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FWONK (Liberty Media) ROCE % : 1.17% (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Liberty Media 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. Liberty Media's annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 1.17%.


Liberty Media ROCE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Liberty Media's ROCE % 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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Liberty Media ROCE % Chart

Liberty Media Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
ROCE %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -5.19 -0.33 3.89 4.32 2.24

Liberty Media Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
ROCE % 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.90 3.18 6.64 -6.54 1.17

Liberty Media ROCE % Calculation

Liberty Media's annualized ROCE % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

ROCE %=EBIT/( (Capital Employed+Capital Employed)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2024 )  (A: Dec. 2023 )(A: Dec. 2024 )
=EBIT/( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)+(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )/ count )
(A: Dec. 2024 )  (A: Dec. 2023 )(A: Dec. 2024 )
=225/( ( (10267 - 787) + (11759 - 1130) )/ 2 )
=225/( (9480+10629)/ 2 )
=225/10054.5
=2.24 %

Liberty Media's ROCE % of for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

ROCE %=EBIT (1)/( (Capital Employed+Capital Employed)/ count )
(Q: Mar. 2025 )  (Q: Dec. 2024 )(Q: Mar. 2025 )
=EBIT/( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)+(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )/ count )
(Q: Mar. 2025 )  (Q: Dec. 2024 )(Q: Mar. 2025 )
=124/( ( (11759 - 1130) + (12086 - 1446) )/ 2 )
=124/( ( 10629 + 10640 )/ 2 )
=124/10634.5
=1.17 %

(1) Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2025) EBIT 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.


Liberty Media  (NAS:FWONK) 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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Liberty Media Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
12300 Liberty Boulevard, Englewood, CO, USA, 80112
Liberty Media Corp along with its subsidiaries is engaged in the media and entertainment industries in North America and the United Kingdom. The company owns interests in a high-quality portfolio of assets across the media, entertainment and sports industries. The company derives its maximum revenue from United Kingdom.
Executives
Andrea L Wong director 12300 LIBERTY BLVD., ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Gilchrist Malcolm Ian Grant director 12300 LIBERTY BLVD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Renee L Wilm officer: Chief Legal Officer 12300 LIBERTY BOULEVARD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Brian J Wendling officer: SVP/Controller/PFO 12300 LIBERTY BOULEVARD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Gregory B Maffei director, officer: President, CEO 12300 LIBERTY BLVD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
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