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CEB (CEB) ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % : -160.40% (As of Dec. 2016)


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What is CEB 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. CEB's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2016 was -160.40%.

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

CEB's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 20.65
* Ranked among companies with meaningful ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % only.

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


CEB ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for CEB'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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CEB ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

CEB Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 97.22 81.47 100.52 128.61 13.19

CEB Quarterly Data
Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16
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 103.75 58.88 72.86 76.23 -160.40

Competitive Comparison of CEB's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, CEB'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.


CEB's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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



CEB 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. 2016 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(119.008 + 0 + 70.531) - (125.879 + 406.109 + 0)
=-342.449

Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2016 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(181.169 + 0 + 49.029) - (153.45 + 436.225 + 0)
=-359.477

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

So ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % of CEB for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2016 can be restated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Dec. 2016 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Sep. 2016  Q: Dec. 2016
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=-153.1/( ( (95.678 + max(-342.449, 0)) + (95.217 + max(-359.477, 0)) )/ 2 )
=-153.1/( ( 95.678 + 95.217 )/ 2 )
=-153.1/95.4475
=-160.40 %

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2016) 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.


CEB  (NYSE:CEB) 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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CEB (CEB) Business Description

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CEB is a provider of talent assessment and management services. The company operates two business segments: CEB and CEB Talent Assessment. CEB provides data analysis, research, and advisory services for executives in the areas of human resources, legal, risk, compliance, finance, information technology, innovation and strategy, marketing and communications, procurement and operations, and sales and services. The CEB Talent Assessment segment offers cloud-based solutions for talent assessment, development, strategy, analytics, and decision support to assess and manage employees and applicants. The largest end market is the United States.
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Richard S Lindahl officer: Chief Financial Officer NEXTEL, 2001 EDMUND HALLEY DR, RESTON VA 20191
Thomas L Monahan director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 2000 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Nancy J Karch other: Former Director 162 HORIZON LANE, BEDFORD NY 10506
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