American Electric Power Co (BSP:A1EP34) ROCE % : 5.98% (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is American Electric Power Co ROCE %?

ROCE % measures how well a company generates profits from its capital. It is calculated as EBIT divided by Capital Employed, where Capital Employed is calculated as Total Assets minus Total Current Liabilities. American Electric Power Co's annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 5.98%.

American Electric Power Co ROCE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Electric Power Co's ROCE % can be seen below:

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American Electric Power Co Annual Data

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4.75

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5.31

4.73

4.70

American Electric Power Co Quarterly Data
	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24
ROCE %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															3.97	4.62	7.13	3.55	5.98

American Electric Power Co ROCE % Calculation

American Electric Power Co's annualized ROCE % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2023 )		(A: Dec. 2022 )		(A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2023 )		(A: Dec. 2022 )		(A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	19675.637	/	( ( (489937.67 - 69587.05)	+	(473732.263 - 56757.323) )	/ 2 )
	=	19675.637	/	( (420350.62	+	416974.94)	/ 2 )
	=	19675.637	/	418662.78
	=	4.70 %

American Electric Power Co's ROCE % of for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT ⁽¹⁾	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(Q: Mar. 2024 )		(Q: Dec. 2023 )		(Q: Mar. 2024 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(Q: Mar. 2024 )		(Q: Dec. 2023 )		(Q: Mar. 2024 )
	=	25394.988	/	( ( (473732.263 - 56757.323)	+	(486748.559 - 54312.687) )	/ 2 )
	=	25394.988	/	( ( 416974.94	+	432435.872 )	/ 2 )
	=	25394.988	/	424705.406
	=	5.98 %

(1) Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2024) EBIT data.

American Electric Power Co (BSP:A1EP34) ROCE % Explanation

ROCE % can be especially useful when comparing the performance of capital-intensive companies. Unlike ROE %, which indicates the profitability of Shareholders Equity, ROCE % also considers long-term debt in Capital Employed. This can be helpful when analyzing companies with significant debt, as the result is neutralized by taking debt into consideration.

Generally speaking, a higher ROCE % indicates a stonger profitability for a company. Moreover, it is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective. Investors tend to favor companies with stable and rising ROCE % trend over those with volatile ones.

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American Electric Power Co (BSP:A1EP34) Business Description

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1 Riverside Plaza, Columbus, OH, USA, 43215-2373

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https://www.aep.com

American Electric Power is one of the largest regulated utilities in the United States, providing electricity generation, transmission, and distribution to more than 5 million customers in 11 states. About 42% of AEP's of capacity is coal, with the remainder from a mix of natural gas (27%), renewable energy and hydro (21%), nuclear (8%), and demand response (2%). Vertically integrated utilities, transmission and distribution, and generation and marketing support earnings.

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