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Con-way (Con-way) ROE % : 14.71% (As of Jun. 2015)


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What is Con-way ROE %?

ROE % is calculated as Net Income divided by its average Total Stockholders Equity over a certain period of time. Con-way's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 was $176 Mil. Con-way's average Total Stockholders Equity over the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 was $1,198 Mil. Therefore, Con-way's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 was 14.71%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Con-way's ROE % or its related term are showing as below:

CNW's ROE % is not ranked *
in the Transportation industry.
Industry Median: 8.425
* Ranked among companies with meaningful ROE % only.

Con-way ROE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Con-way's ROE % 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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Con-way ROE % Chart

Con-way Annual Data
Trend Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
ROE %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.53 11.20 13.09 10.03 11.74

Con-way Quarterly Data
Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15
ROE % 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 18.19 14.74 8.10 7.30 14.71

Competitive Comparison of Con-way's ROE %

For the Trucking subindustry, Con-way's ROE %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROE % 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.


Con-way's ROE % Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Con-way's ROE % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Con-way's ROE % falls into.



Con-way ROE % Calculation

Con-way's annualized ROE % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

ROE %=Net Income (A: Dec. 2014 )/( (Total Stockholders Equity (A: Dec. 2013 )+Total Stockholders Equity (A: Dec. 2014 ))/ count )
=137.039/( (1138.689+1195.838)/ 2 )
=137.039/1167.2635
=11.74 %

Con-way's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 is calculated as

ROE %=Net Income (Q: Jun. 2015 )/( (Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Mar. 2015 )+Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Jun. 2015 ))/ count )
=176.14/( (1192.289+1202.894)/ 2 )
=176.14/1197.5915
=14.71 %

* 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 ROE %, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Jun. 2015) net income data. ROE % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.


Con-way  (NYSE:CNW) ROE % Explanation

ROE % measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' equity (also known as net assets or assets minus liabilities). ROE % shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. ROE %s between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.

The factors that affect a company's ROE % can be illustrated with the three-step DuPont Analysis:

ROE %(Q: Jun. 2015 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=176.14/1197.5915
=(Net Income / Revenue )*(Revenue / Total Assets)*(Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
=(176.14 / 5709.256)*(5709.256 / 3356.8465)*(3356.8465 / 1197.5915)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover*Equity Multiplier
=3.09 %*1.7008*2.803
=ROA %*Equity Multiplier
=5.26 %*2.803
=14.71 %

With this breakdown, it is clear that if a company grows its Net Profit Margin, its Asset Turnover, or its Leverage, it can grow its ROE %.

The factors that affect a company's ROE % can also be illustrated with the five-step DuPont Analysis:

ROE %(Q: Jun. 2015 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=176.14/1197.5915
=(Net Income / Pre-Tax Income) * (Pre-Tax Income / Operating Income) * (Operating Income / Revenue) * (Revenue / Total Assets) * (Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
= (176.14 / 285.812) * (285.812 / 336.024) * (336.024 / 5709.256) * (5709.256 / 3356.8465) * (3356.8465 / 1197.5915)
= Tax Burden * Interest Burden * Operating Margin % * Asset Turnover * Equity Multiplier
= 0.6163 * 0.8506 * 5.89 % * 1.7008 * 2.803
=14.71 %

Note: The net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Jun. 2015) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (Jun. 2015) revenue data. The same rule applies to Pre-Tax Income and Operating Income.
* In the five-step DuPont Analysis, Operating Income is only available for non-financial companies. Thus, for Insurance companies, we use EBIT as a substitution of Operating Income. For Banks, both Operating Income and EBIT is unavailable. Thus we combined Interest Burden and Operating Margin % into Pretax Margin %, and the DuPont Analysis is divided into four components instead.

* 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.


Be Aware

Net Income is used.

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the equity multiplier when investing in high ROE % companies. Like ROA %, ROE % 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 ROE %s can be extremely high.


