GCI Liberty (GCI Liberty) ROIC % : 0.22% (As of Sep. 2020)

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What is GCI Liberty ROIC %?

ROIC % measures how well a company generates cash flow relative to the capital it has invested in its business. It is also called ROC %. GCI Liberty's annualized return on invested capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2020 was 0.22%.

As of today (2024-04-25), GCI Liberty's WACC % is 0.00%. GCI Liberty's ROIC % is 0.00% (calculated using TTM income statement data). GCI Liberty earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.

GCI Liberty ROIC % Historical Data

The historical data trend for GCI Liberty's ROIC % can be seen below:

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GCI Liberty ROIC % Chart

GCI Liberty Annual Data

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-0.37

-0.43

-1.14

-0.48

-0.40

GCI Liberty Quarterly Data
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ROIC %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-0.16	-0.09	0.28	0.07	0.22

Competitive Comparison of GCI Liberty's ROIC %

For the Telecom Services subindustry, GCI Liberty's ROIC %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROIC % 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.

GCI Liberty's ROIC % Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, GCI Liberty's ROIC % distribution charts can be found below:

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GCI Liberty ROIC % Calculation

GCI Liberty's annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as:

	ROIC % (A: Dec. 2019 )
=	NOPAT	/	Average Invested Capital
=	Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )	/	( (Invested Capital (A: Dec. 2018 )	+	Invested Capital (A: Dec. 2019 ))	/ count )
=	-56.217 * ( 1 - 27.36% )	/	( (8890.544	+	11507.751)	/ 2 )
=	-40.8360288	/	10199.1475
=	-0.40 %

where

	Invested Capital		(A: Dec. 2018 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	8660.822	-	100.334	-	( 491.257	-	max(0, 1080.794	-	750.738	+	491.257	))
=	8890.544

	Invested Capital		(A: Dec. 2019 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	11933.445	-	92.893	-	( 569.52	-	max(0, 395.022	-	727.823	+	569.52	))
=	11507.751

GCI Liberty's annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2020 is calculated as:

	ROIC % (Q: Sep. 2020 )
=	NOPAT	/	Average Invested Capital
=	Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )	/	( (Invested Capital (Q: Jun. 2020 )	+	Invested Capital (Q: Sep. 2020 ))	/ count )
=	40.288 * ( 1 - 29.11% )	/	( (12227.006	+	13705.574)	/ 2 )
=	28.5601632	/	12966.29
=	0.22 %

where

	Invested Capital		(Q: Jun. 2020 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	11933.13	-	108.41	-	( 551.595	-	max(0, 1083.996	-	681.71	+	551.595	))
=	12227.006

	Invested Capital		(Q: Sep. 2020 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	13359.842	-	117.728	-	( 552.604	-	max(0, 1361.344	-	897.884	+	552.604	))
=	13705.574

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2020) data.

GCI Liberty (NAS:LVNTB) ROIC % Explanation

ROIC % measures how well a company generates cash flow relative to the capital it has invested in its business. It is also called ROC %. The reason book values of debt and equity are used is because the book values are the capital the company received when issuing the debt or receiving the equity investments.

There are four key components to this definition. The first is the use of operating income or EBIT rather than net income in the numerator. The second is the tax adjustment to this operating income or EBIT, computed as a hypothetical tax based on an effective or marginal tax rate. The third is the use of book values for invested capital, rather than market values. The final is the timing difference; the capital invested is from the end of the prior year whereas the operating income or EBIT is the current year's number.

Why is ROIC % important?

Because it costs money to raise capital. A firm that generates higher returns on investment than it costs the company to raise the capital needed for that investment is earning excess returns. A firm that expects to continue generating positive excess returns on new investments in the future will see its value increase as growth increases, whereas a firm that earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital will destroy value as it grows.

As of today, GCI Liberty's WACC % is 0.00%. GCI Liberty's ROIC % is 0.00% (calculated using TTM income statement data).

Be Aware

Like ROE % and ROA %, ROIC % is calculated with only 12 months of data. Fluctuations in the company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.

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GCI Liberty Inc is a holding company.Through its subsidiaries it provides various wireless, data, video, voice, and managed services to residential customers, businesses, governmental entities, and educational and medical institutions primarily in Alaska under the GCI brand. The company mainly serves markets that bear harsh winter and are located in remote geographies in North America.