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Nielsen Holdings (Nielsen Holdings) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : Negative Tangible Equity% (As of Jun. 2022)


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What is Nielsen Holdings 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. Nielsen Holdings's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2022 was $444 Mil. Nielsen Holdings's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2022 was $-5,546 Mil. Therefore, Nielsen Holdings's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2022 was Negative Tangible Equity%.

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

NLSN's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 12.01
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Return-on-Tangible-Equity only.

Nielsen Holdings Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nielsen Holdings'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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Nielsen Holdings Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

Nielsen Holdings Annual Data
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Return-on-Tangible-Equity
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Nielsen Holdings Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Nielsen Holdings's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Consulting Services subindustry, Nielsen Holdings'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.


Nielsen Holdings's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Nielsen Holdings's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Nielsen Holdings Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Nielsen Holdings's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2021 )  (A: Dec. 2020 )(A: Dec. 2021 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Dec. 2021 )  (A: Dec. 2020 )(A: Dec. 2021 )
=963/( (-7292+-5747 )/ 2 )
=963/-6519.5
=Negative Tangible Equity %

Nielsen Holdings's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2022 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Jun. 2022 )  (Q: Mar. 2022 )(Q: Jun. 2022 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Jun. 2022 )  (Q: Mar. 2022 )(Q: Jun. 2022 )
=444/( (-5608+-5483)/ 2 )
=444/-5545.5
=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 (Jun. 2022) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


Nielsen Holdings  (NYSE:NLSN) 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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Nielsen Holdings (Nielsen Holdings) Business Description

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Address
675 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, USA, 10010
Nielsen Holdings PLC operates as a media and content ecosystem provider and offers audience measurement, data and analytics services. The company's data is used by its publishing clients to understand their audiences, establish the value of their advertising inventory, and maximize the value of their content. It operates as a complete unit - from the conception of a product, through the collection of the data, into the technology and operations, all the way to the data being sold and delivered to the client. The company's single reportable segment consists of television, radio, online and mobile audience and advertising measurement and corresponding analytics.
Executives
Windacre Partnership Master Fund, Lp 10 percent owner 2200 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 1580, HOUSTON TX 77056
Windacre Partnership Llc 10 percent owner 2200 POST OAK BOULEVARD, SUITE 1580, HOUSTON TX 77056
Snehal Amin 10 percent owner 2200 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 1580, HOU TX 77056
Henry Iglesias officer: Principal Accounting Officer TIFFANY & CO., 727 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Stephanie Plaines director 200 E. RANDOLPH DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60601
Luca Guerrino De director C/O LOGITECH, INC., 6505 KAISER DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94555
Karthik Rao officer: COO Nielsen Global Media 3200 OLYMPUS BLVD, SUITE 100, DALLAS TX 75019
Jon Miller director C/O TRIPADVISOR, INC, 141 NEEDHAM STREET, NEWTON MA 02464
Attwood James A Jr director 520 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
David W Kenny director, officer: Chief Executive Officer VIVAKI, 33 ARCH STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Thomas H Castro director C/O TIME WARNER CABLE INC., 60 COLUMBUS CIRCLE, 16TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10023
Janice Marinelli Mazza director 4031 LONGRIDGE AVE, SHERMAN OAKS CA 91423
Linda Zukauckas officer: Chief Financial Officer 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Laurie Lovett officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 675 6TH AVENUE, 3RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10011
Christopher Taft officer: SVP & Corporate Controller 442 YELLOW BRICK ROAD, ORANGE CT 06477

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