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Universal Security Instruments (Universal Security Instruments) ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % : 13.99% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Universal Security Instruments ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Joel Greenblatt defined Return on Capital differently in his book The Little Book That Still Beats the Market (Little Books. Big Profits). He defines ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % as EBIT divided by the total of Property, Plant and Equipment and net working capital. Universal Security Instruments's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 13.99%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Universal Security Instruments's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:

UUU' s ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -63.42   Med: -37.46   Max: 22.98
Current: 13.97

During the past 13 years, Universal Security Instruments's highest ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was 22.98%. The lowest was -63.42%. And the median was -37.46%.

UUU's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
58.58% of 1067 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 20.65 vs UUU: 13.97

Universal Security Instruments's 5-Year average Growth Rate of ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was 0.00% per year.


Universal Security Instruments ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Universal Security Instruments's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % 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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Universal Security Instruments ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Universal Security Instruments Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -59.79 -52.99 3.14 1.63 22.98

Universal Security Instruments Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 41.97 33.01 25.71 -17.95 13.99

Competitive Comparison of Universal Security Instruments's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, Universal Security Instruments's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Universal Security Instruments's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Universal Security Instruments's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Universal Security Instruments's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Universal Security Instruments ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Calculation

Joel Greenblatt defined Return on Capital differently in his book The Little Book That Still Beats the Market (Little Books. Big Profits) . He defines Return on Capital as follows:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)

EBIT stands for Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.

Fixed Assets are also known as non-current assets. They include the Property, Plant and Equipment that the firm needs in its operation.

GuruFocus calculates net working capital as: (Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Deferred Revenue + Other Current Liabilities). We're trying to account for OPERATING assets and liabilities (part of daily business) when calculating working capital. Cash and marketable securities are considered NON-OPERATING assets and are not included in calculation. We will also back out all interest bearing debt, short term debt and the portion of long term debt that is due in the current period from the current liabilities. This debt will be considered when computing cost of capital and it would be inappropriate to count it twice.

Working Capital(Q: Sep. 2023 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(0.822 + 4.968 + 0.366) - (2.498 + 0 + -4.4408920985006E-16)
=3.658

Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(0.647 + 4.881 + 0.399) - (2.133 + 0 + 0)
=3.794

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

So ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % of Universal Security Instruments for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 can be restated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Sep. 2023  Q: Dec. 2023
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=0.552/( ( (0.243 + max(3.658, 0)) + (0.199 + max(3.794, 0)) )/ 2 )
=0.552/( ( 3.901 + 3.993 )/ 2 )
=0.552/3.947
=13.99 %

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


Universal Security Instruments  (AMEX:UUU) ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Explanation

The way Joel Greenblatt defines Return on Capital is a more accurate measure of how efficiently the company generates returns onthe capital actually invested in the business. EBIT is used instead of net income because the tax and interest payment may be affected by factors other than the core business operation. Intangible assets are not included in the calculation because they don't need to be replaced.

Joel Greenblatt uses his definition of Return on Capital and Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % to rank companies.


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Universal Security Instruments (Universal Security Instruments) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
11407 Cronhill Drive, Suite A, Owings Mills, MD, USA, 21117
Universal Security Instruments Inc is a U.S based manufacturer and distributor of safety and security devices in the Peoples Republic of China . The company markets a line of residential smoke and carbon monoxide alarms under the trade names UNIVERSAL and USI Electric. It also markets products to the electrical distribution trade such as electrical and lighting distributors as well as manufactured housing companies. Its product portfolio consists of smoke and fire alarms, carbon monoxide alarms, multi-gas alarms, universal smoke sensing technology, and plug-in alarms.
Executives
Bitnile Holdings, Inc. 10 percent owner 11411 SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS PARKWAY, SUITE 240, LAS VEGAS NV 89141
North Star Investment Management Corp. other: SEE NOTE 2 BELOW 20 N. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE # 1416, CHICAGO IL 60606
North Star Micro Cap Fund 10 percent owner 80 ARKAY DRIVE, SUITE 110, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Ira Bormel director 11407 CRONHILL DRIVE, SUITE A, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Harvey B Grossblatt director, officer: President, CEO 7-A GWYNNS MILL COURT, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Ronald A Seff director 7-A GWYNNS MILL COURT, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Howard B Silverman director 7-A GWYNNS MILL COURT, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Cary Luskin director 7-A GWYNNS MILL COURT, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Michael L Kovens 10 percent owner 6 REGENCY CT, BALTIMORE MD 21208
James Ballard Huff officer: Chief Financial Officer 7-A GWYNNS MILL COURT, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Ronald S Lazarus 10 percent owner 7-A GWYNNS MILL COURT, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Stephen C Knepper director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman, CEO 7-A GWYNNS MILL COURT, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117

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