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Cleveland-Cliffs (Cleveland-Cliffs) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : -4.23% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Cleveland-Cliffs Return-on-Tangible-Equity?

Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated as Net Income divided by its average total shareholder tangible equity. Total shareholder tangible equity equals to Total Stockholders Equity minus Intangible Assets. Cleveland-Cliffs's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $-268 Mil. Cleveland-Cliffs's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $6,340 Mil. Therefore, Cleveland-Cliffs's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was -4.23%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Cleveland-Cliffs's Return-on-Tangible-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

CLF' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -322.5   Med: 15.64   Max: 125.41
Current: 5.99

During the past 13 years, Cleveland-Cliffs's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 125.41%. The lowest was -322.50%. And the median was 15.64%.

CLF's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked worse than
52.78% of 612 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 6.605 vs CLF: 5.99

Cleveland-Cliffs Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cleveland-Cliffs's Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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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Cleveland-Cliffs Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

Cleveland-Cliffs Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 75.11 -25.21 125.41 25.19 6.08

Cleveland-Cliffs Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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 -3.60 21.91 16.06 -9.28 -4.23

Competitive Comparison of Cleveland-Cliffs's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Steel subindustry, Cleveland-Cliffs's Return-on-Tangible-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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.


Cleveland-Cliffs's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Cleveland-Cliffs's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cleveland-Cliffs's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.



Cleveland-Cliffs Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Cleveland-Cliffs's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2023 )  (A: Dec. 2022 )(A: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Dec. 2023 )  (A: Dec. 2022 )(A: Dec. 2023 )
=399/( (6447+6681 )/ 2 )
=399/6564
=6.08 %

Cleveland-Cliffs's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Mar. 2024 )  (Q: Dec. 2023 )(Q: Mar. 2024 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Mar. 2024 )  (Q: Dec. 2023 )(Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-268/( (6681+5999)/ 2 )
=-268/6340
=-4.23 %

* 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 Return-on-Tangible-Equity, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder tangible equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2024) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


Cleveland-Cliffs  (NYSE:CLF) Return-on-Tangible-Equity Explanation

Return-on-Tangible-Equity measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's tangible equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' tangible equity (shareholders equity minus intangibles). Return-on-Tangible-Equity shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. Return-on-Tangible-Equitys between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.


Be Aware

Net Income is used.

Because a company can increase its Return-on-Tangible-Equity by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high Return-on-Tangible-Equity companies. Like Return-on-Tangible-Asset, Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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 Return-on-Tangible-Equitys can be extremely high.


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Cleveland-Cliffs (Cleveland-Cliffs) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
200 Public Square, Suite 3300, Cleveland, OH, USA, 44114-2315
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc is a flat-rolled steel producer and manufacturer of iron ore pellets in North America. It has one reportable segment -Steelmaking. It is vertically integrated from mined raw materials, direct reduced iron, and ferrous scrap to primary steelmaking and downstream finishing, stamping, tooling and tubing. It serves a diverse range of other markets due to its comprehensive offering of flat-rolled steel products. Geographically, it operates in the United States, Canada and other countries. The majority of revenue is from the United States. It is a supplier of steel to the automotive industry in North America.
Executives
Michael Ralph S Iii director
Goncalves Celso L Jr officer: EVP, CFO 200 PUBLIC SQUARE, SUITE 3300, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Arlene M Yocum director 99 PINE STREET, ALBANY NY 12207
Lourenco Goncalves director, officer: Chairman, President & CEO
Keith Koci officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer ONE RIVERWAY, SUITE 1100, HOUSTON TX 77056
Douglas C Taylor director 200 PUBLIC SQUARE, SUITE 3300, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Susan Miranda Green director 11211 LANDY COURT, KENSINGTON MD 20895
Janet L Miller director 200 PUBLIC SQUARE, SUITE 3300, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Fisher Robert P Jr director 200 PUBLIC SQUARE, SUITE 3300, CLEVELAND OH 44067
John T Baldwin director 200 PUBLIC SQUARE, SUITE 3300, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Arcelormittal North America Holdings Llc other: Former 10% Owner 1 SOUTH DEARBORN STREET, 13TH FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60603
Rcelormittal other: Former 10% Owner 24-26, BOULEVARD D?AVRANCHES, L-1160 LUXEMBOURG, GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG N4 00000
Kimberly A Floriani officer: VP, Corp Controller & CAO 200 PUBLIC SQUARE, SUITE 3300, CLEVELAND OH 44114
M Ann Harlan director
William K Gerber director 999 WEST BIG BEAVER ROAD, TROY MI 48084