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Clear Secure (Clear Secure) ROC % : 9.50% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Clear Secure ROC %?

ROC % measures how well a company generates cash flow relative to the capital it has invested in its business. It is also called ROIC %. Clear Secure's annualized return on capital (ROC %) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 9.50%.

As of today (2024-04-28), Clear Secure's WACC % is 9.85%. Clear Secure's ROC % is 3.13% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Clear Secure earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.


Clear Secure ROC % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Clear Secure's ROC % 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.

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Clear Secure ROC % Chart

Clear Secure Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
ROC %
-27.64 -9.66 -41.43 -26.20 3.11

Clear Secure Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
ROC % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -22.04 -9.70 0.14 11.81 9.50

Clear Secure ROC % Calculation

Clear Secure'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 )
=20.138 * ( 1 - 1.43% )/( (601.694 + 675.645)/ 2 )
=19.8500266/638.6695
=3.11 %

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))
=1037.517 - 91.696 - ( 704.749 - max(0, 397.473 - 741.6+704.749))
=601.694

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))
=1045.009 - 151.379 - ( 723.097 - max(0, 552.049 - 770.034+723.097))
=675.645

Clear Secure'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 )
=62.8 * ( 1 - -0.53% )/( (653.67 + 675.645)/ 2 )
=63.13284/664.6575
=9.50 %

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))
=1061.958 - 105.517 - ( 736.566 - max(0, 478.272 - 781.043+736.566))
=653.67

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))
=1045.009 - 151.379 - ( 723.097 - max(0, 552.049 - 770.034+723.097))
=675.645

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


Clear Secure  (NYSE:YOU) 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, Clear Secure's WACC % is 9.85%. Clear Secure's ROC % is 3.13% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Clear Secure 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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Clear Secure (Clear Secure) Business Description

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Address
85 10th Avenue, 9th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10011
Clear Secure Inc is involved in the creation of a frictionless travel experience while enhancing security. Its secure identity platform uses biometrics to automate the identity verification process through lanes in airports which helps to make the travel experience safe and easy.
Executives
Durable Capital Partners Lp 10 percent owner 4747 BETHESDA AVENUE, SUITE #1002, BETHESDA MD 20814
Shawn Henry director CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS, INC., 150 MATHILDA PLACE, SUITE 300, SUNNYVALE CA 94086
Jonathan J. Feldman officer: EVP, Powered by CLEAR 85 10TH AVE., 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10011
Kasra Moshkani officer: EVP, Operations 85 10TH AVE., 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Patterson Richard N. Jr. officer: Chief Info Sec. Officer 65 EAST 55TH STREET, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Jeffery H Boyd director C/O ASPEN GROVE CAPITAL, LLC, PO BOX 9389, AVON CO 81620
General Atlantic Partners Aiv (ac), L.p. 10 percent owner C/O GENERAL ATLANTIC SERVICE CO., L.P., 55 EAST 52ND STREET, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10055
General Atlantic, L.p. 10 percent owner 55 EAST 52ND STREET, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10055
Gapco Aiv Interholdco (ac), L.p. 10 percent owner C/O GENERAL ATLANTIC SERVICE CO., L.P., 55 EAST 52ND STREET, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10055
Matthew Levine officer: GC & Chief Privacy Officer 65 EAST 55TH STREET, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Kenneth L. Cornick director, 10 percent owner, officer: President & CFO 65 EAST 55TH STREET, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Alclear Investments Ii, Llc director, 10 percent owner, other: See Remarks 65 EAST 55TH STREET, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Alclear Investments, Llc director, 10 percent owner, other: See Remarks 65 EAST 55TH STREET, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Dennis W. Liu officer: Chief Accounting Officer 65 EAST 55TH STREET, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
General Atlantic (alc), L.p. 10 percent owner C/O GENERAL ATLANTIC SERVICE CO., L.P., 55 EAST 52ND STREET, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10055