Cosan (CSAN) ROCE % : 11.92% (As of Sep. 2023)

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What is Cosan 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. Cosan's annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 11.92%.

Cosan ROCE % Historical Data

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

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Cosan Annual Data

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12.65

24.16

9.54

12.96

8.70

Cosan Quarterly Data
	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23
ROCE %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															6.14	15.44	8.21	1.64	11.92

Cosan ROCE % Calculation

Cosan's annualized ROCE % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2022 )		(A: Dec. 2021 )		(A: Dec. 2022 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2022 )		(A: Dec. 2021 )		(A: Dec. 2022 )
	=	1637.419	/	( ( (17302.167 - 2291.294)	+	(25638.653 - 3011.822) )	/ 2 )
	=	1637.419	/	( (15010.873	+	22626.831)	/ 2 )
	=	1637.419	/	18818.852
	=	8.70 %

Cosan's ROCE % of for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT ⁽¹⁾	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(Q: Sep. 2023 )		(Q: Jun. 2023 )		(Q: Sep. 2023 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(Q: Sep. 2023 )		(Q: Jun. 2023 )		(Q: Sep. 2023 )
	=	2904.952	/	( ( (27821.962 - 3489.793)	+	(27913.054 - 3515.12) )	/ 2 )
	=	2904.952	/	( ( 24332.169	+	24397.934 )	/ 2 )
	=	2904.952	/	24365.0515
	=	11.92 %

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

Cosan (NYSE:CSAN) 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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Avenue Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 4100 / 15th Floor Itaim Bibi, Sao Paulo, SP, BRA, 04538-132

Website

https://www.cosan.com.br

Cosan SA engages in several services throughout the energy and logistics sectors. Cosan SA and Cosan Logistica account for the many segments that constitute Cosan's operations. Cosan SA delivers over half of the group's revenue. It is diversified across the energy sector with companies specializing in fuel distribution, sugar and ethanol production, power generation, natural gas distribution, lubricants, and land management. The majority of the revenue is generated from the distribution of fuels in Brazil.

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