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Zendesk (Zendesk) ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % : -155.44% (As of Sep. 2022)


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What is Zendesk 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. Zendesk's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was -155.44%.

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

ZEN' s ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -285.03   Med: -169.35   Max: -91.33
Current: -162.31

During the past 10 years, Zendesk's highest ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was -91.33%. The lowest was -285.03%. And the median was -169.35%.

ZEN's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 12.96 vs ZEN: -162.31

Zendesk's 5-Year average Growth Rate of ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was 14.00% per year.


Zendesk ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

Zendesk Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -170.09 -182.94 -105.78 -91.33 -91.36

Zendesk Quarterly Data
Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22
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 -86.94 -114.53 -142.79 -235.99 -155.44

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

For the Software - Application subindustry, Zendesk'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.


Zendesk's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Zendesk's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Zendesk 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: Jun. 2022 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(258.127 + 0 + 154.011) - (127.244 + 563.873 + 105.297)
=-384.276

Working Capital(Q: Sep. 2022 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(217.831 + 0 + 161.428) - (120.217 + 532.889 + 114.633)
=-388.48

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

So ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % of Zendesk for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 can be restated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Sep. 2022 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Jun. 2022  Q: Sep. 2022
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=-210.056/( ( (139.214 + max(-384.276, 0)) + (131.059 + max(-388.48, 0)) )/ 2 )
=-210.056/( ( 139.214 + 131.059 )/ 2 )
=-210.056/135.1365
=-155.44 %

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2022) 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.


Zendesk  (NYSE:ZEN) 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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Zendesk (Zendesk) Business Description

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Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
989 Market Street, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94103
Founded in 2007, Zendesk provides a portfolio of customer engagement software solutions via single applications or the Sunshine suite. Its software unifies customer communication and data across various channels and business units, and simplifies customer service and engagement across self service, phone, chat, messaging, and email.
Executives
Norman Gennaro officer: SVP, Worldwide Sales 1019 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Jeffrey J Titterton officer: SVP, Marketing PLANETOUT INC., P.O. BOX 500, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Adrian Mcdermott officer: SVP of Product Development C/O ZENDESK, INC., 989 MARKET STREET, SUITE 300, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Mikkel Svane director, officer: Chairman and CEO C/O ZENDESK, INC., 989 MARKET STREET, SUITE 300, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Pat Copeland officer: Chief Engineering Officer ZENDESK, INC., 989 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Ronald J Pasek director 101 INNOVATION DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95134
John Geschke officer: SVP, GC and Secretary C/O ZULILY, INC., 2601 ELLIOTT AVENUE, SUITE 200, SEATTLE WA 98101
Andrea Nieto officer: Chief People Officer ZENDESK, INC., 989 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Soren Abildgaard officer: EVP of Engineering ZENDESK, INC., 989 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Archana Agrawal director C/O MONGODB, INC., 1633 BROADWAY, 38TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
L Michelle Wilson director PO BOX 81226, SEATTLE WA 98108-1226
Shelagh Glaser officer: Chief Financial Officer ZENDESK, INC., 989 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Inamarie Johnson officer: Chief People Officer 1019 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Alex Constantinople officer: Chief Marketing Officer 133 7TH AVE, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94118
Marc Cabi officer: Deputy Chief Financial Officer ZENDESK, INC., 989 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103

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