Rio Tinto (Rio Tinto) ROCE %

: 17.28% (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. Rio Tinto's annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 17.28%.

Rio Tinto ROCE % Historical Data

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

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Rio Tinto Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

ROCE %

15.38

19.75

35.70

23.40

17.89

Rio Tinto Semi-Annual Data
	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
ROCE %																28.81	28.76	17.60	18.71	17.28

Rio Tinto ROCE % Calculation

Rio Tinto'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 )
	=	15742	/	( ( (96774 - 11603)	+	(103549 - 12743) )	/ 2 )
	=	15742	/	( (85171	+	90806)	/ 2 )
	=	15742	/	87988.5
	=	17.89 %

Rio Tinto'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: Jun. 2023 )		(Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(Q: Dec. 2023 )		(Q: Jun. 2023 )		(Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	15368	/	( ( (97556 - 10446)	+	(103549 - 12743) )	/ 2 )
	=	15368	/	( ( 87110	+	90806 )	/ 2 )
	=	15368	/	88958
	=	17.28 %

(1) Note: The EBIT data used here is two times the semi-annual (Dec. 2023) EBIT data.

Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) 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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Rio Tinto (Rio Tinto) Business Description

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Address

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Website

https://www.riotinto.com

Rio Tinto is a global diversified miner. Iron ore is the dominant commodity, with significantly lesser contributions from copper, aluminum, diamonds, gold, and industrial minerals. The 1995 merger of RTZ and CRA, via a dual-listed structure, created the present-day company. The two operate as a single business entity, with shareholders in each company having equivalent economic and voting rights. Major assets included its Pilbara iron ore operations, a 30% stake in the Escondida copper mine, 66%-ownership of the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in Mongolia, the Weipa and Gove bauxite mines in Australia, and six hydro-powered aluminum smelters in Canada.