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Motorola Solutions (Motorola Solutions) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : Negative Tangible Equity% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Motorola Solutions 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. Motorola Solutions's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,384 Mil. Motorola Solutions's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-4,033 Mil. Therefore, Motorola Solutions's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was Negative Tangible Equity%.

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

MSI' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 46.22   Med: 57.89   Max: 69.56
Current: Negative Tangible Equity

During the past 13 years, Motorola Solutions's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 69.56%. The lowest was 46.22%. And the median was 57.89%.

MSI's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked better than
99.96% of 2365 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 5.56 vs MSI: Negative Tangible Equity

Motorola Solutions Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Motorola Solutions'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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Motorola Solutions Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

Motorola Solutions Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
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Motorola Solutions Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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Competitive Comparison of Motorola Solutions's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Motorola Solutions'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.


Motorola Solutions's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Motorola Solutions's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Motorola Solutions Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Motorola Solutions'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 )
=1709/( (-4538+-3932 )/ 2 )
=1709/-4235
=Negative Tangible Equity %

Motorola Solutions's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Dec. 2023 )  (Q: Sep. 2023 )(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Dec. 2023 )  (Q: Sep. 2023 )(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=2384/( (-4133+-3932)/ 2 )
=2384/-4032.5
=Negative Tangible Equity %

* 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 (Dec. 2023) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


Motorola Solutions  (NYSE:MSI) 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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Motorola Solutions (Motorola Solutions) Business Description

Address
500 West Monroe Street, Suite 4400, Chicago, IL, USA, 60661
Motorola Solutions is a leading provider of communications and analytics, primarily serving public safety departments as well as schools, hospitals, and businesses. The bulk of the firm's revenue comes from sales of land mobile radios and radio network infrastructure, but the firm also sells surveillance equipment and dispatch software. Most of Motorola's revenue comes from government agencies, while roughly 25% comes from schools and private businesses. Motorola has customers in over 100 countries and in every state in the United States.
Executives
John P Molloy officer: EVP and COO 500 WEST MONROE ST., CHICAGO IL 60661
Cynthia Yazdi officer: SVP, Communications & Brand 500 WEST MONROE STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
Jason J Winkler officer: EVP and CFO 500 WEST MONROE STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
Rajan Naik officer: SVP, Strategy & Ventures 500 WEST MONROE STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
James A Niewiara officer: SVP, GENERAL COUNSEL MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC., 500 WEST MONROE ST., CHICAGO IL 60661
Katherine A Maher officer: CVP and CAO 500 WEST MONROE ST., CHICAGO IL 60661
Gregory Q Brown director, officer: Chairman and CEO 500 WEST MONROE ST., CHICAGO IL 60661
Kenneth D Denman director
Karen E Dunning officer: SVP, Human Resources MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC., 500 WEST MONROE ST., CHICAGO IL 60661
Mark S. Hacker officer: EVP, GC & Chief Admin Officer 500 WEST MONROE ST., CHICAGO IL 60661
Joseph M Tucci director EMC CORPORATION, 176 SOUTH STREET, HOPKINTON MA 01748
Clayton M Jones director 400 COLLINS ROAD NE, CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52498
Judy C Lewent director PO BOX 100, WHITEHOUSE STATION NJ 08889
Ayanna Howard director 111 MCINNIS PARKWAY, SAN RAFAEL CA 94903
Mahesh Saptharishi officer: EVP and CTO 500 WEST MONROE ST., CHICAGO IL 60661

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