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Buffalo Wild Wings (FRA:BWW) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : 291.07% (As of Sep. 2017)


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What is Buffalo Wild Wings 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. Buffalo Wild Wings's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 was €61 Mil. Buffalo Wild Wings's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 was €21 Mil. Therefore, Buffalo Wild Wings's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 was 291.07%.

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

FRA:BWW's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is not ranked *
in the Restaurants industry.
Industry Median: 11
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Return-on-Tangible-Equity only.

Buffalo Wild Wings Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Buffalo Wild Wings'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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Buffalo Wild Wings Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

Buffalo Wild Wings Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
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Buffalo Wild Wings Quarterly Data
Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17
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 23.66 19.20 45.29 62.87 291.07

Competitive Comparison of Buffalo Wild Wings's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Restaurants subindustry, Buffalo Wild Wings'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.


Buffalo Wild Wings's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Buffalo Wild Wings's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Buffalo Wild Wings's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.



Buffalo Wild Wings Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Buffalo Wild Wings's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2016 )  (A: Dec. 2015 )(A: Dec. 2016 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Dec. 2016 )  (A: Dec. 2015 )(A: Dec. 2016 )
=89.818/( (378.18+267.182 )/ 2 )
=89.818/322.681
=27.83 %

Buffalo Wild Wings's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Sep. 2017 )  (Q: Jun. 2017 )(Q: Sep. 2017 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Sep. 2017 )  (Q: Jun. 2017 )(Q: Sep. 2017 )
=61.012/( (10.755+31.167)/ 2 )
=61.012/20.961
=291.07 %

* 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 (Sep. 2017) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


Buffalo Wild Wings  (FRA:BWW) 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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Buffalo Wild Wings (FRA:BWW) Business Description

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Buffalo Wild Wings operates and franchises restaurants under the names Buffalo Wild Wings, R Taco, and PizzaRev. The Buffalo Wild Wings restaurants, which provide the vast majority of company revenue, have sports-bar atmospheres and feature Buffalo-style chicken wings. The restaurants are designed for group gatherings and feature projection screens and dozens of televisions. About half of the company's restaurants are franchised. The company has a centralized supply chain that serves all company-owned and franchised restaurants. The majority of its restaurants are in the United States, but the company has a small presence in Canada and Mexico and is expanding to the Middle East and Asia.

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