Noble Investments (UK) (LSE:NBL) ROIC % : 5.90% (As of Feb. 2013)

Noble Investments (UK) ROIC % Chart

Noble Investments (UK) Annual Data
	Trend	Aug03	Aug04	Aug05	Aug06	Aug07	Aug08	Aug09	Aug10	Aug11	Aug12
ROIC %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					12.75	12.41	13.61	17.76	18.32

Noble Investments (UK) Semi-Annual Data
	Aug03	Feb04	Aug04	Feb05	Aug05	Feb06	Aug06	Feb07	Aug07	Feb08	Aug08	Feb09	Aug09	Feb10	Aug10	Feb11	Aug11	Feb12	Aug12	Feb13
ROIC %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															15.85	14.58	19.69	10.26	5.90

Competitive Comparison of Noble Investments (UK)'s ROIC %

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Noble Investments (UK)'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.

Noble Investments (UK)'s ROIC % Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Noble Investments (UK)'s ROIC % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Noble Investments (UK)'s ROIC % falls into.

Noble Investments (UK) ROIC % Calculation

Noble Investments (UK)'s annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2012 is calculated as:

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Noble Investments (UK)'s annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2013 is calculated as:

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Note: The Operating Income data used here is two times the semi-annual (Feb. 2013) 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.

Noble Investments (UK)  (LSE:NBL) 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, Noble Investments (UK)'s WACC % is 0.00%. Noble Investments (UK)'s ROIC % is 0.00% (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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