Natural Blue Resources (Natural Blue Resources) ROCE % : 0.00% (As of Sep. 2010)

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What is Natural Blue Resources 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. Natural Blue Resources's annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2010 was 0.00%.

Natural Blue Resources ROCE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Natural Blue Resources's ROCE % can be seen below:

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Natural Blue Resources ROCE % Chart

Natural Blue Resources Annual Data

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-156.37

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Natural Blue Resources Quarterly Data
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Natural Blue Resources ROCE % Calculation

Natural Blue Resources's annualized ROCE % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2009 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2009 )		(A: Dec. 2008 )		(A: Dec. 2009 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2009 )		(A: Dec. 2008 )		(A: Dec. 2009 )
	=	-1.47	/	( ( (4.292 - 3.195)	+	(1.441 - 0.884) )	/ 2 )
	=	-1.47	/	( (1.097	+	0.557)	/ 2 )
	=	-1.47	/	0.827
	=	-177.75 %

Natural Blue Resources's ROCE % of for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2010 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT ⁽¹⁾	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(Q: Sep. 2010 )		(Q: Jun. 2010 )		(Q: Sep. 2010 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(Q: Sep. 2010 )		(Q: Jun. 2010 )		(Q: Sep. 2010 )
	=	-2.276	/	( ( (0.702 - 1.073)	+	(0.66 - 1.205) )	/ 2 )
	=	-2.276	/	( ( -0.371	+	-0.545 )	/ 2 )
	=	-2.276	/	-0.458
	=	0 %

(1) Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2010) EBIT data.

Natural Blue Resources (GREY:NTUR) 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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