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RF Industries (RF Industries) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : -32.89% (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is RF Industries 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. RF Industries's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $-5.45 Mil. RF Industries's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $16.57 Mil. Therefore, RF Industries's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was -32.89%.

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

RFIL' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -29.08   Med: 5.63   Max: 27.76
Current: -19.23

During the past 13 years, RF Industries's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 27.76%. The lowest was -29.08%. And the median was 5.63%.

RFIL's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked worse than
90.01% of 2924 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 7.89 vs RFIL: -19.23

RF Industries Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for RF Industries'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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RF Industries Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

RF Industries Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 13.32 -0.30 21.14 5.73 -17.99

RF Industries Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 -27.19 13.29 -37.35 -20.03 -32.89

Competitive Comparison of RF Industries's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, RF Industries'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.


RF Industries's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, RF Industries's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



RF Industries Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

RF Industries's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Oct. 2023 )  (A: Oct. 2022 )(A: Oct. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Oct. 2023 )  (A: Oct. 2022 )(A: Oct. 2023 )
=-3.078/( (17.314+16.908 )/ 2 )
=-3.078/17.111
=-17.99 %

RF Industries's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Jan. 2024 )  (Q: Oct. 2023 )(Q: Jan. 2024 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Jan. 2024 )  (Q: Oct. 2023 )(Q: Jan. 2024 )
=-5.448/( (16.908+16.223)/ 2 )
=-5.448/16.5655
=-32.89 %

* 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 (Jan. 2024) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


RF Industries  (NAS:RFIL) 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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RF Industries (RF Industries) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
7610 Miramar Road, Building 6000, San Diego, CA, USA, 92126-4202
RF Industries Ltd is engaged in the design, manufacture, and marketing of interconnect products and systems, including coaxial and specialty cables, fiber optic cables and connectors, and electrical and electronic specialty cables. The company operates through two segments: RF Connector and Cable Assembly, which consists of the Connector and Cable Assembly Division, and Custom Cabling Manufacturing and Assembly, which consists of its subsidiaries. The company has operations in the United States, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.
Executives
Robert D Dawson officer: President and CEO 7610 MIRAMAR RD., BLDG. 6000, SAN DIEGO CA 92126
Mark Holdsworth director 140 S. LAKE AVE., STE. 304, PASADENA CA 91101
Kay Lee Tidwell director C/O HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, INC., 11601 WILSHIRE BLVD. SUITE 1600, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Jason Cohenour director 47669 FREMONT BLVD, FREMONT CA 94538
Ray Michael Bibisi officer: Chief Operating Officer 7610 MIRAMAR RD, BLDG 6000, SAN DIEGO CA 92126
Sheryl Lynn Cefali director 7610 MIRAMAR RD, BLDG 6000, SAN DIEGO CA 92126
Edward Joseph Benoit director 7610 MIRAMAR ROAD, BUILDING 6000, SAN DIEGO CA 92126
Marvin Fink director 7610 MIRAMAR RD., SAN DIEGO CA 92126
Howard F Hill officer: President, CEO 7610 MIRAMAR RD, SUITE 6000, SAN DIEGO CA 92126-4202
Peter Yin officer: Chief Financial Officer 7610 MIRAMAR ROAD, SUITE 6000, SAN DIEGO CA 92126
Gerald T Garland director
Mark Turfler officer: Acting Chief Financial Officer 7610 MIRAMAR ROAD, BUILDING 6000, SAN DIEGO CA 92126
William Reynolds director 7610 MIRAMAR ROAD, BLDG. 6000, SAN DIEGO CA 92126
Johnny Carl Walker officer: President 2217 RAVINIA DRIVE, ARLINGTON TX 76012
James Doss officer: Chief Financial Officer 1 CORPORATE DRIVE, SUITE C, CRANBURY NJ 08512