General Dynamics (FRA:GDX) ROCE %

: 10.25% (As of Mar. 2023)

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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. General Dynamics's annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was 10.25%.

General Dynamics ROCE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for General Dynamics's ROCE % can be seen below:

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General Dynamics Annual Data

Trend

Dec13

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

ROCE %

17.23

14.96

11.91

12.49

12.63

General Dynamics Quarterly Data
	Jun18	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23
ROCE %																10.09	11.00	12.74	15.56	10.25

General Dynamics ROCE % Calculation

General Dynamics's annualized ROCE % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2022 )		(A: Dec. 2021 )		(A: Dec. 2022 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2022 )		(A: Dec. 2021 )		(A: Dec. 2022 )
	=	4179.088	/	( ( (44314.605 - 12370.53)	+	(48696.24 - 14481.904) )	/ 2 )
	=	4179.088	/	( (31944.075	+	34214.336)	/ 2 )
	=	4179.088	/	33079.2055
	=	12.63 %

General Dynamics's ROCE % of for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT ⁽¹⁾	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(Q: Mar. 2023 )		(Q: Dec. 2022 )		(Q: Mar. 2023 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(Q: Mar. 2023 )		(Q: Dec. 2022 )		(Q: Mar. 2023 )
	=	3504.368	/	( ( (48696.24 - 14481.904)	+	(48657.664 - 14462.056) )	/ 2 )
	=	3504.368	/	( ( 34214.336	+	34195.608 )	/ 2 )
	=	3504.368	/	34204.972
	=	10.25 %

(1) Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2023) EBIT data.

General Dynamics (FRA:GDX) 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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General Dynamics (FRA:GDX) Business Description

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General Dynamics is a defense contractor and business jet manufacturer. The firm's segments include aerospace, combat systems, marine, and technologies. General Dynamics' aerospace segment creates Gulfstream business jets. Combat system produces land-based combat vehicles, such as the M1 Abrams tank. The marine subsegment creates nuclear-powered submarines, among other things. The technologies segment contains two main units, an IT business that primarily serves the government market and a mission systems business that focuses on products that provide command, control, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities to the military.