Akamai Technologies (WBO:AKAM) ROCE %

: 9.19% (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. Akamai Technologies's annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 9.19%.

Akamai Technologies ROCE % Historical Data

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

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Akamai Technologies Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

ROCE %

11.12

9.85

11.56

9.31

7.99

Akamai Technologies Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
ROCE %																9.01	6.95	8.15	9.06	9.19

Akamai Technologies ROCE % Calculation

Akamai Technologies'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 )
	=	614.606	/	( ( (7838.41 - 773.011)	+	(9078.334 - 766.647) )	/ 2 )
	=	614.606	/	( (7065.399	+	8311.687)	/ 2 )
	=	614.606	/	7688.543
	=	7.99 %

Akamai Technologies'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: Sep. 2023 )		(Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(Q: Dec. 2023 )		(Q: Sep. 2023 )		(Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	759.224	/	( ( (8978.416 - 759.43)	+	(9078.334 - 766.647) )	/ 2 )
	=	759.224	/	( ( 8218.986	+	8311.687 )	/ 2 )
	=	759.224	/	8265.3365
	=	9.19 %

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

Akamai Technologies (WBO:AKAM) 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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Akamai Technologies (WBO:AKAM) Business Description

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Address

145 Broadway, Cambridge, MA, USA, 02142

Website

https://www.akamai.com

Akamai operates a content delivery network, or CDN, which entails locating servers at the edges of networks so its customers, which store content on Akamai servers, can reach their own customers faster, more securely, and with better quality. Akamai has over 325,000 servers distributed over 4,100 points of presence in more than 1,000 cities worldwide. Its customers generally include media companies, which stream video content or make video games available for download, and other enterprises that run interactive or high-traffic websites, such as e-commerce firms and financial institutions. Akamai also has a significant security business, which is integrated with its core delivery and computing businesses to protect customers from cyberthreats.