American Railcar Industries (American Railcar Industries) ROCE % : 6.48% (As of Sep. 2018)

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What is American Railcar Industries ROCE %?

ROCE % measures how well a company generates profits from its capital. It is calculated as EBIT divided by Capital Employed, where Capital Employed is calculated as Total Assets minus Total Current Liabilities. American Railcar Industries's annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was 6.48%.

American Railcar Industries ROCE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Railcar Industries's ROCE % can be seen below:

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American Railcar Industries ROCE % Chart

American Railcar Industries Annual Data

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20.42

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20.05

10.11

6.37

American Railcar Industries Quarterly Data
	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15	Jun15	Sep15	Dec15	Mar16	Jun16	Sep16	Dec16	Mar17	Jun17	Sep17	Dec17	Mar18	Jun18	Sep18
ROCE %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															5.94	5.57	6.50	5.24	6.48

American Railcar Industries ROCE % Calculation

American Railcar Industries's annualized ROCE % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2017 )		(A: Dec. 2016 )		(A: Dec. 2017 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2017 )		(A: Dec. 2016 )		(A: Dec. 2017 )
	=	88.071	/	( ( (1456.25 - 92.853)	+	(1473.426 - 72.567) )	/ 2 )
	=	88.071	/	( (1363.397	+	1400.859)	/ 2 )
	=	88.071	/	1382.128
	=	6.37 %

American Railcar Industries's ROCE % of for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT ⁽¹⁾	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(Q: Sep. 2018 )		(Q: Jun. 2018 )		(Q: Sep. 2018 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(Q: Sep. 2018 )		(Q: Jun. 2018 )		(Q: Sep. 2018 )
	=	90.928	/	( ( (1480.807 - 79.279)	+	(1497.836 - 91.537) )	/ 2 )
	=	90.928	/	( ( 1401.528	+	1406.299 )	/ 2 )
	=	90.928	/	1403.9135
	=	6.48 %

(1) Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2018) EBIT data.

American Railcar Industries (NAS:ARII) ROCE % Explanation

ROCE % can be especially useful when comparing the performance of capital-intensive companies. Unlike ROE %, which indicates the profitability of Shareholders Equity, ROCE % also considers long-term debt in Capital Employed. This can be helpful when analyzing companies with significant debt, as the result is neutralized by taking debt into consideration.

Generally speaking, a higher ROCE % indicates a stonger profitability for a company. Moreover, it is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective. Investors tend to favor companies with stable and rising ROCE % trend over those with volatile ones.

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American Railcar Industries (American Railcar Industries) Business Description

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http://www.americanrailcar.com

American Railcar Industries Inc designs, manufactures and sells special, customized and general-purpose railcars and components for the North American railcar and industrial markets. Its segments are manufacturing, railcar leasing and railcar services.

Executives

Carl C Icahn	10 percent owner	C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH-1, SUNNY ISLES BEACH FL 33160
Harold First	director	13 55 WILKINS CT, FAIRLAWN NJ 07410
Icahn Enterprises G.p. Inc.	10 percent owner	16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Beckton Corp	10 percent owner	16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.p.	10 percent owner	16690 COLLINS AVE,, PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Patricia A. Agnello	director	C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Jonathan Frates	director	C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Mather Courtney	director	C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Andrew Roberto	director	C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 767 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 4700, NEW YORK NY 10153
Daniel A Ninivaggi	director	C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 767 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 4600, NEW YORK NY 10153
Samuel J. Merksamer	director	C/O ICAHN CAPITAL LP, 767 FIFTH AVENUE, 47TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10153
Sunghwan Cho	director	C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Vincent J Intrieri	director	C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Stephen A Mongillo	director	C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Hunter Clark Gary	director	C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160