Acurity Health Group (NZSE:ACY) ROIC % : 5.22% (As of Mar. 2014)

Acurity Health Group ROIC % Chart

Acurity Health Group Annual Data
	Trend	Mar05	Mar06	Mar07	Mar08	Mar09	Mar10	Mar11	Mar12	Mar13	Mar14
ROIC %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					5.90	0.55	4.98	4.46	5.68

Acurity Health Group Semi-Annual Data
	Mar02	Mar03	Sep03	Mar04	Sep04	Mar05	Sep07	Mar08	Sep08	Mar09	Sep09	Mar10	Sep10	Mar11	Sep11	Mar12	Sep12	Mar13	Sep13	Mar14
ROIC %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															3.62	3.79	5.07	6.07	5.22

Competitive Comparison of Acurity Health Group's ROIC %

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Acurity Health Group'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.

Acurity Health Group's ROIC % Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Acurity Health Group's ROIC % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Acurity Health Group's ROIC % falls into.

Acurity Health Group ROIC % Calculation

Acurity Health Group's annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2014 is calculated as:

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Acurity Health Group's annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2014 is calculated as:

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

Acurity Health Group  (NZSE:ACY) 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, Acurity Health Group's WACC % is 2.75%. Acurity Health Group's ROIC % is 6.35% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Acurity Health Group 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. Acurity Health Group 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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