Oracle Healthcare Acquisition (Oracle Healthcare Acquisition) ROCE % : 20.31% (As of Dec. 2007)

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What is Oracle Healthcare Acquisition 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. Oracle Healthcare Acquisition's annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2007 was 20.31%.

Oracle Healthcare Acquisition ROCE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Oracle Healthcare Acquisition's ROCE % can be seen below:

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Oracle Healthcare Acquisition ROCE % Chart

Oracle Healthcare Acquisition Annual Data

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Dec05

Dec06

Dec07

ROCE %

8.58

5.05

Oracle Healthcare Acquisition Quarterly Data
	Mar06	Jun06	Sep06	Dec06	Mar07	Jun07	Sep07	Dec07
ROCE %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial			19.10	-1.35	0.38	-0.56	20.31

Oracle Healthcare Acquisition ROCE % Calculation

Oracle Healthcare Acquisition's annualized ROCE % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2007 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2007 )		(A: Dec. 2006 )		(A: Dec. 2007 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2007 )		(A: Dec. 2006 )		(A: Dec. 2007 )
	=	5.229	/	( ( (117.182 - 17.437)	+	(120.361 - 13.208) )	/ 2 )
	=	5.229	/	( (99.745	+	107.153)	/ 2 )
	=	5.229	/	103.449
	=	5.05 %

Oracle Healthcare Acquisition's ROCE % of for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2007 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT ⁽¹⁾	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(Q: Dec. 2007 )		(Q: Sep. 2007 )		(Q: Dec. 2007 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(Q: Dec. 2007 )		(Q: Sep. 2007 )		(Q: Dec. 2007 )
	=	22.492	/	( ( (119.728 - 5.404)	+	(120.361 - 13.208) )	/ 2 )
	=	22.492	/	( ( 114.324	+	107.153 )	/ 2 )
	=	22.492	/	110.7385
	=	20.31 %

(1) Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2007) EBIT data.

Oracle Healthcare Acquisition (OTCPK:OHAQ) 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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Andrew M Weiss	10 percent owner	222 BERKELEY STREET, 16TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Jeffrey Tannenbaum	10 percent owner	505 FIFTH AVENUE, 23RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Fir Tree Inc.	10 percent owner	500 FIFTH AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10110
Camellia Partners, Llc	10 percent owner	51 BEDFORD ROAD, SUITES 3 & 4, KATONAH NY 10536
Andrew Fredman	10 percent owner	7301 SW 57TH COURT, SUITE 410, SOUTH MIAMI FL 33143
Fir Tree, L.l.c.	10 percent owner	505 FIFTH AVENUE, 23RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Per Gh Lofberg	director	C/O MERCK CAPITAL VENTURES, 50 TICE BLVD, WOODCLIFF NJ 07677
Larry N Feinberg	director, 10 percent owner	C/O ORACLE PARTNERS L P, 200 GREENWICH AVENUE, GREENWICH CT 06830
George Bickerstaff	director	C/O VION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 4 SCIENCE PARK, NEW HAVEN CT 06511
Kevin C Johnson	director	12 KEELERS RIDGE ROAD, WILTON CT 06897
Mark A Radzik	officer: CFO & Secretary
Joel D Liffman	director, officer: President and COO	C/O ORACLE STRATEGIES PARTNERS, L.P., 712 FIFTH AVENUE, 45TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019

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