Linde (XTER:LIN) ROCE %

: 14.01% (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. Linde's annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 14.01%.

Linde ROCE % Historical Data

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

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Linde Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

ROCE %

4.15

4.67

7.68

9.08

12.91

Linde Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
ROCE %																11.99	12.52	12.91	13.16	14.01

Linde ROCE % Calculation

Linde'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 )
	=	7703.717	/	( ( (75197.152 - 15556.176)	+	(74103.687 - 14412.489) )	/ 2 )
	=	7703.717	/	( (59640.976	+	59691.198)	/ 2 )
	=	7703.717	/	59666.087
	=	12.91 %

Linde'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 )
	=	8363.04	/	( ( (72923.899 - 13269.794)	+	(74103.687 - 14412.489) )	/ 2 )
	=	8363.04	/	( ( 59654.105	+	59691.198 )	/ 2 )
	=	8363.04	/	59672.6515
	=	14.01 %

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

Linde (XTER:LIN) 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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Linde is the largest industrial gas supplier in the world, with operations in over 100 countries. The firm's main products are atmospheric gases (including oxygen, nitrogen, and argon) and process gases (including hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and helium), as well as equipment used in industrial gas production. Linde serves a wide variety of end markets, including chemicals, manufacturing, healthcare, and steelmaking. Linde generated approximately $33 billion in revenue and $5.4 billion in GAAP operating profit in 2022.