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Encore Capital Group (Encore Capital Group) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : 27.28% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Encore Capital Group 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. Encore Capital Group's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $93 Mil. Encore Capital Group's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $341 Mil. Therefore, Encore Capital Group's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 27.28%.

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

ECPG' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -61.98   Med: 93.26   Max: 135.76
Current: -58.52

During the past 13 years, Encore Capital Group's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 135.76%. The lowest was -61.98%. And the median was 93.26%.

ECPG's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked worse than
99.45% of 1458 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 10.7 vs ECPG: -58.52

Encore Capital Group Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Encore Capital Group'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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Encore Capital Group Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

Encore Capital Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Negative Tangible Equity 120.28 135.76 66.24 -61.98

Encore Capital Group Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 22.41 30.52 21.64 -316.68 27.28

Competitive Comparison of Encore Capital Group's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Mortgage Finance subindustry, Encore Capital Group'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.


Encore Capital Group's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Encore Capital Group's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Encore Capital Group Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Encore Capital Group'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 )
=-206.492/( (336.301+330.015 )/ 2 )
=-206.492/333.158
=-61.98 %

Encore Capital Group's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Mar. 2024 )  (Q: Dec. 2023 )(Q: Mar. 2024 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Mar. 2024 )  (Q: Dec. 2023 )(Q: Mar. 2024 )
=92.956/( (330.015+351.459)/ 2 )
=92.956/340.737
=27.28 %

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


Encore Capital Group  (NAS:ECPG) 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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Encore Capital Group (Encore Capital Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
350 Camino De La Reina, Suite 100, San Diego, CA, USA, 92108
Encore Capital Group Inc is a specialty finance company. It provides debt recovery solutions for consumers and property owners across a broad range of financial assets. The company purchase portfolios of defaulted consumer receivables at deep discounts to face value and manage them by working with individuals as the consumer repay their obligations and work toward financial recovery. Encore has only a reportable segment being portfolio purchasing and recovery.
Executives
Jonathan C Clark officer: Executive VP, CFO & Treasurer 300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE, NEWARK DE 19713
Laura Olle director 350 CAMINO DE LA REINA, SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO CA 92108
John Yung officer: President, Intl. and Cabot 350 CAMINO DE LA REINA, SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO CA 92108
William C. Goings director 1015 A ST, TACOMA WA 98402
Andrew Eric Asch officer: SVP, General Counsel 350 CAMINO DE LA REINA, SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO CA 92627
Ryan B Bell officer: EVP and COO of MCM 350 CAMINO DE LA REINA, SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO, CA 92108
Gregory L. Call officer: Sr. VP, GC & Secretary 350 CAMINO DE LA REINA, SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO CA 92108
Peter Reck officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 767 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 4600, NEW YORK NY 10153
Wendy Hannam director 350 CAMINO DE LA REINA, SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO CA 92108
Craig A. Buick officer: Cabot Credit Management CEO 350 CAMINO DE LA REINA, SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO CA 92108
A. Knight Angela director 350 CAMINO DE LA REINA, SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO CA 92108
Jeffrey Albert Hilzinger director 3 CEDAR RIDGE DRIVE, CHESTER NJ 07930
Jcf Iii Europe Holdings L.p. 10 percent owner C/O J.C. FLOWERS & CO., 767 FIFTH AVENUE, 23RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10153
Ashish Masih officer: EVP, US Debt Purchasing & Ops. 350 CAMINO DE LA REINA, SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO CA 92108
Kenneth J Stannard officer: Cabot Credit Management CEO 350 CAMINO DE LA REINA, SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO CA 92108