What is Trinity Industries Return-on-Tangible-Asset?
Return-on-Tangible-Asset is calculated as Net Income divided by its average total tangible assets. Total tangible assets equals to Total Assets minus Intangible Assets. Trinity Industries's annualizedNet Income for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $95 Mil. Trinity Industries's average total tangible assets for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $8,772 Mil. Therefore, Trinity Industries's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Asset for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.08%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Trinity Industries's Return-on-Tangible-Asset or its related term are showing as below:
TRN'
s Return-on-Tangible-Asset Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.73 Med: 2.03 Max: 9.92
Current: 1.43
During the past 13 years, Trinity Industries's highest Return-on-Tangible-Asset was 9.92%. The lowest was -1.73%. And the median was 2.03%.
TRN's Return-on-Tangible-Asset is ranked worse than 72.8% of 978
companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 3.945
vs TRN: 1.43
Trinity Industries Return-on-Tangible-Asset Historical Data
The historical data trend for Trinity Industries's Return-on-Tangible-Asset 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 Trinity Industries's Return-on-Tangible-Asset
For the Railroads subindustry, Trinity Industries's Return-on-Tangible-Asset, along with its competitors' market caps and Return-on-Tangible-Asset 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.
Trinity Industries's Return-on-Tangible-Asset Distribution in the Transportation Industry
For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Trinity Industries's Return-on-Tangible-Asset distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Trinity Industries's Return-on-Tangible-Asset falls into.
* 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-Asset, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total tangible assets 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-Asset measures the rate of return on the average total tangible assets (total assets minus intangible assets). Tangible means physical in nature. Intangible Assets are assets that are not physical in nature, and typically "derive their value from legal or intellectual rights." Return-on-Tangible-Asset measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from its tangible assets. It shows how well a company uses what it has to generate earnings. Return-on-Tangible-Assets can vary drastically across industries. Therefore, Return-on-Tangible-Asset should not be used to compare companies in different industries.
Be Aware
Like ROE and ROA, Return-on-Tangible-Asset is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in the companys earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective. Return-on-Tangible-Asset can be affected by events such as stock buyback or issuance, and by a companys tax rate and its interest payment. Return-on-Tangible-Asset 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 Return-on-Tangible-Asset may indicate vulnerability in the durability of the competitive advantage.
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Trinity Industries (Trinity Industries) Business Description
Trinity Industries Inc. sells and leases railroad products and railcar maintenance services in North America. The company operates under the name TrinityRail in three main segments: railcar leasing and management services, which owns railcars and provides fleet management and administration services; rail products, which builds, sells, and modifies freight and tank railcars and their components; and all other, which sells highway products such as guardrail and other highway barriers. Customers include railroads, leasing companies, and shipping companies in the industries of agriculture, construction, consumer products, energy, and chemicals.
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