Grand Canyon Education (Grand Canyon Education) ROCE %

: 50.48% (As of Dec. 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. Grand Canyon Education's annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 50.48%.

Grand Canyon Education ROCE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Grand Canyon Education's ROCE % can be seen below:

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Grand Canyon Education Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

ROCE %

23.17

20.33

23.50

25.85

33.16

Grand Canyon Education Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
ROCE %																51.76	41.22	20.28	23.47	50.48

Grand Canyon Education ROCE % Calculation

Grand Canyon Education'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 )
	=	259.708	/	( ( (832.749 - 99.706)	+	(930.463 - 97.033) )	/ 2 )
	=	259.708	/	( (733.043	+	833.43)	/ 2 )
	=	259.708	/	783.2365
	=	33.16 %

Grand Canyon Education'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 )
	=	403.076	/	( ( (863.156 - 99.515)	+	(930.463 - 97.033) )	/ 2 )
	=	403.076	/	( ( 763.641	+	833.43 )	/ 2 )
	=	403.076	/	798.5355
	=	50.48 %

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

Grand Canyon Education (NAS:LOPE) 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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Grand Canyon Education (Grand Canyon Education) Business Description

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Address

2600 West Camelback Road, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 85017

Website

https://www.gcu.edu

Grand Canyon Education, Inc is a publicly traded education services company dedicated to serving colleges and universities. GCE's most significant university partner is Grand Canyon University, an Arizona non-profit corporation that operates a comprehensive regionally accredited university that offers graduate and undergraduate degree programs, emphases and certificates across nine colleges both online, on ground at its campus in Phoenix, Arizona and at four off-site classroom and laboratory sites. The Company generates all of its revenue through services agreements with its university partners.

Executives

Jack A Henry	director	C/O SIERRA BLANCA VENTURES, 1211 E. MISSOURI AVENUE, SUITE 222, PHOENIX AZ 85014
Lisa Graham Keegan	director	2600 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Lori Browning	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	2600 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Kathy J. Claypatch	officer: Chief Information Officer	2600 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Sara R. Dial	director	3300 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85017
David Adame	director	2600 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Brian E Mueller	officer: Chief Executive Officer	3300 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
William Stan Meyer	officer: Executive Vice President	3300 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Joseph N Mildenhall	officer: Chief Information Officer	3300 W. CAMELBACK AVENUE, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Daniel E Bachus	officer: Chief Financial Officer	3300 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Dilek Marsh	officer: Chief Data Officer	2600 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Daniel J. Briggs	officer: Orbis Education, CEO	2600 WEST CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Chevy Humphrey	director	2600 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Brian M Roberts	officer: General Counsel	18835 N. THOMPSON PEAK PARKWAY, SUITE 300 & 380, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85255
Brent D. Richardson	director, 10 percent owner, officer: Executive Chairman	3300 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017