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Kingston Wharves (XJAM:KW) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : 6.17% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Kingston Wharves 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. Kingston Wharves's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was JMD2,864 Mil. Kingston Wharves's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was JMD46,398 Mil. Therefore, Kingston Wharves's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 6.17%.

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

XJAM:KW's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is not ranked *
in the Transportation industry.
Industry Median: 9.98
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Return-on-Tangible-Equity only.

Kingston Wharves Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

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

Kingston Wharves Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
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Kingston Wharves Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Dec23 Mar24
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Competitive Comparison of Kingston Wharves's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Kingston Wharves'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.


Kingston Wharves's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Kingston Wharves's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Kingston Wharves Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Kingston Wharves'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 )
=3116.068/( (35781.35+46035.732 )/ 2 )
=3116.068/40908.541
=7.62 %

Kingston Wharves's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Mar. 2024 )  (Q: Dec. 2023 )(Q: Mar. 2024 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Mar. 2024 )  (Q: Dec. 2023 )(Q: Mar. 2024 )
=2864.036/( (46035.732+46760.831)/ 2 )
=2864.036/46398.2815
=6.17 %

* 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. 2024) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


Kingston Wharves  (XJAM:KW) 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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Kingston Wharves Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
195 Second Street, Total Logistics Facility, Newport West, St. Andrew, Kingston, JAM, 13
Kingston Wharves Ltd is engaged in the operation of public wharves, logistics services, security services, warehousing, and the rental of and repairs to cold storage facilities. It operates in two segments: Terminal operations and Logistics services. The Terminal operations segment which generates the majority of revenue engages in the operation of public wharves and the stevedoring of vessels. Its Logistics Services segment offers warehousing and logistics facilities, security services, rental of and repairs to cold storage facilities, and property rental.