Nevsun Resources (Nevsun Resources) ROC % : -8.85% (As of Sep. 2018)

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What is Nevsun Resources ROC %?

ROC % measures how well a company generates cash flow relative to the capital it has invested in its business. It is also called ROIC %. Nevsun Resources's annualized return on capital (ROC %) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was -8.85%.

As of today (2024-05-11), Nevsun Resources's WACC % is 0.00%. Nevsun Resources's ROC % is 0.00% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Nevsun Resources earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.

Nevsun Resources ROC % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nevsun Resources's ROC % can be seen below:

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Nevsun Resources ROC % Chart

Nevsun Resources Annual Data

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6.05

33.15

9.69

2.33

-5.23

Nevsun Resources Quarterly Data
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ROC %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-5.26	-12.16	0.24	-6.61	-8.85

Nevsun Resources ROC % Calculation

Nevsun Resources's annualized Return on Capital (ROC %) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as:

	ROC % (A: Dec. 2017 )
=	NOPAT	/	Average Invested Capital
=	Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )	/	( (Invested Capital (A: Dec. 2016 )	+	Invested Capital (A: Dec. 2017 ))	/ count )
=	-46.826 * ( 1 - -3.29% )	/	( (952.697	+	895.789)	/ 2 )
=	-48.3665754	/	924.243
=	-5.23 %

where

	Invested Capital		(A: Dec. 2016 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	1238.826	-	86.873	-	( 199.256	-	max(0, 93.591	-	294.704	+	199.256	))
=	952.697

	Invested Capital		(A: Dec. 2017 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	1086.352	-	65.965	-	( 124.598	-	max(0, 66.546	-	228.865	+	124.598	))
=	895.789

Nevsun Resources's annualized Return on Capital (ROC %) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 is calculated as:

	ROC % (Q: Sep. 2018 )
=	NOPAT	/	Average Invested Capital
=	Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )	/	( (Invested Capital (Q: Jun. 2018 )	+	Invested Capital (Q: Sep. 2018 ))	/ count )
=	-81.576 * ( 1 - 3.87% )	/	( (877.656	+	895.388)	/ 2 )
=	-78.4190088	/	886.522
=	-8.85 %

where

	Invested Capital		(Q: Jun. 2018 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	1074.002	-	71.263	-	( 125.083	-	max(0, 71.375	-	241.803	+	125.083	))
=	877.656

	Invested Capital		(Q: Sep. 2018 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	1066.696	-	82.627	-	( 88.681	-	max(0, 82.735	-	218.2	+	88.681	))
=	895.388

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2018) data.

Nevsun Resources (AMEX:NSU) ROC % Explanation

ROC % measures how well a company generates cash flow relative to the capital it has invested in its business. It is also called ROIC %. The reason book values of debt and equity are used is because the book values are the capital the company received when issuing the debt or receiving the equity investments.

There are four key components to this definition. The first is the use of operating income or EBIT rather than net income in the numerator. The second is the tax adjustment to this operating income or EBIT, computed as a hypothetical tax based on an effective or marginal tax rate. The third is the use of book values for invested capital, rather than market values. The final is the timing difference; the capital invested is from the end of the prior year whereas the operating income or EBIT is the current year's number.

Why is ROC % important?

Because it costs money to raise capital. A firm that generates higher returns on investment than it costs the company to raise the capital needed for that investment is earning excess returns. A firm that expects to continue generating positive excess returns on new investments in the future will see its value increase as growth increases, whereas a firm that earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital will destroy value as it grows.

As of today, Nevsun Resources's WACC % is 0.00%. Nevsun Resources's ROC % is 0.00% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Nevsun Resources earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.

Be Aware

Like ROE % and ROA %, ROC % is calculated with only 12 months of data. Fluctuations in the company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.

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Nevsun Resources (Nevsun Resources) Business Description

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Nevsun Resources Ltd is involved in acquisition, exploration, development and operation of mineral property interests. The company primarily engages in copper and zinc production at Bisha, a large, high-grade volcanogenic massive sulphide deposit located 150km west of Asmara, Eritrea, East Africa. The company generates revenue through the sale of copper and zinc concentrates which contain gold and silver by-products. Bisha is mined using conventional drill and blast open pit mining techniques to remove waste and deliver ore to the run of mine stock pile. Nevsun Resources also operates a high-grade copper and gold Timok project, a high-grade deposit located in the Bor mining district, in Serbia.