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H.E.R.C. Products (H.E.R.C. Products) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : 0.00% (As of Jun. 2004)


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What is H.E.R.C. Products 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. H.E.R.C. Products's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2004 was $-1.31 Mil. H.E.R.C. Products's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2004 was $-0.29 Mil. Therefore, H.E.R.C. Products's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2004 was N/A%.

The historical rank and industry rank for H.E.R.C. Products's Return-on-Tangible-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

HERC's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is not ranked *
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 5.87
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Return-on-Tangible-Equity only.

H.E.R.C. Products Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for H.E.R.C. Products'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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H.E.R.C. Products Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

H.E.R.C. Products Annual Data
Trend Dec94 Dec95 Dec96 Dec97 Dec98 Dec99 Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.77 -22.81 -17.77 -27.29 -253.92

H.E.R.C. Products Quarterly Data
Sep98 Dec98 Mar00 Jun00 Sep00 Dec00 Mar01 Jun01 Sep01 Dec01 Mar02 Jun02 Sep02 Dec02 Mar03 Jun03 Sep03 Dec03 Mar04 Jun04
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 -321.63 -9,270.59 Negative Tangible Equity - -

Competitive Comparison of H.E.R.C. Products's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, H.E.R.C. Products'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.


H.E.R.C. Products's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, H.E.R.C. Products's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where H.E.R.C. Products's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.



H.E.R.C. Products Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

H.E.R.C. Products's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2003 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2003 )  (A: Dec. 2002 )(A: Dec. 2003 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Dec. 2003 )  (A: Dec. 2002 )(A: Dec. 2003 )
=-0.744/( (0.654+-0.068 )/ 2 )
=-0.744/0.293
=-253.92 %

H.E.R.C. Products's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2004 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Jun. 2004 )  (Q: Mar. 2004 )(Q: Jun. 2004 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Jun. 2004 )  (Q: Mar. 2004 )(Q: Jun. 2004 )
=-1.308/( (-0.122+-0.455)/ 2 )
=-1.308/-0.2885
=N/A %

* 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 (Jun. 2004) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


H.E.R.C. Products  (OTCPK:HERC) 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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H.E.R.C. Products (H.E.R.C. Products) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
1420 Columbus Avenue, Portsmouth, VA, USA, 23704
Executives
Robert W Affholder director
John B Furman director 1420 COLUMBUS AVENUE, PORTSMOUTH VA 23704

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