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Japan Publications Trading Co (TSE:8072) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : 6.04% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Japan Publications Trading Co 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. Japan Publications Trading Co's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円139 Mil. Japan Publications Trading Co's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円2,300 Mil. Therefore, Japan Publications Trading Co's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 6.04%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Japan Publications Trading Co's Return-on-Tangible-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

TSE:8072' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.31   Med: 6.28   Max: 14.47
Current: 14.47

During the past 13 years, Japan Publications Trading Co's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 14.47%. The lowest was 2.31%. And the median was 6.28%.

TSE:8072's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked better than
68.95% of 892 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 5.3 vs TSE:8072: 14.47

Japan Publications Trading Co Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Japan Publications Trading Co'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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Japan Publications Trading Co Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

Japan Publications Trading Co Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
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Japan Publications Trading Co Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Japan Publications Trading Co's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Publishing subindustry, Japan Publications Trading Co'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.


Japan Publications Trading Co's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Japan Publications Trading Co's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Japan Publications Trading Co's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.



Japan Publications Trading Co Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Japan Publications Trading Co's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Mar. 2023 )  (A: Mar. 2022 )(A: Mar. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Mar. 2023 )  (A: Mar. 2022 )(A: Mar. 2023 )
=248.511/( (1806.398+2111.528 )/ 2 )
=248.511/1958.963
=12.69 %

Japan Publications Trading Co's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Dec. 2023 )  (Q: Sep. 2023 )(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Dec. 2023 )  (Q: Sep. 2023 )(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=138.844/( (2273.904+2325.742)/ 2 )
=138.844/2299.823
=6.04 %

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


Japan Publications Trading Co  (TSE:8072) 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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Japan Publications Trading Co (TSE:8072) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
1-2-1 Sarugaku-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 101-0064
Japan Publications Trading Co., Ltd. is a Japan based company involved in publication business. It imports, exports and sells general and academic books and periodicals, language learning textbooks and materials, audio and visual discs, and other general merchandise. The company ships its products around the globe. In addition, the company is also involved in the manufacturing, importing, and selling of office supplies to stationery shops, bookstores and universities.

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