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SNN (Smith & Nephew) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : 40.68% (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Smith & Nephew 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. Smith & Nephew's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was $428 Mil. Smith & Nephew's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was $1,052 Mil. Therefore, Smith & Nephew's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 40.68%.

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

SNN' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 21.51   Med: 54.62   Max: 213.06
Current: 29.36

During the past 13 years, Smith & Nephew's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 213.06%. The lowest was 21.51%. And the median was 54.62%.

SNN's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked better than
90.36% of 757 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 2.02 vs SNN: 29.36

Smith & Nephew Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Smith & Nephew'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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Smith & Nephew Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

Smith & Nephew Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
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Smith & Nephew Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
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Competitive Comparison of Smith & Nephew's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Smith & Nephew'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.


Smith & Nephew's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Smith & Nephew's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Smith & Nephew's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.



Smith & Nephew Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Smith & Nephew's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2023 )  (A: Dec. 2022 )(A: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Dec. 2023 )  (A: Dec. 2022 )(A: Dec. 2023 )
=263/( (992+1115 )/ 2 )
=263/1053.5
=24.96 %

Smith & Nephew's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Jun. 2024 )  (Q: Dec. 2023 )(Q: Jun. 2024 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Jun. 2024 )  (Q: Dec. 2023 )(Q: Jun. 2024 )
=428/( (1115+989)/ 2 )
=428/1052
=40.68 %

* 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 two times the semi-annual (Jun. 2024) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


Smith & Nephew  (NYSE:SNN) 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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Smith & Nephew Business Description

Address
Hatters Lane, Building 5, Croxley Park, Watford, Hertfordshire, GBR, WD18 8YE
Smith & Nephew designs, manufactures, and markets orthopedic devices, sports medicine and arthroscopic technologies, and wound care solutions. Roughly 41% of the UK-based firm's revenue comes from orthopedic products, and another 30% is sports medicine and ENT. The remaining 29% of revenue is from the advanced wound therapy segment. Over half of Smith & Nephew's total revenue comes from the United States, just over 30% is from other developed markets, and emerging markets account for the remainder.