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Zep (FRA:14Z) Asset Turnover : 0.31 (As of Feb. 2015)


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What is Zep Asset Turnover?

Asset Turnover measures how quickly a company turns over its asset through sales. It is calculated as Revenue divided by Total Assets. Zep's Revenue for the three months ended in Feb. 2015 was €141.0 Mil. Zep's Total Assets for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2015 was €455.7 Mil. Therefore, Zep's Asset Turnover for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2015 was 0.31.

Asset Turnover is linked to ROE % through Du Pont Formula. Zep's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2015 was 0.36%. It is also linked to ROA % through Du Pont Formula. Zep's annualized ROA % for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2015 was 0.13%.


Zep Asset Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for Zep's Asset Turnover 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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Zep Asset Turnover Chart

Zep Annual Data
Trend Aug05 Aug06 Aug07 Aug08 Aug09 Aug10 Aug11 Aug12 Aug13 Aug14
Asset Turnover
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.00 1.65 1.67 1.36 1.26

Zep Quarterly Data
May10 Aug10 Nov10 Feb11 May11 Aug11 Nov11 Feb12 May12 Aug12 Nov12 Feb13 May13 Aug13 Nov13 Feb14 May14 Aug14 Nov14 Feb15
Asset Turnover 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 0.29 0.34 0.34 0.32 0.31

Competitive Comparison of Zep's Asset Turnover

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Zep's Asset Turnover, along with its competitors' market caps and Asset Turnover 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.


Zep's Asset Turnover Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Zep's Asset Turnover distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Zep's Asset Turnover falls into.



Zep Asset Turnover Calculation

Asset Turnover measures how quickly a company turns over its asset through sales.

Zep's Asset Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2014 is calculated as

Asset Turnover
=Revenue/Average Total Assets
=Revenue (A: Aug. 2014 )/( (Total Assets (A: Aug. 2013 )+Total Assets (A: Aug. 2014 ))/ count )
=523.063/( (411.366+417.714)/ 2 )
=523.063/414.54
=1.26

Zep's Asset Turnover for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2015 is calculated as

Asset Turnover
=Revenue/Average Total Assets
=Revenue (Q: Feb. 2015 )/( (Total Assets (Q: Nov. 2014 )+Total Assets (Q: Feb. 2015 ))/ count )
=141.022/( (439.661+471.648)/ 2 )
=141.022/455.6545
=0.31

* 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.

Companies with low profit margins tend to have high Asset Turnover, while those with high profit margins have low Asset Turnover. Companies in the retail industry tend to have a very high turnover ratio.


Zep  (FRA:14Z) Asset Turnover Explanation

Asset Turnover is linked to ROE % through Du Pont Formula.

Zep's annulized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2015 is

ROE %**(Q: Feb. 2015 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=0.572/160.67
=(Net Income / Revenue)*(Revenue / Total Assets)*(Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
=(0.572 / 564.088)*(564.088 / 455.6545)*(455.6545/ 160.67)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover*Equity Multiplier
=0.1 %*1.238*2.836
=ROA %*Equity Multiplier
=0.13 %*2.836
=0.36 %

Note: The Net Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Feb. 2015) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (Feb. 2015) 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.

** The ROE % used above is for Du Pont Analysis only. It is different from the defined ROE % page on our website, as here it uses Net Income instead of Net Income attributable to Common Stockholders in the calculation.

It is also linked to ROA % through Du Pont Formula:

Zep's annulized ROA % for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2015 is

ROA %(Q: Feb. 2015 )
=Net Income/Total Assets
=0.572/455.6545
=(Net Income / Revenue)*(Revenue / Total Assets)
=(0.572 / 564.088)*(564.088 / 455.6545)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover
=0.1 %*1.238
=0.13 %

Note: The Net Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Feb. 2015) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (Feb. 2015) 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

In the article Joining The Dark Side: Pirates, Spies and Short Sellers, James Montier reported that In their US sample covering the period 1968-2003, Cooper et al find that firms with low asset growth outperformed firms with high asset growth by an astounding 20% p.a. equally weighted. Even when controlling for market, size and style, low asset growth firms outperformed high asset growth firms by 13% p.a. Therefore a company with fast asset growth may underperform.

Therefore, it is a good sign if a company's Asset Turnover is consistent or even increases. If a company's asset grows faster than sales, its Asset Turnover will decline, which can be a warning sign.


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Zep (FRA:14Z) Business Description

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Zep Inc. was founded in 1937. It is a producer, marketer, and service provider of a range of cleaning and maintenance solutions for commercial, industrial, institutional, and consumer end-markets. Zeps product portfolio includes anti-bacterial and industrial hand care products, cleaners, degreasers, deodorizers, disinfectants, floor finishes, sanitizers, and pest and weed control products. It continually refreshes its product portfolio and service offerings. Zep reaches its customers through an experienced, international organization of sales representatives supported by highly skilled marketing, research and development and technical services teams, who collectively provide creative solutions for its customers' diverse cleaning and maintenance needs by utilizing their product expertise and providing customized value added services that it distinguish Zep among its competitors. Through its direct sales organization, Zep provides convenient, highly effective cleaning and maintenance solutions to customers in a broad array of commercial, industrial, and institutional end-markets, including transportation, food processing and service, manufacturing, government, and housekeeping. These customers include government entities and businesses ranging from small sole proprietorships to large corporations. It sells its products to customers mainly in the United States, Canada and Western Europe. Zep markes these products and services under well recognized and established brand names, such as Zep , Zep Commercial, Zep Professional, Enforcer, and Selig. Zep is its flagship brand and represents largest portfolio of cleaning and maintenance solutions for commercial, industrial, and institutional customers needing highly effective product solutions and professional technical support. Zep Commercial provides professional cleaning and plumbing chemical products targeted to contractors and small business owners and are currently sold through The Home Depot, HD Supply and other retailers. Zep Professional was introduced in fiscal year 2009 and represents its portfolio of cleaning and maintenance solutions that are offered to customers in the commercial, industrial, and institutional end-markets who prefer to acquire product through the distribution channel. Selig offers a limited assortment of cleaning solutions targeted to commercial, industrial and institutional customers. It produces a range of cleaning and maintenance solutions for commercial, industrial, institutional, and consumer customers. Zeps commercial, industrial, and institutional customers include government entities and businesses ranging from small sole proprietorships to large corporations as well as distributors. Its sales and service organization covers the United States, Canada, Italy, Belgium, Luxemburg, the Netherlands and certain other smaller markets. It manufactures products at six facilities located in the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, and Italy.The key raw materi

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