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Taesan LCD Company (XKRX:036210) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : -446.96% (As of Sep. 2013)


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What is Taesan LCD Company 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. Taesan LCD Company's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 was ₩-24,631 Mil. Taesan LCD Company's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 was ₩5,511 Mil. Therefore, Taesan LCD Company's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 was -446.96%.

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

XKRX:036210's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 5.44
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Return-on-Tangible-Equity only.

Taesan LCD Company Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Taesan LCD Company'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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Taesan LCD Company Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

Taesan LCD Company Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
-10.50 - Negative Tangible Equity Negative Tangible Equity -28.12

Taesan LCD Company Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Taesan LCD Company's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Taesan LCD Company'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.


Taesan LCD Company's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Taesan LCD Company's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Taesan LCD Company Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Taesan LCD Company's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2011 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2011 )  (A: Dec. 2010 )(A: Dec. 2011 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Dec. 2011 )  (A: Dec. 2010 )(A: Dec. 2011 )
=-13017.875/( (45613.837+46968.157 )/ 2 )
=-13017.875/46290.997
=-28.12 %

Taesan LCD Company's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Sep. 2013 )  (Q: Jun. 2013 )(Q: Sep. 2013 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Sep. 2013 )  (Q: Jun. 2013 )(Q: Sep. 2013 )
=-24630.8/( (8579.238+2442.137)/ 2 )
=-24630.8/5510.6875
=-446.96 %

* 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. 2013) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


Taesan LCD Company  (XKRX:036210) 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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Taesan LCD Company Business Description

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Taesan LCD Co., Ltd. was established in 1983. The company manufactures TFT-LCD. The company also mass-produced backlight units for TFT-LCD. The company was recognized for its high-quality products and high export sales.

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