ROA % is calculated as Net Income divided by its average Total Assets over a certain period of time. Lamar Advertising Co's annualizedNet Income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $596 Mil.
Lamar Advertising Co's average Total Assets over the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $6,568 Mil. Therefore, Lamar Advertising Co's annualized ROA % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 9.08%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Lamar Advertising Co's ROA % or its related term are showing as below:
LAMR'
s ROA % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.15 Med: 7.32 Max: 8.23
Current: 7.61
During the past 13 years, Lamar Advertising Co's highest ROA % was 8.23%. The lowest was 4.15%. And the median was 7.32%.
LAMR's ROA % is ranked better than 83.5% of 806
companies
in the REITs industry
Industry Median: 2.15
vs LAMR: 7.61
Lamar Advertising Co ROA % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Lamar Advertising Co'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.
Competitive Comparison of Lamar Advertising Co's ROA %
For the REIT - Specialty subindustry, Lamar Advertising Co'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.
Lamar Advertising Co's ROA % Distribution in the REITs Industry
For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Lamar Advertising Co's ROA % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Lamar Advertising Co's ROA % falls into.
Lamar Advertising Co ROA % Calculation
Lamar Advertising Co's annualized ROA % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:
* 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 (Dec. 2023) net income data.
ROA % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.
Lamar Advertising Co (NAS:LAMR) 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:
Note:
The Net Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) 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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Lamar Advertising Co (Lamar Advertising Co) Business Description
Lamar Advertising Co is an outdoor advertising company organized as a real estate investment trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Lamar's core revenue-generating activity is leasing space for advertising on billboards, buses, shelters, benches, logo plates, and airport terminals through short-term agreements. The company is involved in this process from ad copy production to the placement and maintenance of physical advertisements. The vast majority of Lamar's revenue comes from renting ad space on its portfolio of static and digital roadside billboard displays in the U.S. The states of Pennsylvania and Texas house a proportion of these. The company's customers are restaurant, service, healthcare, and retail firms in terms of total revenue.
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