Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile (Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile) ROCE % : 14.57% (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile 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. Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile's annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 14.57%.

Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile ROCE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile's ROCE % can be seen below:

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Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile ROCE % Chart

Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile Annual Data

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12.13

7.85

17.53

79.92

34.25

Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
ROCE %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															88.38	52.51	40.46	36.02	14.57

Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile ROCE % Calculation

Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile's annualized ROCE % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2023 )		(A: Dec. 2022 )		(A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2023 )		(A: Dec. 2022 )		(A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	2932.412	/	( ( (10819.101 - 3051.547)	+	(11705.57 - 2351.133) )	/ 2 )
	=	2932.412	/	( (7767.554	+	9354.437)	/ 2 )
	=	2932.412	/	8560.9955
	=	34.25 %

Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile's ROCE % of for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT ⁽¹⁾	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(Q: Dec. 2023 )		(Q: Sep. 2023 )		(Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(Q: Dec. 2023 )		(Q: Sep. 2023 )		(Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	1281.588	/	( ( (10970.555 - 2729.81)	+	(11705.57 - 2351.133) )	/ 2 )
	=	1281.588	/	( ( 8240.745	+	9354.437 )	/ 2 )
	=	1281.588	/	8797.591
	=	14.57 %

(1) Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBIT data.

Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile (NYSE:SQM) 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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Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile (Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile) Business Description

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Traded in Other Exchanges

QYM:Germany QYM:Germany SQM-B:Chile SQM-A:Chile

Address

El Trovador 4285, 6th Floor, Las Condes, Santiago, CHL

Website

https://www.sqm.com

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile is a Chilean commodities producer with significant operations in lithium (primarily used in batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage systems), specialty and standard potassium fertilizers, iodine (primarily used in X-ray contrast media), and solar salts. The company extracts these materials through its high-quality salt brine deposits and caliche ore. SQM is also developing a hard rock lithium project in Australia and is growing its lithium refining assets in China.

Executives

Sailingstone Capital Partners Llc	10 percent owner	100 WAUGH DRIVE, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77007
Sailingstone Holdings Llc	10 percent owner	1 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 3050, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Mackenzie B Davis	10 percent owner	1 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 3050, SAN FRANCISCO CA 941111
Settles Kenneth L Jr	10 percent owner	1 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 3050, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111