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Vulcan Steel (ASX:VSL) ROE % : 29.67% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Vulcan Steel ROE %?

ROE % is calculated as Net Income divided by its average Total Stockholders Equity over a certain period of time. Vulcan Steel's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was A$49 Mil. Vulcan Steel's average Total Stockholders Equity over the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was A$164 Mil. Therefore, Vulcan Steel's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 29.67%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Vulcan Steel's ROE % or its related term are showing as below:

ASX:VSL' s ROE % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 33.43   Med: 70.13   Max: 92.64
Current: 33.43

During the past 3 years, Vulcan Steel's highest ROE % was 92.64%. The lowest was 33.43%. And the median was 70.13%.

ASX:VSL's ROE % is ranked better than
95.07% of 609 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 5.78 vs ASX:VSL: 33.43

Vulcan Steel ROE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vulcan Steel's ROE % 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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Vulcan Steel ROE % Chart

Vulcan Steel Annual Data
Trend Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
ROE %
- 92.64 47.62

Vulcan Steel Semi-Annual Data
Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
ROE % 77.32 84.49 61.45 36.55 29.67

Competitive Comparison of Vulcan Steel's ROE %

For the Steel subindustry, Vulcan Steel's ROE %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROE % 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.


Vulcan Steel's ROE % Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Vulcan Steel's ROE % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Vulcan Steel's ROE % falls into.



Vulcan Steel ROE % Calculation

Vulcan Steel's annualized ROE % for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

ROE %=Net Income (A: Jun. 2023 )/( (Total Stockholders Equity (A: Jun. 2022 )+Total Stockholders Equity (A: Jun. 2023 ))/ count )
=80.349/( (167.492+169.95)/ 2 )
=80.349/168.721
=47.62 %

Vulcan Steel's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

ROE %=Net Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/( (Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Jun. 2023 )+Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=48.55/( (169.95+157.352)/ 2 )
=48.55/163.651
=29.67 %

* 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 ROE %, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the net income data used here is two times the semi-annual (Dec. 2023) net income data. ROE % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.


Vulcan Steel  (ASX:VSL) ROE % Explanation

ROE % measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' equity (also known as net assets or assets minus liabilities). ROE % shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. ROE %s between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.

The factors that affect a company's ROE % can be illustrated with the three-step DuPont Analysis:

ROE %(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=48.55/163.651
=(Net Income / Revenue )*(Revenue / Total Assets)*(Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
=(48.55 / 1048.738)*(1048.738 / 880.93)*(880.93 / 163.651)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover*Equity Multiplier
=4.63 %*1.1905*5.383
=ROA %*Equity Multiplier
=5.51 %*5.383
=29.67 %

With this breakdown, it is clear that if a company grows its Net Profit Margin, its Asset Turnover, or its Leverage, it can grow its ROE %.

The factors that affect a company's ROE % can also be illustrated with the five-step DuPont Analysis:

ROE %(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=48.55/163.651
=(Net Income / Pre-Tax Income) * (Pre-Tax Income / Operating Income) * (Operating Income / Revenue) * (Revenue / Total Assets) * (Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
= (48.55 / 71.662) * (71.662 / 109.968) * (109.968 / 1048.738) * (1048.738 / 880.93) * (880.93 / 163.651)
= Tax Burden * Interest Burden * Operating Margin % * Asset Turnover * Equity Multiplier
= 0.6775 * 0.6517 * 10.49 % * 1.1905 * 5.383
=29.67 %

Note: The net income data used here is two times the semi-annual (Dec. 2023) net income data. The Revenue data used here is two times the semi-annual (Dec. 2023) revenue data. The same rule applies to Pre-Tax Income and Operating Income.
* In the five-step DuPont Analysis, Operating Income is only available for non-financial companies. Thus, for Insurance companies, we use EBIT as a substitution of Operating Income. For Banks, both Operating Income and EBIT is unavailable. Thus we combined Interest Burden and Operating Margin % into Pretax Margin %, and the DuPont Analysis is divided into four components instead.

* 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.


Be Aware

Net Income is used.

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the equity multiplier when investing in high ROE % companies. Like ROA %, ROE % 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 ROE %s can be extremely high.


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Vulcan Steel (ASX:VSL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
29 Neales Road, East Tamaki, Auckland, NTL, NZL, 2013
Vulcan Steel Ltd is a metals distributor and processor. Its products include Steel, Stainless Steel, Engineering steel, Plate processing, and Coil processing. The company has two operating segments namely, Steel business across New Zealand and Australia which includes Steel distribution, Plate processing, and Coil processing; and Metals business across New , which includes Stainless Steel, Engineering Steel and Aluminium.

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