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Kansas City Southern (Kansas City Southern) ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % : 11.25% (As of Sep. 2021)


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What is Kansas City Southern ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Joel Greenblatt defined Return on Capital differently in his book The Little Book That Still Beats the Market (Little Books. Big Profits). He defines ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % as EBIT divided by the total of Property, Plant and Equipment and net working capital. Kansas City Southern's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 was 11.25%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Kansas City Southern's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:

KSU' s ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.01   Med: 11.31   Max: 13.09
Current: 4.01

During the past 13 years, Kansas City Southern's highest ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was 13.09%. The lowest was 4.01%. And the median was 11.31%.

KSU's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked
in the Transportation industry.
Industry Median: 12.61 vs KSU: 4.01

Kansas City Southern's 5-Year average Growth Rate of ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was 1.10% per year.


Kansas City Southern ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kansas City Southern's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Kansas City Southern ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Kansas City Southern Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.79 12.00 11.78 10.29 10.88

Kansas City Southern Quarterly Data
Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12.47 12.32 11.21 -18.67 11.25

Competitive Comparison of Kansas City Southern's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Railroads subindustry, Kansas City Southern's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Kansas City Southern's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Kansas City Southern's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kansas City Southern's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Kansas City Southern ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Calculation

Joel Greenblatt defined Return on Capital differently in his book The Little Book That Still Beats the Market (Little Books. Big Profits) . He defines Return on Capital as follows:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)

EBIT stands for Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.

Fixed Assets are also known as non-current assets. They include the Property, Plant and Equipment that the firm needs in its operation.

GuruFocus calculates net working capital as: (Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Deferred Revenue + Other Current Liabilities). We're trying to account for OPERATING assets and liabilities (part of daily business) when calculating working capital. Cash and marketable securities are considered NON-OPERATING assets and are not included in calculation. We will also back out all interest bearing debt, short term debt and the portion of long term debt that is due in the current period from the current liabilities. This debt will be considered when computing cost of capital and it would be inappropriate to count it twice.

Working Capital(Q: Jun. 2021 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(298.9 + 135.3 + 52) - (1234.3 + 0 + 0)
=-748.1

Working Capital(Q: Sep. 2021 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(267.3 + 128.7 + 55.9) - (1266.4 + 0 + -2.2737367544323E-13)
=-814.5

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

So ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % of Kansas City Southern for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 can be restated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Sep. 2021 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Jun. 2021  Q: Sep. 2021
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=1022.8/( ( (9069.7 + max(-748.1, 0)) + (9106.6 + max(-814.5, 0)) )/ 2 )
=1022.8/( ( 9069.7 + 9106.6 )/ 2 )
=1022.8/9088.15
=11.25 %

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2021) EBIT data.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Kansas City Southern  (NYSE:KSU) ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Explanation

The way Joel Greenblatt defines Return on Capital is a more accurate measure of how efficiently the company generates returns onthe capital actually invested in the business. EBIT is used instead of net income because the tax and interest payment may be affected by factors other than the core business operation. Intangible assets are not included in the calculation because they don't need to be replaced.

Joel Greenblatt uses his definition of Return on Capital and Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % to rank companies.


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Kansas City Southern (Kansas City Southern) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
427 West 12th Street, Kansas City, MO, USA, 64105
Kansas City Southern, the smallest Class I railroad, derives about half of its $2.6 billion revenue on 3,400 miles of track in the Central and Southern United States. Remaining sales are produced by operating concessions on 3,300 miles of rail in Mexico and 47 miles of track adjacent to the Panama Canal. KCS' freight includes industrial and forest products (around 21% of total revenue), chemicals and petroleum (26%), agriculture and minerals (18%), intermodal (13%), energy (9%), and autos (9%); other revenue stems from switching, demurrage, and the like.
Executives
Warren K Erdman officer: Executive Vice President
Lora S Cheatum officer: Sr. VP - Human Resources KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN PO BOX 219335 KANSAS CITY MO 64121
Suzanne M Grafton officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer 427 W 12TH STREET KANSAS CITY MO 64105
Del Cueto Cuevas Oscar Augusto officer: President & Exec Rep of Sub 427 W 12TH STREET KANSAS CITY MO 64105
Michael W Upchurch officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN, PO BOX 219335, KANSAS CITY MO 64121
Patrick J Ottensmeyer officer: President & CEO PO BOX 219335, KANSAS CITY MO 64121
Adam J Godderz officer: SVP Chief Legal Ofc & Corp Sec 427 W 12TH STREET KANSAS CITY MO 64105
Brian D. Hancock officer: EVP & Chief Innovation Officer KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN, PO BOX 219335, KANSAS CITY MO 64121
Michael J. Naatz officer: EVP & Chief Marketing Officer 10990 ROE AVE, OVERLAND PARK KS 66211
Thomas A Mcdonnell director C/O KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN, 427 W 12TH STREET, KANSAS CITY MO 64105
Garza Santos David F director AV. INDUSTRIALES DEL PONIENTE NO. 2300 SANTA CATARINA, N.L. O5 66350
Robert J Druten director 6503 SENECA ROAD, MISSION HILLS KS 66208
Jeffrey M Songer officer: EVP & COO KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN PO BOX 219335 KANSAS CITY MO 64121
Janet H Kennedy director KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN, PO BOX 219335, KANSAS CITY MO 64121
Lydia I Beebe director 13403 NORTHWEST FREEWAY, HOUSTON TX 77040

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