Lender Processing Services, (FRA:L30) ROCE % : 13.18% (As of Sep. 2013)

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What is Lender Processing Services, 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. Lender Processing Services,'s annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 was 13.18%.

Lender Processing Services, ROCE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lender Processing Services,'s ROCE % can be seen below:

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Lender Processing Services, ROCE % Chart

Lender Processing Services, Annual Data

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25.47

28.89

33.68

15.64

12.83

Lender Processing Services, Quarterly Data
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ROCE %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															24.48	11.16	21.40	9.42	13.18

Lender Processing Services, ROCE % Calculation

Lender Processing Services,'s annualized ROCE % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2012 )		(A: Dec. 2011 )		(A: Dec. 2012 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2012 )		(A: Dec. 2011 )		(A: Dec. 2012 )
	=	177.496	/	( ( (1706.515 - 348.069)	+	(1863.726 - 455.95) )	/ 2 )
	=	177.496	/	( (1358.446	+	1407.776)	/ 2 )
	=	177.496	/	1383.111
	=	12.83 %

Lender Processing Services,'s ROCE % of for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT ⁽¹⁾	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(Q: Sep. 2013 )		(Q: Jun. 2013 )		(Q: Sep. 2013 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(Q: Sep. 2013 )		(Q: Jun. 2013 )		(Q: Sep. 2013 )
	=	189.72	/	( ( (1772.641 - 330.607)	+	(1774.649 - 336.772) )	/ 2 )
	=	189.72	/	( ( 1442.034	+	1437.877 )	/ 2 )
	=	189.72	/	1439.9555
	=	13.18 %

(1) Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2013) EBIT data.

Lender Processing Services, (FRA:L30) 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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Lender Processing Services, (FRA:L30) Business Description

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Lender Processing Services, Inc. was formed as a Delaware corporation in December 2007. The Company is a provider of integrated technology, data and services to the mortgage lending industry in mortgage processing in the U.S. It has two reporting segments, Technology, Data and Analytics and Loan Transaction Services. Its Technology, Data and Analytics segment offers software systems and information solutions that facilitate and automate many of the business across the life cycle of a mortgage. The primary applications and services for Company's technology businesses include servicing technology, default technology, origination technology, and its data and analytics services include alternative valuation services and data and information. The Company's Transaction Services segment offers customized outsourced business process and information solutions. The primary application and services of its origination services businesses include Settlement and title agency services, appraisal services, other origination services. The Company's default management services include: foreclosure management services, including access to a nationwide network of independent attorneys, document preparation and recording and other services; property inspection and preservation services, designed to preserve the value of properties securing defaulted loans; and asset management services, providing disposition services for its customers' real estate owned properties through a network of independent real estate brokers, attorneys and other vendors to facilitate the transaction. Corporate overhead costs and other operations that are not included in its operating segments are included in Corporate and Other.

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