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Sierra Wireless (Sierra Wireless) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : -36.57% (As of Sep. 2022)


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What is Sierra Wireless 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. Sierra Wireless's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was $-37.3 Mil. Sierra Wireless's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was $102.0 Mil. Therefore, Sierra Wireless's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was -36.57%.

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

SWIR' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -112.38   Med: -4.96   Max: 31.42
Current: -27.48

During the past 13 years, Sierra Wireless's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 31.42%. The lowest was -112.38%. And the median was -4.96%.

SWIR's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is not ranked
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 5.355 vs SWIR: -27.48

Sierra Wireless Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sierra Wireless'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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Sierra Wireless Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

Sierra Wireless Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.31 -17.06 -46.25 -38.00 -112.43

Sierra Wireless Quarterly Data
Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22
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 -221.87 -78.96 -77.21 53.37 -36.57

Competitive Comparison of Sierra Wireless's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Sierra Wireless'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.


Sierra Wireless's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Sierra Wireless's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sierra Wireless Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Sierra Wireless'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 )
=-89.017/( (102.787+55.567 )/ 2 )
=-89.017/79.177
=-112.43 %

Sierra Wireless's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Sep. 2022 )  (Q: Jun. 2022 )(Q: Sep. 2022 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Sep. 2022 )  (Q: Jun. 2022 )(Q: Sep. 2022 )
=-37.32/( (99.566+104.522)/ 2 )
=-37.32/102.044
=-36.57 %

* 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 (Sep. 2022) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


Sierra Wireless  (NAS:SWIR) 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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Sierra Wireless (Sierra Wireless) Business Description

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Sierra Wireless Inc is a wireless communication equipment designer and provider of Device-To-Cloud Internet-of-Things solutions. The company's product and services portfolio contain products such as high-speed cellular modules and services such as connectivity services, cloud platforms, and cellular gateways, among others. It operates through two business segments: Internet of Things solutions and Embedded broadband. The vast majority of revenue comes from the company's embedded broadband segment, and more than half of its revenue is earned in the Americas and Asia-Pacific region.

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