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Spire (SRPA.PFD) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : 37.35% (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Spire 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. Spire's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $837.20 Mil. Spire's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $2,241.40 Mil. Therefore, Spire's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 37.35%.

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

SRpA.PFD' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.51   Med: 17.1   Max: 23.43
Current: 11.54

During the past 13 years, Spire's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 23.43%. The lowest was 6.51%. And the median was 17.10%.

SRpA.PFD's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked better than
54.07% of 492 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 10.58 vs SRpA.PFD: 11.54

Spire Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

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

Spire Annual Data
Trend Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.51 19.15 14.09 12.82 13.18

Spire Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Return-on-Tangible-Equity Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 39.88 -2.30 -4.91 15.46 37.35

Competitive Comparison of Spire's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Spire'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.


Spire's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Spire's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Spire Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Spire's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Sep. 2024 )  (A: Sep. 2023 )(A: Sep. 2024 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Sep. 2024 )  (A: Sep. 2023 )(A: Sep. 2024 )
=250.9/( (1745.7+2061.1 )/ 2 )
=250.9/1903.4
=13.18 %

Spire'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 )
=837.2/( (2145.7+2337.1)/ 2 )
=837.2/2241.4
=37.35 %

* 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.


Spire  (NYSE:SRpA.PFD) 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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Spire Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
700 Market Street, Saint Louis, MO, USA, 63101
Spire Inc is a public utility holding company with three reportable business segments: Gas Utility, Gas Marketing and Midstream. The Gas Utility segment includes the regulated operations of Laclede Gas, Alabama Gas Corporation ('Alagasco') changed its name to Spire Alabama Inc. effective September 1, 2017, and Laclede Gas Company changed its name to Spire Missouri Inc. effective August 30, 2017. The Gas Utility segment generates a majority of the company's revenue but is subject to seasonal fluctuations. The Gas Marketing segment includes Laclede Energy Resources, Inc, whose operations include the marketing of natural gas and related activities on a non-regulated basis and the Midstream segment includes transportation and storage of natural gas. Maximum revenue from residential area.