ROIC % measures how well a company generates cash flow relative to the capital it has invested in its business. It is also called ROC %. Dixons Retail's annualized return on invested capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2014 was 12.57%.
As of today (2024-05-24), Dixons Retail's WACC % is 2.72%. Dixons Retail's ROIC % is 1256.80% (calculated using TTM income statement data).
Dixons Retail generates higher returns on investment than it costs the company to raise the capital needed for that investment. It 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.
Dixons Retail ROIC % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Dixons Retail's ROIC % 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.
For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Dixons Retail's ROIC %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROIC % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Dixons Retail's ROIC % Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry
For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Dixons Retail's ROIC % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Dixons Retail's ROIC % falls into.
Dixons Retail ROIC % Calculation
Dixons Retail's annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2014 is calculated as:
Note:
The Operating Income data used here is two times the semi-annual (Apr. 2014) 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.
Dixons Retail (LSE:DXNS) 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, Dixons Retail's WACC % is 2.72%. Dixons Retail's ROIC % is 1256.80% (calculated using TTM income statement data).
Dixons Retail generates higher returns on investment than it costs the company to raise the capital needed for that investment. It 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.
Dixons Retail earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.
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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Dixons Retail PLC is an electrical retailer and service company which sell consumer electronics, personal computers, domestic appliances, photographic equipment, communication products and related services. The Group's reportable segments are; UK & Ireland comprises of electrical and computing retail chains as well as business to business activities. The division is engaged in multi-channel retail sales, associated peripherals and services and related financial and after sales services and also in business to business sales of computer hardware and software; Nordics operates in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands. The division engages in multi-channel retail sales and provided related product support services to its customers; Other International comprises operations in Italy, Greece, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Turkey and the business to be closed in Spain which is excluded from underlying results. The Other International division engages in retail sales and provides related product support services to its customers in all of its markets; and Pure play e-commerce comprises pure play online retailers and operates in all of the countries in which the other divisions operate and across Europe.
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