Hikari Business Form Co (TSE:3948) ROCE % : 4.57% (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Hikari Business Form Co 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. Hikari Business Form Co's annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.57%.

Hikari Business Form Co ROCE % Historical Data

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Hikari Business Form Co Annual Data

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6.10

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14.89

21.04

11.52

Hikari Business Form Co Quarterly Data
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ROCE %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															18.27	17.54	19.82	5.05	4.57

Hikari Business Form Co ROCE % Calculation

Hikari Business Form Co's annualized ROCE % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2023 )		(A: Dec. 2022 )		(A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2023 )		(A: Dec. 2022 )		(A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	1108.255	/	( ( (11880.969 - 2549.83)	+	(11376.126 - 1467.016) )	/ 2 )
	=	1108.255	/	( (9331.139	+	9909.11)	/ 2 )
	=	1108.255	/	9620.1245
	=	11.52 %

Hikari Business Form Co's ROCE % of for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT ⁽¹⁾	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(Q: Dec. 2023 )		(Q: Sep. 2023 )		(Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(Q: Dec. 2023 )		(Q: Sep. 2023 )		(Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	449.704	/	( ( (11559.32 - 1804.626)	+	(11376.126 - 1467.016) )	/ 2 )
	=	449.704	/	( ( 9754.694	+	9909.11 )	/ 2 )
	=	449.704	/	9831.902
	=	4.57 %

(1) Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBIT data.

Hikari Business Form Co (TSE:3948) 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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Hikari Business Form Co (TSE:3948) Business Description

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553, Higashiasakawa town, Hachioji, Tokyo, JPN, 193-0834

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http://www.hikaribf.co.jp

Hikari Business Form Co., Ltd is engaged in providing printing services. The services offered by the company are commercial printing, business process outsourcing which include calling business, scanning business, and entry business, and data printing service which include monochrome high speed printing and color variable printing.

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