Safeway (FRA:SWY) ROA % : 0.29% (As of Sep. 2014)

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What is Safeway ROA %?

ROA % is calculated as Net Income divided by its average Total Assets over a certain period of time. Safeway's annualized Net Income for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was €29 Mil. Safeway's average Total Assets over the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was €10,011 Mil. Therefore, Safeway's annualized ROA % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was 0.29%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Safeway's ROA % or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:SWY' s ROA % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.76 Med: 5.34 Max: 22.7
Current: 22.7

During the past 13 years, Safeway's highest ROA % was 22.70%. The lowest was -6.76%. And the median was 5.34%.

FRA:SWY's ROA % is not ranked
in the Retail - Defensive industry.
Industry Median: 3.375 vs FRA:SWY: 22.70

Safeway ROA % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Safeway's ROA % can be seen below:

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Safeway ROA % Chart

Safeway Annual Data

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-6.49

4.11

3.43

4.02

21.57

Safeway Quarterly Data
	Dec09	Mar10	Jun10	Sep10	Dec10	Mar11	Jun11	Sep11	Dec11	Mar12	Jun12	Sep12	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14
ROA %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.81	82.91	-2.41	2.69	0.29

Competitive Comparison of Safeway's ROA %

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Safeway's ROA %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROA % data, can be viewed below:

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Safeway's ROA % Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Safeway's ROA % distribution charts can be found below:

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Safeway ROA % Calculation

Safeway's annualized ROA % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as:

ROA %	=	Net Income (A: Dec. 2013 )	/	( (Total Assets (A: Dec. 2012 )	+	Total Assets (A: Dec. 2013 ))	/ count )
	=	2560.475	/	( (11168.634	+	12570.235)	/ 2 )
	=	2560.475	/	11869.4345
	=	21.57 %

Safeway's annualized ROA % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 is calculated as:

ROA %	=	Net Income (Q: Sep. 2014 )	/	( (Total Assets (Q: Jun. 2014 )	+	Total Assets (Q: Sep. 2014 ))	/ count )
	=	29.488	/	( (10089.53	+	9933.421)	/ 2 )
	=	29.488	/	10011.4755
	=	0.29 %

In the calculation of annual ROA %, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total assets over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the Net Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2014) net income data. ROA % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.

Safeway (FRA:SWY) ROA % Explanation

ROA % measures the rate of return on the total assets (shareholder equity plus liabilities). It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from shareholders' equity plus its liabilities. ROA % shows how well a company uses what it has to generate earnings. ROA %s can vary drastically across industries. Therefore, ROA % should not be used to compare companies in different industries. For retailers, a ROA % of higher than 5% is expected. For example, Wal-Mart (WMT) has a ROA % of about 8% as of 2012. For banks, ROA % is close to their interest spread. A banks ROA % is typically well under 2%.

Similar to ROE, ROA % is affected by profit margins and asset turnover. This can be seen from the Du Pont Formula:

	ROA %		(Q: Sep. 2014 )
=	Net Income	/	Total Assets
=	29.488	/	10011.4755
=	(Net Income / Revenue)	*	(Revenue / Total Assets)
=	(29.488 / 25787.72)	*	(25787.72 / 10011.4755)
=	Net Margin %	*	Asset Turnover
=	0.11 %	*	2.5758
=	0.29 %

Note: The Net Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2014) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2014) revenue data.

Be Aware

Like ROE, ROA % is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in the company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective. ROA % can be affected by events such as stock buyback or issuance, and by goodwill, a company's tax rate and its interest payment. ROA % may not reflect the true earning power of the assets. A more accurate measurement is ROC % (ROC).

Many analysts argue the higher return the better. Buffett states that really high ROA % may indicate vulnerability in the durability of the competitive advantage.

E.g. Raising $43b to take on KO is impossible, but $1.7b to take on Moody's is. Although Moody's ROA % and underlying economics is far superior to Coca Cola, the durability is far weaker because of lower entry cost.

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Safeway Inc was incorporated in the state of Delaware in July 1986 as SSI Holdings Corporation and, thereafter, its name was changed to Safeway Stores, Incorporated. In February 1990, the Company changed its name to Safeway Inc. The Company is a food and drug retailers in the United States, with 1,335 stores at year-end 2013. The Company's U.S. retail operations are located principally in California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Colorado, Arizona, Texas and the Mid-Atlantic region. The Company also has a network of distribution, manufacturing and food-processing facilities. The Company retail business operates into seven geographic retail operating segments; Denver, Eastern, Northern California, Phoenix, Northwest, Texas and Southern California. In all geographical retail operating segments, it operates one store format, where each store offers the same general mix of products with similar pricing to similar categories of customers. The Company does not operate supercenters, warehouse formats, combination clothing/grocery stores or discount stores. It owns and operates GroceryWorks.com Operating Company, LLC ("GroceryWorks"), an online grocery channel doing business under the names Safeway.com and Vons.com. Safeway's stores provide grocery items tailored to local preferences. Its stores offer a selection of food and general merchandise and feature a variety of specialty departments such as bakery, delicatessen, floral and pharmacy. In addition, its stores offer Starbucks coffee shops and adjacent fuel centers. The Company also owns more than 300 other trademarks registered and/or pending in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and other jurisdictions, including trademarks for its product and services such as Safeway, Safeway SELECT, Rancher's Reserve, O Organics, Lucerne, Primo Taglio, Eating Right, mom to mom, waterfront BISTRO, Bright Green, Pantry Essentials, Open Nature, Refreshe, Snack Artist, Signature CafÃ©, Priority, just for U, My Simple Nutrition, Ingredients for Life, and other trademarks such as Pak'N Save Foods, Vons, Pavilions, Randalls, Tom Thumb, and Carrs Quality Centers. Blackhawk, a subsidiary of Safeway, provides third-party gift cards, prepaid cards, telecom cards and sports and entertainment cards to a group of top North American retailers for sale to retail customers. The competitive factors that affect the Company's business are location, quality, price, condition of assets, marketing and promotional strategies, service and consumer loyalty to other brands and stores. It faces intense competition from traditional grocery retailers, non-traditional competitors such as supercenters and club stores, as well as from specialty supermarkets, drug stores, dollar stores, convenience stores and restaurants. The Company's compliance with the federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations have been adopted regulating the discharge of materials into the environment or otherwise related to the p

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