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Balfour Beatty (LSE:BBY) ROA % : 3.61% (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Balfour Beatty ROA %?

ROA % is calculated as Net Income divided by its average Total Assets over a certain period of time. Balfour Beatty's annualized Net Income for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was £192 Mil. Balfour Beatty's average Total Assets over the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was £5,323 Mil. Therefore, Balfour Beatty's annualized ROA % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 3.61%.

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

LSE:BBY' s ROA % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.18   Med: 2.81   Max: 5.78
Current: 4.4

During the past 13 years, Balfour Beatty's highest ROA % was 5.78%. The lowest was -4.18%. And the median was 2.81%.

LSE:BBY's ROA % is ranked better than
65.06% of 1720 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 2.58 vs LSE:BBY: 4.40

Balfour Beatty ROA % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Balfour Beatty's ROA % 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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Balfour Beatty ROA % Chart

Balfour Beatty Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
ROA %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.76 0.63 2.94 5.78 3.79

Balfour Beatty Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
ROA % 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 3.96 7.36 2.48 5.21 3.61

Competitive Comparison of Balfour Beatty's ROA %

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Balfour Beatty's ROA %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROA % 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.


Balfour Beatty's ROA % Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Balfour Beatty's ROA % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Balfour Beatty's ROA % falls into.



Balfour Beatty ROA % Calculation

Balfour Beatty's annualized ROA % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

ROA %=Net Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/( (Total Assets (A: Dec. 2022 )+Total Assets (A: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=197/( (5123+5265)/ 2 )
=197/5194
=3.79 %

Balfour Beatty's annualized ROA % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as:

ROA %=Net Income (Q: Jun. 2024 )/( (Total Assets (Q: Dec. 2023 )+Total Assets (Q: Jun. 2024 ))/ count )
=192/( (5265+5380)/ 2 )
=192/5322.5
=3.61 %

* 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 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 two times the semi-annual (Jun. 2024) net income data. ROA % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.


Balfour Beatty  (LSE:BBY) 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 bank’s 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: Jun. 2024 )
=Net Income/Total Assets
=192/5322.5
=(Net Income / Revenue)*(Revenue / Total Assets)
=(192 / 7770)*(7770 / 5322.5)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover
=2.47 %*1.4598
=3.61 %

Note: The Net Income data used here is two times the semi-annual (Jun. 2024) net income data. The Revenue data used here is two times the semi-annual (Jun. 2024) revenue data.

* 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.


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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Balfour Beatty Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
5 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London, GBR, E14 5HU
Balfour Beatty PLC finances builds, and maintains infrastructure projects. It finances, develops, builds, maintains, and operates the increasingly complex and critical infrastructure that supports national economies and delivers projects at the heart of local communities. It operates three business segments: Construction services (majority of total revenue), Support services, and Infrastructure investments. It will invest directly in infrastructure assets also invests in real estate-type assets, in particular private residential and student accommodation assets. The majority of sales are derived from the United Kingdom and the United States.