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Polycom (Polycom) ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % : 2.31% (As of Jun. 2016)


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What is Polycom 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. Polycom's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 was 2.31%.

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

PLCM's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 9.57
* Ranked among companies with meaningful ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % only.

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


Polycom ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

Polycom Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %
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Polycom Quarterly Data
Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16
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 97.72 77.46 60.64 32.57 2.31

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

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Polycom'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.


Polycom's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Polycom 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: Mar. 2016 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(162.896 + 98.281 + 42.097) - (188.91 + 173.342 + 8.877)
=-67.855

Working Capital(Q: Jun. 2016 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(154.212 + 96.748 + 41.971) - (181.436 + 174.119 + 6.722)
=-69.346

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

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

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Jun. 2016 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Mar. 2016  Q: Jun. 2016
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=2.2/( ( (97.301 + max(-67.855, 0)) + (93.123 + max(-69.346, 0)) )/ 2 )
=2.2/( ( 97.301 + 93.123 )/ 2 )
=2.2/95.212
=2.31 %

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Jun. 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.


Polycom  (NAS:PLCM) 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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Polycom (Polycom) Business Description

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Polycom Inc was incorporated in December 1990 in Delaware. The Company provides an open, standards-based unified communications and collaboration (UC&C) solutions for voice, video and content collaboration solutions. Its solutions are powered by the Polycom RealPresence Platform, comprehensive software infrastructure and rich application programming interfaces (APIs) that interoperate with a set of communication, business, mobile, and cloud applications and devices to deliver secure face-to-face video collaboration across different environments. The Company is engaged in helping organizations achieve new levels of teamwork, efficiency and productivity by unleashing the power of human collaboration. The Company sells its solutions through a high-touch sales model that leverages its network of channel partners, including distributors, value-added resellers, system integrators; communications services providers, and retailers. The Company serves in three geographical segments; Americas, EMEA and APAC. Its products and solutions are; UC Group Systems, which includes immersive telepresence, group video and group voice systems. UC Platform, which includes collaboration servers, virtualization management "distributed media optimization", resource management, recording and streaming, open API's and remote access technologies that constitute the RealPresence Platform, and UC Personal Devices, which includes desktop video devices and desktop voice products. It competes in the UC&C market with products and solutions that enable voice, video and content collaboration on-premises, across intranets, extranets, mobile devices, and the Internet via its customer premises-based RealPresence Platform, web-based social-collaboration business platforms, and video collaboration-as-a-service offerings delivered from the cloud. These competitors include but are not limited to Cisco Systems, Inc., Acano, Avaya Inc., Blue Jeans Networks, Inc., ClearOne Communications, Inc., Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Logitech International S.A./LifeSize, PexIP, Snom Technology Ag, Vidyo, Inc., Yamaha Corporation/Revolabs, Inc., Yealink, ZTE Corporation and others. Its products and services are subject to various federal, state, local, and foreign laws and regulations.
Executives
Laura Durr officer: CFO C/O XPERI HOLDING CORPORATION, 3025 ORCHARD PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Peter Leav director, officer: President & CEO 7 WORLD TRADE CENTER, 250 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10007
Martha Helena Bejar director C/O POLYCOM, INC., 6001 AMERICA CENTER DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95002
Gary James Daichendt director 2633 RIVIERA DRIVE, LAGUNA BEACH CA 92651
Robert J Frankenberg director 701 E. SUNBURST LN, ALPINE UT 84004
Betsy S Atkins director, other: Former Director
William Arthur Owens director C/O CENTURYLINK, INC., 100 CENTURYLINK DRIVE, MONROE LA 71203
Eric F Brown officer: CFO, COO & EVP C/O POLYCOM, INC., 4750 WILLOW ROAD, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Tracey Newell officer: EVP Global Sales 4750 WILLOW ROAD, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Andrew M. Miller director, officer: President and CEO 6001 AMERICA CENTER DR., SAN JOSE CA 95164
David G Dewalt director
Sudhakar Ramakrishna officer: Pres. of Products & Services 4750 WILLOW RD., PLEASANTON CA 94588
Michael R Kourey officer: Former EVP, Fin & Admin. & CFO
Robert C Hagerty director, officer: President/CEO
Kevin Kennedy other: Former Director

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