Liberty Global (Liberty Global) ROCE % : -33.79% (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Liberty Global 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 Global's annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -33.79%.

Liberty Global ROCE % Historical Data

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

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Liberty Global Annual Data

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0.34

-1.29

30.56

4.92

-7.34

Liberty Global Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
ROCE %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-45.03	-5.06	-1.38	10.78	-33.79

Liberty Global ROCE % Calculation

Liberty Global'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 )
	=	-2816.3	/	( ( (42895 - 3921)	+	(42087.9 - 4332.8) )	/ 2 )
	=	-2816.3	/	( (38974	+	37755.1)	/ 2 )
	=	-2816.3	/	38364.55
	=	-7.34 %

Liberty Global's ROCE % of for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT ⁽¹⁾	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(Q: Dec. 2023 )		(Q: Sep. 2023 )		(Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(Q: Dec. 2023 )		(Q: Sep. 2023 )		(Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	-12960.8	/	( ( (42696.4 - 3730.8)	+	(42087.9 - 4332.8) )	/ 2 )
	=	-12960.8	/	( ( 38965.6	+	37755.1 )	/ 2 )
	=	-12960.8	/	38360.35
	=	-33.79 %

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

Liberty Global (NAS:LBTYB) 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 Global is a holding company with interests in several telecom companies in the U.K., Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Ireland, and Slovakia. Liberty is the owner of the main cable network in each of these geographies and has pursued a strategy since 2016 to merge or partner with mobile-network-operators to be able to offer converged services. Liberty also owns minority stakes in other media, entertainment, and cloud companies.