Riviera Tool Co (Riviera Tool Co) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : -62.14% (As of Nov. 2006)

Riviera Tool Co Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

Riviera Tool Co Annual Data
	Trend	Aug97	Aug98	Aug99	Aug00	Aug01	Aug02	Aug03	Aug04	Aug05	Aug06
Return-on-Tangible-Equity		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					-22.55	7.34	-89.14	-51.26	-50.63

Riviera Tool Co Quarterly Data
	Feb02	May02	Aug02	Nov02	Feb03	May03	Aug03	Nov03	Feb04	May04	Aug04	Nov04	Feb05	May05	Aug05	Nov05	Feb06	May06	Aug06	Nov06
Return-on-Tangible-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-46.90	-15.22	2.02	-142.54	-62.14

Competitive Comparison of Riviera Tool Co's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, Riviera Tool 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.

Riviera Tool Co's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Riviera Tool Co's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Riviera Tool Co Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Riviera Tool Co's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2006 is calculated as

Riviera Tool Co's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2006 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 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 (Nov. 2006) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.

Riviera Tool Co  (OTCPK:RIVT) 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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