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China Precision Steel (China Precision Steel) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : -634.80% (As of Dec. 2014)


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What is China Precision Steel 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. China Precision Steel's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was $-21.50 Mil. China Precision Steel's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was $3.39 Mil. Therefore, China Precision Steel's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was -634.80%.

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

CPSL's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is not ranked *
in the Steel industry.
Industry Median: 6.46
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Return-on-Tangible-Equity only.

China Precision Steel Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Precision Steel'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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China Precision Steel Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

China Precision Steel Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Jun07 Jun08 Jun09 Jun10 Jun11 Jun12 Jun13 Jun14
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.59 0.20 -13.64 -82.17 -117.94

China Precision Steel Quarterly Data
Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14
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 -147.44 -443.39 210.51 -289.57 -634.80

Competitive Comparison of China Precision Steel's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Steel subindustry, China Precision Steel'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.


China Precision Steel's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Steel Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where China Precision Steel's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.



China Precision Steel Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

China Precision Steel's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2014 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Jun. 2014 )  (A: Jun. 2013 )(A: Jun. 2014 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Jun. 2014 )  (A: Jun. 2013 )(A: Jun. 2014 )
=-37.511/( (50.906+12.706 )/ 2 )
=-37.511/31.806
=-117.94 %

China Precision Steel's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Dec. 2014 )  (Q: Sep. 2014 )(Q: Dec. 2014 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Dec. 2014 )  (Q: Sep. 2014 )(Q: Dec. 2014 )
=-21.504/( (6.075+0.7)/ 2 )
=-21.504/3.3875
=-634.80 %

* 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. 2014) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


China Precision Steel  (OTCPK:CPSL) 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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China Precision Steel (China Precision Steel) Business Description

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China Precision Steel Inc is a steel processing company. The firm through its subsidiaries manufacture and sell cold rolled precision steel products for applications including automobile components and spare parts, kitchen tools, electrical appliances, roofing and food packaging materials. The company conducts its operations mainly in China.
Executives
Michael Friess director, officer: Secretary 5353 MANHATTAN CIRCLE, STE 101, BOULDER CO 80303

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