Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co (KUW:KBT) ROIC % : 0.50% (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co ROIC %?

ROIC % measures how well a company generates cash flow relative to the capital it has invested in its business. It is also called ROC %. Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co's annualized return on invested capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.50%.

As of today (2024-05-25), Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co's WACC % is 7.47%. Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co's ROIC % is -2.39% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.

Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co ROIC % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co's ROIC % can be seen below:

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Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co ROIC % Chart

Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co Annual Data

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Dec23

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-2.95

-3.74

-1.71

-3.43

-2.97

Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co Quarterly Data
	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24
ROIC %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.82	-1.36	-1.05	-8.06	0.50

Competitive Comparison of Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co's ROIC %

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co's ROIC %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROIC % data, can be viewed below:

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Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co's ROIC % Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co's ROIC % distribution charts can be found below:

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Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co ROIC % Calculation

Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co's annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

	ROIC % (A: Dec. 2023 )
=	NOPAT	/	Average Invested Capital
=	Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )	/	( (Invested Capital (A: Dec. 2022 )	+	Invested Capital (A: Dec. 2023 ))	/ count )
=	-2.152 * ( 1 - 2.24% )	/	( (64.303	+	77.512)	/ 2 )
=	-2.1037952	/	70.9075
=	-2.97 %

where

	Invested Capital		(A: Dec. 2022 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	82.323	-	1.723	-	( 26.764	-	max(0, 12.636	-	28.933	+	26.764	))
=	64.303

	Invested Capital		(A: Dec. 2023 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	94.465	-	1.002	-	( 32.535	-	max(0, 21.037	-	36.988	+	32.535	))
=	77.512

Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co's annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

	ROIC % (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=	NOPAT	/	Average Invested Capital
=	Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )	/	( (Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2023 )	+	Invested Capital (Q: Mar. 2024 ))	/ count )
=	0.44 * ( 1 - 3.46% )	/	( (77.512	+	92.05)	/ 2 )
=	0.424776	/	84.781
=	0.50 %

where

	Invested Capital		(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	94.465	-	1.002	-	( 32.535	-	max(0, 21.037	-	36.988	+	32.535	))
=	77.512

	Invested Capital		(Q: Mar. 2024 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	85.817	-	2.77	-	( 8.094	-	max(0, 19.375	-	10.372	+	8.094	))
=	92.05

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2024) data.

Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co (KUW:KBT) ROIC % Explanation

ROIC % measures how well a company generates cash flow relative to the capital it has invested in its business. It is also called ROC %. The reason book values of debt and equity are used is because the book values are the capital the company received when issuing the debt or receiving the equity investments.

There are four key components to this definition. The first is the use of operating income or EBIT rather than net income in the numerator. The second is the tax adjustment to this operating income or EBIT, computed as a hypothetical tax based on an effective or marginal tax rate. The third is the use of book values for invested capital, rather than market values. The final is the timing difference; the capital invested is from the end of the prior year whereas the operating income or EBIT is the current year's number.

Why is ROIC % important?

Because it costs money to raise capital. A firm that generates higher returns on investment than it costs the company to raise the capital needed for that investment is earning excess returns. A firm that expects to continue generating positive excess returns on new investments in the future will see its value increase as growth increases, whereas a firm that earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital will destroy value as it grows.

As of today, Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co's WACC % is 7.47%. Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co's ROIC % is -2.39% (calculated using TTM income statement data).

Be Aware

Like ROE % and ROA %, ROIC % is calculated with only 12 months of data. Fluctuations in the company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.

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Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co (KUW:KBT) Business Description

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Khalid Ebn Al Waleed Street, KBT Tower 5, 28th Floor, Kuwait, KWT

Website

https://www.kbt.com.kw

Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co is a real estate company. It has three operating segments: Investing activities comprise participation in equity investments and managing the Group's liquidity requirements; and Real estate activities comprise investment, managing real estate, and construction or development of real estate for the sale in the ordinary course of business and other related real estate services. The consumer goods segment engages in operating bakeries, manufacturing, and trading food-related items.

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