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WLS Holdings (HKSE:08021) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : -17.06% (As of Oct. 2023)


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What is WLS Holdings 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. WLS Holdings's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was HK$-65.5 Mil. WLS Holdings's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was HK$383.9 Mil. Therefore, WLS Holdings's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was -17.06%.

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

HKSE:08021' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -53.12   Med: -6.61   Max: -2.01
Current: -24.35

During the past 13 years, WLS Holdings's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was -2.01%. The lowest was -53.12%. And the median was -6.61%.

HKSE:08021's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked worse than
90.99% of 1599 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 7.85 vs HKSE:08021: -24.35

WLS Holdings Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for WLS Holdings'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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WLS Holdings Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

WLS Holdings Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -8.16 -18.95 -3.19 -2.10 -24.82

WLS Holdings Quarterly Data
Jan19 Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23
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 -12.70 -13.72 -75.15 4.68 -17.06

Competitive Comparison of WLS Holdings's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, WLS Holdings'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.


WLS Holdings's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, WLS Holdings's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



WLS Holdings Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

WLS Holdings's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Apr. 2023 )  (A: Apr. 2022 )(A: Apr. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Apr. 2023 )  (A: Apr. 2022 )(A: Apr. 2023 )
=-112.384/( (509.638+396.107 )/ 2 )
=-112.384/452.8725
=-24.82 %

WLS Holdings's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Oct. 2023 )  (Q: Jul. 2023 )(Q: Oct. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Oct. 2023 )  (Q: Jul. 2023 )(Q: Oct. 2023 )
=-65.512/( (0+383.927)/ 1 )
=-65.512/383.927
=-17.06 %

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


WLS Holdings  (HKSE:08021) 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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WLS Holdings (HKSE:08021) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
No.11 Yip Hing Street, Rooms 1001-1006, 10th Floor, Tower A, Southmark, Wong Chuk Hang, Aberdeen, Hong Kong, HKG
WLS Holdings Ltd is a Hong Kong-based company engaged in providing construction services. It operates through the segments of Scaffolding, fitting out, and other auxiliary services for construction and building work, Money lending business, and Securities investment business. The group generates a majority of the revenue from the Scaffolding services segment Geographically, the company carries its business operations in Hong Kong.
Executives
Chong Man San Denise
Leung Wai Ho

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