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Asia Papertec, (XKRX:009380) ROCE % : 7.18% (As of Sep. 2012)


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What is Asia Papertec, 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. Asia Papertec,'s annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2012 was 7.18%.


Asia Papertec, ROCE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Asia Papertec,'s ROCE % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Asia Papertec, ROCE % Chart

Asia Papertec, Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10
ROCE %
4.16 5.98 5.36 0.48

Asia Papertec, Quarterly Data
Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12
ROCE % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.97 7.68 4.77 7.16 7.18

Asia Papertec, ROCE % Calculation

Asia Papertec,'s annualized ROCE % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2010 is calculated as:

ROCE %=EBIT/( (Capital Employed+Capital Employed)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2010 )  (A: Dec. 2009 )(A: Dec. 2010 )
=EBIT/( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)+(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )/ count )
(A: Dec. 2010 )  (A: Dec. 2009 )(A: Dec. 2010 )
=1082.339/( ( (251208.034 - 22194.592) + (232172.894 - 13095.79) )/ 2 )
=1082.339/( (229013.442+219077.104)/ 2 )
=1082.339/224045.273
=0.48 %

Asia Papertec,'s ROCE % of for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2012 is calculated as:

ROCE %=EBIT (1)/( (Capital Employed+Capital Employed)/ count )
(Q: Sep. 2012 )  (Q: Jun. 2012 )(Q: Sep. 2012 )
=EBIT/( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)+(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )/ count )
(Q: Sep. 2012 )  (Q: Jun. 2012 )(Q: Sep. 2012 )
=16958.532/( ( (254445.569 - 18248.667) + (250435.829 - 14540.036) )/ 2 )
=16958.532/( ( 236196.902 + 235895.793 )/ 2 )
=16958.532/236046.3475
=7.18 %

(1) Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2012) EBIT data.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Asia Papertec,  (XKRX:009380) 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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