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ERF Wireless (ERF Wireless) ROCE % : 0.00% (As of Sep. 2014)


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What is ERF Wireless ROCE %?

ROCE % measures how well a company generates profits from its capital. It is calculated as EBIT divided by Capital Employed, where Capital Employed is calculated as Total Assets minus Total Current Liabilities. ERF Wireless's annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was 0.00%.

ERF Wireless ROCE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for ERF Wireless's ROCE % 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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ERF Wireless ROCE % Chart

ERF Wireless Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
ROCE %
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ERF Wireless Quarterly Data
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ERF Wireless ROCE % Calculation

ERF Wireless's annualized ROCE % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as:

ROCE %=EBIT/( (Capital Employed+Capital Employed)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2013 )  (A: Dec. 2012 )(A: Dec. 2013 )
=EBIT/( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)+(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )/ count )
(A: Dec. 2013 )  (A: Dec. 2012 )(A: Dec. 2013 )
=-4.518/( ( (6.271 - 4.385) + (5.072 - 6.582) )/ 2 )
=-4.518/( (1.886+-1.51)/ 2 )
=-4.518/0.188
=-2,403.19 %

ERF Wireless's ROCE % of for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 is calculated as:

ROCE %=EBIT (1)/( (Capital Employed+Capital Employed)/ count )
(Q: Sep. 2014 )  (Q: Jun. 2014 )(Q: Sep. 2014 )
=EBIT/( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)+(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )/ count )
(Q: Sep. 2014 )  (Q: Jun. 2014 )(Q: Sep. 2014 )
=-3.664/( ( (3.595 - 6.603) + (3.593 - 5.609) )/ 2 )
=-3.664/( ( -3.008 + -2.016 )/ 2 )
=-3.664/-2.512
=0 %

(1) Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2014) EBIT data.

* 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.

ERF Wireless  (OTCPK:ERFB) ROCE % Explanation

ROCE % can be especially useful when comparing the performance of capital-intensive companies. Unlike ROE %, which indicates the profitability of Shareholders Equity, ROCE % also considers long-term debt in Capital Employed. This can be helpful when analyzing companies with significant debt, as the result is neutralized by taking debt into consideration.

Generally speaking, a higher ROCE % indicates a stonger profitability for a company. Moreover, it is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective. Investors tend to favor companies with stable and rising ROCE % trend over those with volatile ones.

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ERF Wireless (ERF Wireless) Business Description

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Address
13500 Noel Road, Suite 436, Dallas, TX, USA, 75240
Website
http://www.erfwireless.com
ERF Wireless Inc provides critical infrastructure wireless broadband communications products and services to a broad spectrum of customers in primarily rural oil and gas exploration. It also provides high-quality broadband services and critical communications services to residential, oil and gas, educational, healthcare, and regional banks in rural areas utilizing. As a total comprehensive solutions provider, the group offers a wide array of critical communications services, including high-speed broadband, voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) telephone and facsimile service, and video security. The business activities generally function in the areas of North America.