Metro Pacific Tollways (PHS:TOL) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : 18.97% (As of Mar. 2012)

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What is Metro Pacific Tollways 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. Metro Pacific Tollways's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2012 was ₱1,528.43 Mil. Metro Pacific Tollways's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2012 was ₱8,055.59 Mil. Therefore, Metro Pacific Tollways's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2012 was 18.97%.

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

PHS:TOL's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is not ranked ^*
in the Construction industry.
Industry Median: 7.82
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Return-on-Tangible-Equity only.

Metro Pacific Tollways Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Metro Pacific Tollways's Return-on-Tangible-Equity can be seen below:

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Metro Pacific Tollways Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

Metro Pacific Tollways Annual Data

Trend

Dec10

Dec11

Return-on-Tangible-Equity

12.30

15.43

Metro Pacific Tollways Quarterly Data
	Dec10	Mar11	Jun11	Sep11	Dec11	Mar12
Return-on-Tangible-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial			15.72	11.52	21.66	13.14	18.97

Competitive Comparison of Metro Pacific Tollways's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Metro Pacific Tollways'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.

Metro Pacific Tollways's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Construction Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Metro Pacific Tollways's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.

Metro Pacific Tollways Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Metro Pacific Tollways's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2011 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity	=	Net Income	/	( (Total Tangible Equity	+	Total Tangible Equity)	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2011 )		(A: Dec. 2010 )		(A: Dec. 2011 )
	=	Net Income	/	( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets	+	Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2011 )		(A: Dec. 2010 )		(A: Dec. 2011 )
	=	1257.353	/	( (8101.352	+	8199.795 )	/ 2 )
	=	1257.353	/	8150.5735
	=	15.43 %

Metro Pacific Tollways's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2012 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity	=	Net Income	/	( (Total Tangible Equity	+	Total Tangible Equity)	/ count )
		(Q: Mar. 2012 )		(Q: Dec. 2011 )		(Q: Mar. 2012 )
	=	Net Income	/	( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets	+	Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)	/ count )
		(Q: Mar. 2012 )		(Q: Dec. 2011 )		(Q: Mar. 2012 )
	=	1528.432	/	( (8199.795	+	7911.376)	/ 2 )
	=	1528.432	/	8055.5855
	=	18.97 %

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 (Mar. 2012) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.

Metro Pacific Tollways (PHS:TOL) 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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