Pitney Bowes (Pitney Bowes) ROC %

: 5.75% (As of Dec. 2023)

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ROC % measures how well a company generates cash flow relative to the capital it has invested in its business. It is also called ROIC %. Pitney Bowes's annualized return on capital (ROC %) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.75%.

As of today (2024-04-18), Pitney Bowes's WACC % is 7.65%. Pitney Bowes's ROC % is 3.57% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Pitney Bowes earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.

Pitney Bowes ROC % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pitney Bowes's ROC % can be seen below:

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Pitney Bowes Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

ROC %

9.62

4.61

-2.13

4.00

3.45

Pitney Bowes Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
ROC %																4.60	1.73	2.48	3.26	5.75

Pitney Bowes ROC % Calculation

Pitney Bowes's annualized Return on Capital (ROC %) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

	ROC % (A: Dec. 2023 )
=	NOPAT	/	Average Invested Capital
=	Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )	/	( (Invested Capital (A: Dec. 2022 )	+	Invested Capital (A: Dec. 2023 ))	/ count )
=	146.673 * ( 1 - 5.14% )	/	( (4187.893	+	3882.152)	/ 2 )
=	139.1340078	/	4035.0225
=	3.45 %

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	))
=	4741.355	-	483.249	-	( 681.153	-	max(0, 1727.803	-	1798.016	+	681.153	))
=	4187.893

	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	))
=	4272.185	-	428.525	-	( 623.219	-	max(0, 1730.409	-	1691.917	+	623.219	))
=	3882.152

Pitney Bowes's annualized Return on Capital (ROC %) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

	ROC % (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	NOPAT	/	Average Invested Capital
=	Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )	/	( (Invested Capital (Q: Sep. 2023 )	+	Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2023 ))	/ count )
=	220.588 * ( 1 - 1.77% )	/	( (3650.268	+	3882.152)	/ 2 )
=	216.6835924	/	3766.21
=	5.75 %

where

	Invested Capital		(Q: Sep. 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	))
=	4422.704	-	795.428	-	( 579.428	-	max(0, 1640.526	-	1617.534	+	579.428	))
=	3650.268

	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	))
=	4272.185	-	428.525	-	( 623.219	-	max(0, 1730.409	-	1691.917	+	623.219	))
=	3882.152

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) data.

Pitney Bowes (NYSE:PBI) ROC % Explanation

ROC % measures how well a company generates cash flow relative to the capital it has invested in its business. It is also called ROIC %. 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 ROC % 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, Pitney Bowes's WACC % is 7.65%. Pitney Bowes's ROC % is 3.57% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Pitney Bowes 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 %, ROC % 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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Pitney Bowes (Pitney Bowes) Business Description

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Address

3001 Summer Street, Stamford, CT, USA, 06926

Website

https://www.pitneybowes.com

Pitney Bowes is a Global technology company that offers e-commerce solutions to its clients. The company provides various products and services such as domestic delivery, return and fulfillment, cross-border shipping solutions, sorting services for large volumes of postal mails, technological solutions to enable digital mailing, shipping, and other services. The company operates through three business segments: Global e-commerce, presort services, and SendTech Solutions. The company generates majority of its revenue from United States.

Executives

Christopher Johnson	officer: SVP & President, GFS	3001 SUMMER ST, STAMFORD CT 06926
Andrew Robert Gold	officer: SVP, Chief HR Officer	3001 SUMMER ST, STAMFORD CT 06926
Joseph Schmitt	officer: SVP, Chief Information Officer	3001 SUMMER ST, STAMFORD CT 06926
Deborah Pfeiffer	officer: President, Presort Services	3001 SUMMER ST, STAMFORD CT 06926
Shemin Nurmohamed	officer: President, SendTech Solutions	3001 SUMMER ST, STAMFORD CT 06926
Todd A. Everett	director	2700 VIA FORTUNA, SUITE 300, AUSTIN TX 78746
Milena Alberti-perez	director	8500 SW CREEKSIDE PLACE, BEAVERTON OR 97008
Kurt James Wolf	director	175 BRICKYARD ROAD, ADAMS TOWNSHIP PA 16046
Katie May	director	1990 E. GRAND AVE., EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
Steven Brill	director	3001 SUMMER ST, STAMFORD CT 06926
James Darrell Thomas	director	3700 JUNEAU AVENUE, MILWAUKEE WI 53208
Sheila A Stamps	director	C/O CIT GROUP, 1 CIT DRIVE, ATTN: GENERAL COUNSEL, LIVINGSTON NJ 07039
Mary Guilfoile	director	227 WASHINGTON STREET STE.200, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428
James Arthur Fairweather	officer: EVP & Chief Innovation Officer	3001 SUMMER ST, STAMFORD CT 06926
Daniel J Goldstein	officer: EVP/Chief Legal & Compliance	1 ELMCROFT ROAD, STAMFORD CT 06926