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GMS (GMS) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : 72.17% (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is GMS 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. GMS's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $208 Mil. GMS's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $288 Mil. Therefore, GMS's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 72.17%.

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

GMS' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 133.44   Med: 755.61   Max: 755.61
Current: 133.44

During the past 11 years, GMS's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 755.61%. The lowest was 133.44%. And the median was 755.61%.

GMS's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked better than
92.05% of 1598 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 7.88 vs GMS: 133.44

GMS Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

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

GMS 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 Negative Tangible Equity Negative Tangible Equity Negative Tangible Equity Negative Tangible Equity 755.61

GMS Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 240.55 196.82 174.48 133.30 72.17

Competitive Comparison of GMS's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, GMS'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.


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

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

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



GMS Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

GMS'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 )
=332.991/( (-86.146+174.284 )/ 2 )
=332.991/44.069
=755.61 %

GMS's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Jan. 2024 )  (Q: Oct. 2023 )(Q: Jan. 2024 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Jan. 2024 )  (Q: Oct. 2023 )(Q: Jan. 2024 )
=207.62/( (262.025+313.305)/ 2 )
=207.62/287.665
=72.17 %

* 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 (Jan. 2024) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


GMS  (NYSE:GMS) 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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GMS (GMS) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
100 Crescent Centre Parkway, Suite 800, Tucker, GA, USA, 30084
GMS Inc is a distributor of specialty building products including wallboard, suspended ceilings systems, or ceilings, steel framing, and other complementary building products. The company serves its products to commercial new construction, commercial repair and remodel, residential new construction, and residential repair and remodel (R&R). Its geographical segment is Central, Midwest, Northeast, Southern, Southeast, Western, and Canada. The company generates maximum revenue from Wallboard products and geographically from the United States.
Executives
George T Hendren officer: Chief Operating Officer 100 CRESCENT CENTRE PARKWAY, SUITE 800, TUCKER GA 30084
Craig D Apolinsky officer: VP, GC & Corporate Secretary GMS INC., 100 CRESCENT CENTRE PARKWAY, SUITE 800, TUCKER GA 30084
J David Smith director GMS INC., 100 CRESCENT CENTRE PARKWAY, SUITE 800, TUCKER GA 30084
John J Gavin director GMS INC., 100 CRESCENT CENTRE PARKWAY, SUITE 800, TUCKER GA 30084
William Forrest Bell officer: Chief Accounting Officer 1001 SUMMIT BLVD, NE, ATLANTA GA 30319
Scott M Deakin officer: VP, Chief Financial Officer 123 MAIN STREET, BRISTOL CT 06011-2185
Coliseum Capital Management, Llc 10 percent owner 105 ROWAYTON AVENUE, ROWAYTON CT 06853
Theron I Gilliam director GMS INC., 100 CRESCENT CENTRE PARKWAY, SUITE 800, TUCKER GA 30084
Turner John C Jr officer: President 1009 WIMBERLY COURT, ALLEN TX 75013-1195
Peter C Browning director GMS INC., 100 CRESCENT CENTRE PARKWAY, SUITE 800, TUCKER GA 30084
Leigh R Dobbs officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 100 CRESCENT CENTRE PARKWAY, SUITE 800, TUCKER GA 30084
Coliseum Capital Co-invest Iii, L.p. 10 percent owner 105 ROWAYTON AVENUE, ROWAYTON CT 06853
Adam Gray 10 percent owner 105 ROWAYTON AVENUE, ROWAYTON CT 06853
Christopher S Shackelton 10 percent owner 105 ROWAYTON AVENUE, ROWAYTON CT 06853
Coliseum Capital, Llc 10 percent owner 105 ROWAYTON AVENUE, ROWAYTON CT 06853