Storage Computer (Storage Computer) ROCE % : -980.97% (As of Sep. 2004)

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What is Storage Computer 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. Storage Computer's annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2004 was -980.97%.

Storage Computer ROCE % Historical Data

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

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-58.97

-29.99

-37.68

-149.33

-107.38

Storage Computer Quarterly Data
	Dec99	Mar00	Jun00	Sep00	Dec00	Mar01	Jun01	Sep01	Dec01	Mar02	Jun02	Sep02	Dec02	Mar03	Jun03	Sep03	Dec03	Mar04	Jun04	Sep04
ROCE %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-117.25	-144.59	-178.93	-239.34	-980.97

Storage Computer ROCE % Calculation

Storage Computer's annualized ROCE % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2003 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2003 )		(A: Dec. 2002 )		(A: Dec. 2003 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2003 )		(A: Dec. 2002 )		(A: Dec. 2003 )
	=	-4.716	/	( ( (9.874 - 3.51)	+	(5.773 - 3.353) )	/ 2 )
	=	-4.716	/	( (6.364	+	2.42)	/ 2 )
	=	-4.716	/	4.392
	=	-107.38 %

Storage Computer's ROCE % of for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2004 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT ⁽¹⁾	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(Q: Sep. 2004 )		(Q: Jun. 2004 )		(Q: Sep. 2004 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(Q: Sep. 2004 )		(Q: Jun. 2004 )		(Q: Sep. 2004 )
	=	-3.556	/	( ( (4.819 - 4.042)	+	(4.563 - 4.615) )	/ 2 )
	=	-3.556	/	( ( 0.777	+	-0.052 )	/ 2 )
	=	-3.556	/	0.3625
	=	-980.97 %

(1) Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2004) EBIT data.

Storage Computer (GREY:SOSO) 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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Storage Computer Corp designs and manufactures disk-storage subsystems and solid-state disks for enterprise-wide computer storage systems.

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