What Does Tangible Common Equity Ratio – TCE Mean?
A ratio used to determine how much losses a bank can take before shareholder equity is wiped out. The Tangible Common Equity (TCE) ratio is calculated by taking the value of the company’s total equity and subtracting intangible assets, goodwill and preferred stock equity and then dividing by the value of the company’s tangible assets. Tangible assets is the company’s total assets less goodwill and intangibles.