Return on Retained Earnings (RORE) is an indicator of a company's growth potential, it shows how much a company earns by reinvesting its retained earnings, i.e. profits after dividend payments.
ArthroCare's 5-Year RORE % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2014 was 0.00%.
The industry rank for ArthroCare's 5-Year RORE % or its related term are showing as below:
FRA:BQK's 5-Year RORE % is not ranked *
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry.
Industry Median: 0.455 * Ranked among companies with meaningful 5-Year RORE % only.
ArthroCare 5-Year RORE % Historical Data
The historical data trend for ArthroCare's 5-Year RORE % 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.
Competitive Comparison of ArthroCare's 5-Year RORE %
For the Medical Devices subindustry, ArthroCare's 5-Year RORE %, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year RORE % 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.
ArthroCare's 5-Year RORE % Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry
For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, ArthroCare's 5-Year RORE % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where ArthroCare's 5-Year RORE % falls into.
ArthroCare 5-Year RORE % Calculation
ArthroCare's 5-Year RORE % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2014 is calculated as:
* 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 5-Year RORE %, the most recent and first period EPS (Diluted) is the trailing twelve months (TTM) data ended in Mar. 2014 and 5-year before.
ArthroCare (FRA:BQK) 5-Year RORE % Explanation
Return on Retained Earnings (RORE) is important to investors because it reveals a company's efficiency and growth potential. A higher RORE indicates a higher return. A high RORE indicates that the company should reinvest profits into the business. A lower RORE suggests that the company should distribute profits to shareholders by paying out dividends, since those dollars aren't generating much additional growth for the company.
There are a several different ways to arrive at the Return on Retained Earnings. The simplest way to calculate it is by using published information on Earnings per Share (EPS) and Dividend per Share (DPS) over a selected period. Here, 5-year period is chosen.
Be Aware
Please keep in mind that the RORE is relative to the nature of the business and its competitors. If another company in the same sector is producing a lower return on retained earnings, it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a bad investment. It may just suggest the company is older and no longer in a high growth stage. At such a stage in the business cycle, it would be expected to see a lower RORE and higher dividend payout.
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ArthroCare was incorporated in California in 1993 and reincorporated in Delaware in 1995. The Company is a multi-business medical device Company that develops, manufactures and markets minimally invasive surgical products, many of which are based on its patented Coblation(r) technology. The Company has grown well beyond its roots in arthroscopy to capitalize on numerous market opportunities across several medical specialties, improving many existing soft-tissue surgical procedures and enabling new minimally invasive procedures. With its innovative technologies, the Company is improving the lives of individuals suffering from conditions as diverse as torn rotator cuffs and anterior cruciate ligaments to herniated discs and enlarged tonsils/tonsillitis. The Company currently markets minimally invasive surgical products across three core business units-ArthroCare Sports Medicine, which include shoulder and knee arthroscopic products; ArthroCare Spine, which include spinal and neurosurgery products; and ArthroCare Ear, Nose and Throat, which include ear, nose, throat and the Visage(r) cosmetic products; - but also has developed, manufactured and marketed Coblation-based and complementary products for application in neurology, cosmetic surgery, urology and gynecology, with research continuing in additional areas. In each of its core business units, the Company is focusing on driving the application of enabling technologies, primarily for plasma-based soft tissue removal, and increasing the number of minimally invasive procedures being performed. The Company is marketing and selling its arthroscopic/sports medicine, spinal surgery, ENT and cosmetic surgery products using a combination of distributors supported by regional sales mangers, a direct sales force and corporate partners to sell its products both domestically and internationally. The Company owns over 170 issued U.S. patents and over 195 issued international patents. The Company's products are considered medical devices and are subject to regulation in the United States, with the approval of FDA for each of its products. Its primary competitors include Medtronic, Inc., Smith & Nephew, Stryker Corporation, Johnson & Johnson, Olympus (through its subsidiary Gyrus) and Arthrex, Inc.
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