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Formosa Plastics (TPE:1301) ROE % : 0.36% (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Formosa Plastics ROE %?

ROE % is calculated as Net Income divided by its average Total Stockholders Equity over a certain period of time. Formosa Plastics's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was NT$1,101 Mil. Formosa Plastics's average Total Stockholders Equity over the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was NT$301,955 Mil. Therefore, Formosa Plastics's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.36%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Formosa Plastics's ROE % or its related term are showing as below:

TPE:1301' s ROE % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.39   Med: 10.69   Max: 19.4
Current: -0.38

During the past 13 years, Formosa Plastics's highest ROE % was 19.40%. The lowest was -0.39%. And the median was 10.69%.

TPE:1301's ROE % is ranked worse than
74.89% of 1537 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 5.03 vs TPE:1301: -0.38

Formosa Plastics ROE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Formosa Plastics's ROE % 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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Formosa Plastics ROE % Chart

Formosa Plastics Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
ROE %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.88 19.40 9.50 2.08 -0.39

Formosa Plastics Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
ROE % 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 -3.33 0.26 1.61 -3.77 0.36

Competitive Comparison of Formosa Plastics's ROE %

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Formosa Plastics's ROE %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROE % 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.


Formosa Plastics's ROE % Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Formosa Plastics's ROE % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Formosa Plastics's ROE % falls into.



Formosa Plastics ROE % Calculation

Formosa Plastics's annualized ROE % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

ROE %=Net Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/( (Total Stockholders Equity (A: Dec. 2023 )+Total Stockholders Equity (A: Dec. 2024 ))/ count )
=-1231.765/( (347360.145+288980.935)/ 2 )
=-1231.765/318170.54
=-0.39 %

Formosa Plastics's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

ROE %=Net Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/( (Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Sep. 2024 )+Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Dec. 2024 ))/ count )
=1101.012/( (314928.358+288980.935)/ 2 )
=1101.012/301954.6465
=0.36 %

* 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 ROE %, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2024) net income data. ROE % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.


Formosa Plastics  (TPE:1301) ROE % Explanation

ROE % measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' equity (also known as net assets or assets minus liabilities). ROE % shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. ROE %s between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.

The factors that affect a company's ROE % can be illustrated with the three-step DuPont Analysis:

ROE %(Q: Dec. 2024 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=1101.012/301954.6465
=(Net Income / Revenue )*(Revenue / Total Assets)*(Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
=(1101.012 / 201323.016)*(201323.016 / 509253.356)*(509253.356 / 301954.6465)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover*Equity Multiplier
=0.55 %*0.3953*1.6865
=ROA %*Equity Multiplier
=0.22 %*1.6865
=0.36 %

With this breakdown, it is clear that if a company grows its Net Profit Margin, its Asset Turnover, or its Leverage, it can grow its ROE %.

The factors that affect a company's ROE % can also be illustrated with the five-step DuPont Analysis:

ROE %(Q: Dec. 2024 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=1101.012/301954.6465
=(Net Income / Pre-Tax Income) * (Pre-Tax Income / Operating Income) * (Operating Income / Revenue) * (Revenue / Total Assets) * (Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
= (1101.012 / -3493.08) * (-3493.08 / -5948.956) * (-5948.956 / 201323.016) * (201323.016 / 509253.356) * (509253.356 / 301954.6465)
= Tax Burden * Interest Burden * Operating Margin % * Asset Turnover * Equity Multiplier
= -0.3152 * 0.5872 * -2.95 % * 0.3953 * 1.6865
=0.36 %

Note: The net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2024) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2024) revenue data. The same rule applies to Pre-Tax Income and Operating Income.
* In the five-step DuPont Analysis, Operating Income is only available for non-financial companies. Thus, for Insurance companies, we use EBIT as a substitution of Operating Income. For Banks, both Operating Income and EBIT is unavailable. Thus we combined Interest Burden and Operating Margin % into Pretax Margin %, and the DuPont Analysis is divided into four components instead.

* 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

Net Income is used.

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the equity multiplier when investing in high ROE % companies. Like ROA %, ROE % 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 ROE %s can be extremely high.


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Formosa Plastics Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
201, Tung Hwa North Road, 4th Floor, Taipei, TWN, 814
Formosa Plastics Corp is a holding company that, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells plastic-based products, chemical fibers, and petrochemicals. The company operates in six reportable segments: Plastics Division, Polyolefins Division, Polypropylene Division, Tairylan Division, Chemistry Division, and Other Divisions. The company operates in Asia, including Taiwan, and mainland China, among others.

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