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Con-way (Con-way) Business Description

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Con-way Inc was incorporated in Delaware in 1958. The Company and its subsidiaries provide transportation, logistics and supply-chain management services to various manufacturing, industrial and retail customers. Its business units operate in regional, inter-regional and transcontinental less-than-truckload and full-truckload freight transportation, contract logistics and supply-chain management, multimodal freight brokerage, and trailer manufacturing. The Company operates under three reporting segments: Freight, Logistics and Truckload. The Freight segment consists of the operating results of the Con-way Freight business unit. Con-way Freight is a less-than-truckload motor carrier that utilizes a network of freight service centers to provide day-definite regional, inter-regional and transcontinental less-than-truckload freight services throughout North America. LTL carriers transport shipments from multiple shippers utilizing a network of freight service centers combined with a fleet of linehaul and pickup-and-delivery tractors and trailers. LTL shipments weigh between 100 and 15,000 pounds. In 2013, Con-way Freight's average weight per shipment was 1,334 pounds. The Logistics segment consists of the operating results of the Menlo Worldwide Logistics business unit. Menlo develops contract-logistics solutions, which include managing complex distribution networks, and providing supply-chain engineering and consulting, and multimodal freight brokerage services. Menlo's supply-chain management offerings are mainly related to transportation-management and contract-warehousing services. The Truckload segment consists of the operating results of the Con-way Truckload business unit. Con-way Truckload is a full-truckload motor carrier that utilizes a fleet of tractors and trailers to provide short- and long-haul, asset-based transportation services throughout North America. Con-way Truckload provides dry-van transportation services to manufacturing, industrial and retail customers while using single drivers as well as two-person driver teams over long-haul routes, with each trailer containing only one customer's goods. On average, Con-way Truckload transports shipments more than 800 miles from origin to destination. Under its regional service offering, Con-way Truckload transports truckload shipments between 100 and 600 miles, including local-area service for truckload shipments of less than 100 miles. It competes with regional and national LTL companies, some of which are subsidiaries of integrated transportation service providers, domestic and foreign logistics companies, truckload carriers, railroads and private fleets. The Company is subject to various federal, state and local, as well as foreign, laws and regulations that apply to its business activities.
Executives
John C Pope director 810 S. RIDGE RD, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Gretchen W Mcclain director XYLEM INC., 1133 WESTCHESTER AVENUE, SUITE N200, WHITE PLAINS NY 10604
Phipps Paul Cody director 2211 OLD EARHART ROAD, SUITE 100, ANN ARBOR MI 48105
Stephen K Krull officer: EVP General Counsel&Secretary CON-WAY INC., 2211 OLD EARHART ROAD, SUITE 100, ANN ARBOR MI 48105
Wayne Shurts director SYSCO CORPORATION, 1390 ENCLAVE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77077
Roy W Templin director ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC., 2500 COLUMBIA AVENUE, LANCASTER PA 17603
Michael Joseph Morris officer: SVP Finance & Treasurer 2211 OLD EARHART ROAD, SUITE 100, ANN ARBOR MI 19034
Matthew J Espe director
Stephen L Bruffett officer: EVP & CFO 3101 SOUTH PACKERLAND DRIVE, GREEN BAY WI 54313
Douglas Stotlar officer: President & CEO C/O RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO., 16100 N. 71ST STREET, SUITE 400, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85254
Herbert J Schmidt officer: Executive Vice President 1950 LAKE RIDGE DRIVE, THE VILLAGES FL 32162
William R Corbin director CON-WAY INC., 2211 OLD EARHART ROAD, ANN ARBOR MI 48105
Jennifer Pileggi officer: EVP, General Counsel & Sec CNF INC., 2855 CAMPUS DRIVE, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Robert Paul Wayman director C/O HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY, 3000 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
John H Williford officer: Senior VP STEUART TOWER, 1 MARKET PLAZA, SUITE 900, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105