Watsco (Watsco) ROCE % : 15.26% (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Watsco 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. Watsco's annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 15.26%.

Watsco ROCE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Watsco's ROCE % can be seen below:

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Watsco ROCE % Chart

Watsco Annual Data

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ROCE %

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18.82

19.60

28.86

33.66

28.39

Watsco Quarterly Data
	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24
ROCE %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															24.27	35.46	32.59	13.97	15.26

Watsco ROCE % Calculation

Watsco'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 )
	=	794.81	/	( ( (3488.214 - 906.522)	+	(3729.182 - 712.012) )	/ 2 )
	=	794.81	/	( (2581.692	+	3017.17)	/ 2 )
	=	794.81	/	2799.431
	=	28.39 %

Watsco's ROCE % of for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT ⁽¹⁾	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(Q: Mar. 2024 )		(Q: Dec. 2023 )		(Q: Mar. 2024 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(Q: Mar. 2024 )		(Q: Dec. 2023 )		(Q: Mar. 2024 )
	=	484.308	/	( ( (3729.182 - 712.012)	+	(4357.118 - 1026.126) )	/ 2 )
	=	484.308	/	( ( 3017.17	+	3330.992 )	/ 2 )
	=	484.308	/	3174.081
	=	15.26 %

(1) Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2024) EBIT data.

Watsco (NYSE:WSO.B) 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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2665 South Bayshore Drive, Suite 901, Miami, FL, USA, 33133

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https://www.watsco.com

Watsco is the largest heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration products distributor in North America. The company primarily operates in the United States (91% of 2022 revenue) with significant exposure in the Sunbelt states. Watsco also has operations in Canada (5% of sales) and Latin America and the Caribbean (4% of sales). The company's customer base consists of more than 120,000 dealers and contractors that serve the replacement and new construction HVACR markets for residential and light commercial applications.