Schlumberger (STU:SCL) ROCE %

: 16.94% (As of Mar. 2024)

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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. Schlumberger's annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 16.94%.

Schlumberger ROCE % Historical Data

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

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Schlumberger Annual Data

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Dec23

ROCE %

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-19.84

-27.09

9.58

15.79

17.37

Schlumberger Quarterly Data
	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24
ROCE %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															16.21	17.57	18.63	18.23	16.94

Schlumberger ROCE % Calculation

Schlumberger'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 )
	=	5304.845	/	( ( (40719.44 - 11344.992)	+	(43976.569 - 12283.215) )	/ 2 )
	=	5304.845	/	( (29374.448	+	31693.354)	/ 2 )
	=	5304.845	/	30533.901
	=	17.37 %

Schlumberger's ROCE % of for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT ⁽¹⁾	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(Q: Mar. 2024 )		(Q: Dec. 2023 )		(Q: Mar. 2024 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(Q: Mar. 2024 )		(Q: Dec. 2023 )		(Q: Mar. 2024 )
	=	5409.6	/	( ( (43976.569 - 12283.215)	+	(44027.52 - 11848.68) )	/ 2 )
	=	5409.6	/	( ( 31693.354	+	32178.84 )	/ 2 )
	=	5409.6	/	31936.097
	=	16.94 %

(1) Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2024) EBIT data.

Schlumberger (STU:SCL) 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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