Target (LIM:TGT) ROCE %

: 21.40% (As of Jan. 2024)

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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. Target's annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 21.40%.

Target ROCE % Historical Data

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

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Target Annual Data

Trend

Jan15

Jan16

Jan17

Jan18

Jan19

Jan20

Jan21

Jan22

Jan23

Jan24

ROCE %

17.11

21.96

29.53

11.82

16.60

Target Quarterly Data
	Apr19	Jul19	Oct19	Jan20	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24
ROCE %																14.28	15.87	14.24	15.65	21.40

Target ROCE % Calculation

Target's annualized ROCE % for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(A: Jan. 2024 )		(A: Jan. 2023 )		(A: Jan. 2024 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(A: Jan. 2024 )		(A: Jan. 2023 )		(A: Jan. 2024 )
	=	5799	/	( ( (53335 - 19500)	+	(55356 - 19304) )	/ 2 )
	=	5799	/	( (33835	+	36052)	/ 2 )
	=	5799	/	34943.5
	=	16.60 %

Target's ROCE % of for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT ⁽¹⁾	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(Q: Jan. 2024 )		(Q: Oct. 2023 )		(Q: Jan. 2024 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(Q: Jan. 2024 )		(Q: Oct. 2023 )		(Q: Jan. 2024 )
	=	7572	/	( ( (56229 - 21502)	+	(55356 - 19304) )	/ 2 )
	=	7572	/	( ( 34727	+	36052 )	/ 2 )
	=	7572	/	35389.5
	=	21.40 %

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

Target (LIM:TGT) 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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1000 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN, USA, 55403

Website

https://corporate.target.com

Target serves as the nation's sixth-largest retailer, with its strategy predicated on delivering a gratifying in-store shopping experience and a wide product assortment of trendy apparel, home goods, and household essentials at competitive prices. Target's upscale and stylish image began to carry national merit in the 1990s—a decade in which the brand saw its top line grow threefold to almost $30 billion—and has since cemented itself as a top U.S. retailer.Today, Target operates over 1,900 stores in the United States, generates over $100 billion in sales, and fulfills over 2 billion customer orders annually. The firm's vast physical footprint is typically concentrated in urban and suburban markets as the firm seeks to attract a more affluent consumer base.