Avistar Communications (Avistar Communications) ROC % : -37.37% (As of Mar. 2012)

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What is Avistar Communications ROC %?

ROC % measures how well a company generates cash flow relative to the capital it has invested in its business. It is also called ROIC %. Avistar Communications's annualized return on capital (ROC %) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2012 was -37.37%.

As of today (2024-05-20), Avistar Communications's WACC % is 0.00%. Avistar Communications's ROC % is 0.00% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Avistar Communications earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.

Avistar Communications ROC % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Avistar Communications's ROC % can be seen below:

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Avistar Communications ROC % Chart

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-21.77

-66.47

-48.79

37.36

-50.40

Avistar Communications Quarterly Data
	Jun07	Sep07	Dec07	Mar08	Jun08	Sep08	Dec08	Mar09	Jun09	Sep09	Dec09	Mar10	Jun10	Sep10	Dec10	Mar11	Jun11	Sep11	Dec11	Mar12
ROC %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-91.62	-85.71	19.51	-66.43	-37.37

Avistar Communications ROC % Calculation

Avistar Communications's annualized Return on Capital (ROC %) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2011 is calculated as:

	ROC % (A: Dec. 2011 )
=	NOPAT	/	Average Invested Capital
=	Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )	/	( (Invested Capital (A: Dec. 2010 )	+	Invested Capital (A: Dec. 2011 ))	/ count )
=	-6.223 * ( 1 - -0.06% )	/	( (10.618	+	14.092)	/ 2 )
=	-6.2267338	/	12.355
=	-50.40 %

where

	Invested Capital		(A: Dec. 2010 )
=	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	))
=	3.266	-	0.733	-	( 1.817	-	max(0, 11.059	-	2.974	+	1.817	))
=	10.618

	Invested Capital		(A: Dec. 2011 )
=	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	))
=	5.163	-	0.916	-	( 2.722	-	max(0, 14.695	-	4.85	+	2.722	))
=	14.092

Avistar Communications's annualized Return on Capital (ROC %) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2012 is calculated as:

	ROC % (Q: Mar. 2012 )
=	NOPAT	/	Average Invested Capital
=	Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )	/	( (Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2011 )	+	Invested Capital (Q: Mar. 2012 ))	/ count )
=	-5.56 * ( 1 - -0.14% )	/	( (14.092	+	15.705)	/ 2 )
=	-5.567784	/	14.8985
=	-37.37 %

where

	Invested Capital		(Q: Dec. 2011 )
=	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	))
=	5.163	-	0.916	-	( 2.722	-	max(0, 14.695	-	4.85	+	2.722	))
=	14.092

	Invested Capital		(Q: Mar. 2012 )
=	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	))
=	3.259	-	1.707	-	( 1.863	-	max(0, 17.045	-	2.892	+	1.863	))
=	15.705

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2012) data.

Avistar Communications (OTCPK:AVSR) ROC % Explanation

ROC % measures how well a company generates cash flow relative to the capital it has invested in its business. It is also called ROIC %. 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 ROC % 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, Avistar Communications's WACC % is 0.00%. Avistar Communications's ROC % is 0.00% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Avistar Communications earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.

Be Aware

Like ROE % and ROA %, ROC % 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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Avistar Communications (Avistar Communications) Business Description

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1855 South Grant Street, 4th Floor, San Mateo, CA, USA, 94402

Website

http://www.avistar.com

Avistar Communications Corp creates technology that provides the missing critical element in unified communications: bringing people in organizations face-to-face, through enhanced communications for the true collaboration anytime, anyplace. The company's solutions include Bandwidth Management, CEBP, Firewall Traversal and Enterprise Endpoints. Its products include Avistar C3 Communicator, Avistar C3 Conference, Avistar C3 Command, Avistar C3 Call Control and Avistar C3 Media Engine.

Executives

R Stephen Heinrichs	director, 10 percent owner	141 CASPIAN COURT, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
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Baldwin Enterprises, Inc.	10 percent owner	529 EAST SOUTH TEMPLE, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84102
Robert P Latta	director	650 PAGE MILL ROAD, PALO ALTO CA 94304

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