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Brookfield Office Properties (TSX:BPO.PR.H.PFD) ROA % : 1.74% (As of Mar. 2016)


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What is Brookfield Office Properties ROA %?

ROA % is calculated as Net Income divided by its average Total Assets over a certain period of time. Brookfield Office Properties's annualized Net Income for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2016 was C$804.14 Mil. Brookfield Office Properties's average Total Assets over the quarter that ended in Mar. 2016 was C$46,113.27 Mil. Therefore, Brookfield Office Properties's annualized ROA % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2016 was 1.74%.

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

TSX:BPO.PR.H.PFD' s ROA % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.93   Med: 4.35   Max: 8.31
Current: 4.86

During the past 13 years, Brookfield Office Properties's highest ROA % was 8.31%. The lowest was 0.93%. And the median was 4.35%.

TSX:BPO.PR.H.PFD's ROA % is not ranked
in the Real Estate industry.
Industry Median: 1.12 vs TSX:BPO.PR.H.PFD: 4.86

Brookfield Office Properties ROA % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Brookfield Office Properties'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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Brookfield Office Properties ROA % Chart

Brookfield Office Properties Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
ROA %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.47 4.81 3.86 8.31 6.85

Brookfield Office Properties Quarterly Data
Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16
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 7.61 9.98 2.07 5.86 1.74

Competitive Comparison of Brookfield Office Properties's ROA %

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, Brookfield Office Properties'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.


Brookfield Office Properties's ROA % Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Brookfield Office Properties's ROA % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Brookfield Office Properties's ROA % falls into.



Brookfield Office Properties ROA % Calculation

Brookfield Office Properties's annualized ROA % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as:

ROA %=Net Income (A: Dec. 2015 )/( (Total Assets (A: Dec. 2014 )+Total Assets (A: Dec. 2015 ))/ count )
=2952.409/( (39675.846+46561.12)/ 2 )
=2952.409/43118.483
=6.85 %

Brookfield Office Properties's annualized ROA % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2016 is calculated as:

ROA %=Net Income (Q: Mar. 2016 )/( (Total Assets (Q: Dec. 2015 )+Total Assets (Q: Mar. 2016 ))/ count )
=804.14/( (46561.12+45665.41)/ 2 )
=804.14/46113.265
=1.74 %

* 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 four times the quarterly (Mar. 2016) net income data. ROA % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.


Brookfield Office Properties  (TSX:BPO.PR.H.PFD) 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: Mar. 2016 )
=Net Income/Total Assets
=804.14/46113.265
=(Net Income / Revenue)*(Revenue / Total Assets)
=(804.14 / 2676.944)*(2676.944 / 46113.265)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover
=30.04 %*0.0581
=1.74 %

Note: The Net Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2016) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2016) 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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Brookfield Office Properties Business Description

Address
181 Bay Street, Suite 330, Brookfield Place, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5J 2T3
Brookfield Office Properties Inc is a real estate investment firm. It acts as owner, operator, and developer of office and multifamily assets. The office property division defines the skylines of dynamic cities around the world, including gateway cities such as New York, London, Berlin, Toronto, and Sydney and the multifamily business owns, develops, renovates and manages approximately 40,000 high-quality rental apartment buildings in supply constrained markets of major cities such as New York and London, as well as high growth markets in the suburban U.S. In addition, it caters to tenants in financial services, government, and energy and resource sectors.

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