Abercrombie & Fitch Company (ANF)

Return on assets (ROA)

		Jan 31, 2025	Oct 31, 2024	Jul 31, 2024	Apr 30, 2024	Feb 3, 2024	Jan 31, 2024	Oct 31, 2023	Oct 28, 2023	Jul 31, 2023	Jul 29, 2023	Apr 30, 2023	Apr 29, 2023	Jan 31, 2023	Jan 28, 2023	Oct 31, 2022	Oct 29, 2022	Jul 31, 2022	Jul 30, 2022	Apr 30, 2022	Jan 31, 2022
Net income (ttm)	US$ in thousands	566,223	537,444	563,912	526,955	509,316	407,763	306,210	226,570	146,930	128,369	109,808	91,023	72,238	17,071	-38,096	-52,351	15,372	104,771	168,838	232,540
Total assets	US$ in thousands	3,299,890	3,269,870	3,049,560	2,970,080	2,974,230	2,974,230	2,897,650	2,897,650	2,796,710	2,796,710	2,558,080	2,558,080	2,713,100	2,713,100	2,693,990	2,693,990	2,734,090	2,734,090	2,607,300	2,939,490
ROA		17.16%	16.44%	18.49%	17.74%	17.12%	13.71%	10.57%	7.82%	5.25%	4.59%	4.29%	3.56%	2.66%	0.63%	-1.41%	-1.94%	0.56%	3.83%	6.48%	7.91%

January 31, 2025 calculation

ROA = Net income (ttm) ÷ Total assets
= $566,223K ÷ $3,299,890K
= 17.16%

The return on assets (ROA) for Abercrombie & Fitch Company has shown fluctuations over the period from January 31, 2022, to January 31, 2025.

The ROA started at 7.91% on January 31, 2022, indicating the company generated $0.0791 in profit for every dollar of assets. However, it decreased to 6.48% by April 30, 2022, and further declined to 3.83% by July 30, 2022.

There was a significant drop in ROA to 0.56% on July 31, 2022, and continued to be negative for the next two quarters, reaching -1.94% on October 29, 2022, and -1.41% on October 31, 2022.

The trend reversed in the following quarters, with the ROA climbing back to positive territory at 0.63% on January 28, 2023, and improving to 2.66% by January 31, 2023. The ROA continued to increase to 4.29% on April 30, 2023, and peaked at 18.49% on July 31, 2024.

However, there were some fluctuations in the later quarters, with the ROA slightly decreasing to 16.44% on October 31, 2024, before rising again to 17.16% on January 31, 2025.

Overall, Abercrombie & Fitch Company's ROA has displayed variability over the analyzed period, with the company experiencing both declines and improvements in its efficiency in generating profits from its assets. Further analysis would be required to understand the factors driving these fluctuations and to assess the company's financial performance comprehensively.