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SBA Communications (SBA Communications) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : Negative Tangible Equity% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is SBA Communications 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. SBA Communications's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $438 Mil. SBA Communications's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-7,658 Mil. Therefore, SBA Communications's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was Negative Tangible Equity%.

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

SBAC' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0   Med: 0   Max: 0
Current: Negative Tangible Equity

SBAC's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked better than
99.87% of 798 companies
in the REITs industry
Industry Median: 4.535 vs SBAC: Negative Tangible Equity

SBA Communications Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

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

SBA Communications Annual Data
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SBA Communications Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of SBA Communications's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the REIT - Specialty subindustry, SBA Communications'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.


SBA Communications's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, SBA Communications's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



SBA Communications Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

SBA Communications's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2023 )  (A: Dec. 2022 )(A: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Dec. 2023 )  (A: Dec. 2022 )(A: Dec. 2023 )
=501.812/( (-8052.787+-7626.479 )/ 2 )
=501.812/-7839.633
=Negative Tangible Equity %

SBA Communications's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Dec. 2023 )  (Q: Sep. 2023 )(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Dec. 2023 )  (Q: Sep. 2023 )(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=438.112/( (-7690.106+-7626.479)/ 2 )
=438.112/-7658.2925
=Negative Tangible Equity %

* 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 (Dec. 2023) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


SBA Communications  (NAS:SBAC) 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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SBA Communications (SBA Communications) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
8051 Congress Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, USA, 33487
SBA Communications owns and operates almost 40,000 cell towers throughout North America, South America, and Africa. It leases space on its towers to wireless service providers, who install equipment on the towers to support their wireless networks. The company has a very concentrated customer base, with most revenue in each market being generated by just the top few mobile carriers. The company owns more than 17,000 towers in the U.S., which accounted for about three fourths of the company's total revenue in 2022. Internationally, SBA's greatest presence is in Brazil, where it operates roughly 10,000 towers. SBA operates as a real estate investment trust, or REIT.
Executives
Jason V Silberstein officer: Vice President-Property Mgt
Brian D Lazarus officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer 5900 BROKEN SOUND PARKWAY, NW, BOCA RATON FL 33487
Steven E Bernstein director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman C/O SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP, ONE TOWN CENTER ROAD - THIRD FLOOR, BOCO RATON FL 83486
Mark R Ciarfella officer: SVP ?? Operations C/O SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, 5900 BROKEN SOUND PARKWAY NW, BOCA RATON FL 33487
Joshua Koenig officer: Executive VP/General Counsel C/O SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, 8051 CONGRESS AVENUE, BOCA RATON FL 33487
Jeffrey Stoops director, officer: Chief Executive Officer & Pres SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP, ONE TOWN CENTER ROAD THIRD FLOOR, BOCA RATON FL 33486
Krouse George R Jr director C/O SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, 5900 BROKEN SOUND PARKWAY, NW, BOCA RATON FL 33487
Kevin L Beebe director ONE ALLIED DRIVE, LITTLE ROCK AR 72202
Marc Montagner officer: EVP - Finance C/O ENDURANCE INT'L GROUP HOLDINGS, INC., 10 CORPORATE DRIVE, SUITE 300, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Laurie Bowen director C/O SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, 8051 CONGRESS AVENUE, BOCA RATON FL 33487
Amy E Wilson director 2211 H.H. DOW WAY, MIDLAND MI 48674
Richard M Cane officer: EVP; Pres. - International C/O SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, 8051 CONGRESS AVENUE, BOCA RATON FL 33487
Duncan Cocroft director 9 WEST 57TH STREET, 37TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Jay Lecoryelle Johnson director C/O DIAMONDROCK HOSPITALITY COMPANY, 2 BETHESDA METRO CENTER, SUITE 1400, BETHESDA MD 20814
Kurt L Bagwell officer: Chief Operating Officer SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP, 5900 BROKEN SOUND PKWY, BOCA RATON FL 33487