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A.O. Smith ROCE %

: 22.37% (As of Mar. 2021)
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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. A.O. Smith's annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 was 22.37%.

A.O. Smith ROCE % Historical 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.

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A.O. Smith Annual Data
Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
ROCE % Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 22.91 23.44 24.15 21.11 19.76

A.O. Smith Quarterly Data
Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21
ROCE % 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12.22 15.80 25.17 27.55 22.37

A.O. Smith ROCE % Calculation

A.O. Smith's annualized ROCE % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as:

ROCE %=EBIT/( (Capital Employed+Capital Employed)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2020 )  (A: Dec. 2019 )(A: Dec. 2020 )
=EBIT/( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)+(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )/ count )
(A: Dec. 2020 )  (A: Dec. 2019 )(A: Dec. 2020 )
=451.2/( ( (3058 - 766.5) + (3160.7 - 886.3) )/ 2 )
=451.2/( (2291.5+2274.4)/ 2 )
=451.2/2282.95
=19.76 %

A.O. Smith's ROCE % of for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 is calculated as:

ROCE %=EBIT/( (Capital Employed+Capital Employed)/ count )
(Q: Mar. 2021 )  (Q: Dec. 2020 )(Q: Mar. 2021 )
=EBIT/( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)+(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )/ count )
(Q: Mar. 2021 )  (Q: Dec. 2020 )(Q: Mar. 2021 )
=508.4/( ( (3160.7 - 886.3) + (3106.8 - 836.1) )/ 2 )
=508.4/( ( 2274.4 + 2270.7 )/ 2 )
=508.4/2272.55
=22.37 %

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2021) 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.

A.O. Smith  (NYSE:AOS) 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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