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Covisint (Covisint) EBIT : $-12.72 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2017)


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What is Covisint EBIT?

Covisint's earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the three months ended in Mar. 2017 was $1.53 Mil. Its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2017 was $-12.72 Mil.

EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. Covisint's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was 11.41%. Covisint's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was 112.90%.

EBIT is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield. Covisint's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was -12.70%.


Covisint EBIT Historical Data

The historical data trend for Covisint's EBIT 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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Covisint EBIT Chart

Covisint Annual Data
Trend Mar10 Mar11 Mar12 Mar13 Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17
EBIT
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -5.55 -35.57 -38.52 -14.68 -12.72

Covisint Quarterly Data
Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17
EBIT 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 -0.02 -4.97 -4.91 -4.37 1.53

Competitive Comparison of Covisint's EBIT

For the Software - Application subindustry, Covisint's EV-to-EBIT, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBIT 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.


Covisint's EV-to-EBIT Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Covisint's EV-to-EBIT distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Covisint's EV-to-EBIT falls into.



Covisint EBIT Calculation

EBIT, sometimes also called Earnings Before Interest and Taxes, is a measure of a firm's profit that includes all expenses except interest and income tax expenses. It is the difference between operating revenues and operating expenses. When a firm does not have non-operating income, then Operating Income is sometimes used as a synonym for EBIT and operating profit.

EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2017 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-12.72 Mil.

* 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.


Covisint  (NAS:COVS) EBIT Explanation

1. EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition.

Covisint's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 is calculated as:

ROC % (Q: Mar. 2017 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2016 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Mar. 2017 ))/ count )
=6.116 * ( 1 - -2.91% )/( (54.853 + 55.498)/ 2 )
=6.2939756/55.1755
=11.41 %

where

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2017) data.

2. Joel Greenblatt's definition of Return on Capital:

Covisint's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 is calculated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Mar. 2017 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Dec. 2016  Q: Mar. 2017
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=6.116/( ( (5.731 + max(-11.198, 0)) + (5.103 + max(-8.941, 0)) )/ 2 )
=6.116/( ( 5.731 + 5.103 )/ 2 )
=6.116/5.417
=112.90 %

where Working Capital is:

Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2016 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(8.266 + 0 + 2.91) - (9.785 + 12.589 + -3.5527136788005E-15)
=-11.198

Working Capital(Q: Mar. 2017 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(8.066 + 0 + 2.87) - (5.282 + 14.595 + -3.5527136788005E-15)
=-8.941

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2017) EBIT data.

3. It is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of Earnings Yield:

Covisint's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for today is calculated as:

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %=EBIT (TTM)/Enterprise Value (Q: Mar. 2017 )
=-12.718/100.170
=-12.70 %

* 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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Covisint (Covisint) Business Description

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Covisint Corp incorporated in April 2008 provides a cloud Platform for the development of identity-centric and IoT solutions. It packages and markets the Covisint Cloud Platform as three different offerings namely, The Covisint Identity Platform, The Covisint IoT Platform, and The Covisint Connected Vehicle Platform. The Covisint Platform offers a complete and tightly integrated set of technologies for one purpose- to enable trusted information sharing and secure interactions across people, systems and things. It offer these capabilities via the public cloud, and exposed via APIs, to enable developers to create custom solutions to transform their businesses.
Executives
William O Grabe director C/O COMPUWARE CORP, DETROIT MI 48226
John F. Smith director ONE DAUCH DR., DETROIT MI 48211
Dr. Homaira Akbari director 13410 SUTTON PARK DRIVE SOUTH, JACKSONVILLE FL 32224

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