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Palo Alto Networks (Palo Alto Networks) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : 181.05% (As of Apr. 2024)


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What is Palo Alto Networks 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. Palo Alto Networks's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2024 was $1,115 Mil. Palo Alto Networks's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2024 was $616 Mil. Therefore, Palo Alto Networks's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2024 was 181.05%.

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

PANW' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -84.41   Med: -35.99   Max: -24.79
Current: Negative Tangible Equity

During the past 13 years, Palo Alto Networks's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was -24.79%. The lowest was -84.41%. And the median was -35.99%.

PANW's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked better than
99.96% of 2375 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 7.99 vs PANW: Negative Tangible Equity

Palo Alto Networks Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Palo Alto Networks'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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Palo Alto Networks Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

Palo Alto Networks Annual Data
Trend Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
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Palo Alto Networks Quarterly Data
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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 Negative Tangible Equity Negative Tangible Equity Negative Tangible Equity Negative Tangible Equity 181.05

Competitive Comparison of Palo Alto Networks's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Palo Alto Networks'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.


Palo Alto Networks's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Palo Alto Networks's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Palo Alto Networks Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Palo Alto Networks's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2023 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Jul. 2023 )  (A: Jul. 2022 )(A: Jul. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Jul. 2023 )  (A: Jul. 2022 )(A: Jul. 2023 )
=439.7/( (-2922.2+-1493.8 )/ 2 )
=439.7/-2208
=Negative Tangible Equity %

Palo Alto Networks's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2024 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Apr. 2024 )  (Q: Jan. 2024 )(Q: Apr. 2024 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Apr. 2024 )  (Q: Jan. 2024 )(Q: Apr. 2024 )
=1115.2/( (544.4+687.5)/ 2 )
=1115.2/615.95
=181.05 %

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


Palo Alto Networks  (NAS:PANW) 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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Palo Alto Networks (Palo Alto Networks) Business Description

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Address
3000 Tannery Way, Santa Clara, CA, USA, 95054
Palo Alto Networks is a platform-based cybersecurity vendor with product offerings covering network security, cloud security, and security operations. The California-based firm has more than 85,000 customers across the world, including more than three fourths of the Global 2000.
Executives
John Donovan director 208 S. AKARD ST. , ROOM 3025, DALLAS TX 75202
Nir Zuk director, officer: CTO 3000 TANNERY WAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
John P. Key director 3000 TANNERY WAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Dipak Golechha officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer 3000 TANNERY WAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Nikesh Arora director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 3000 TANNERY WAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Lee Klarich officer: Chief Product Officer 4401 GREAT AMERICA PKWY, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Josh D. Paul officer: Chief Accounting Officer 3000 TANNERY WAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Jenkins William D Jr officer: President C/O PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC, 3000 TANNERY WAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Aparna Bawa director C/O ZOOM VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 55 ALMADEN BOULEVARD, 6TH FLOOR, SAN JOSE CA 95113
Carl M. Eschenbach director C/O SEQUOIA CAPITAL, 2800 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 101, PALO ALTO CA 94025
James J Goetz director C/O SEQUOIA CAPITAL, 2800 SAND HILL RD, SUITE 101, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Mark D Mclaughlin director, officer: President & CEO C/O PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC., 4401 GREAT AMERICA PKWY, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Amit K. Singh officer: President 3000 TANNERY WAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Helene D Gayle director C/O COLGATE PALMOLIVE COMPANY, 300 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Jean Compeau officer: Chief Accounting Officer 3000 TANNERY WAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95054