hui Lin Ng other: Director of Investment Advisor 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Lim Sock-hwei other: Director of Investment Adviser 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Beverley Hendry officer: Vice President C/O ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGMENT INC., 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Andrew Narracott other: Director of Investment Adviser 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Victor Rodriguez other: Director of Investment Adviser 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Sharon Ferrari officer: Assistant Secretary 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Sofia Rosala officer: Vice President & Deputy CCO 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Ian Macdonald other: Director of Investment Adviser 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
John O'keefe officer: Assistant Treasurer 1735 MARKET ST, 32ND FL, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103

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