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LegalZoom.com (LegalZoom.com) ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %

: 129.66% (As of Dec. 2023)
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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. LegalZoom.com's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 129.66%.

The historical rank and industry rank for LegalZoom.com's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:

LZ' s ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -186.14   Med: 55   Max: 135.17
Current: 65.18

During the past 7 years, LegalZoom.com's highest ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was 135.17%. The lowest was -186.14%. And the median was 55.00%.

LZ's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
75.4% of 1069 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 20.53 vs LZ: 65.18

LegalZoom.com's 5-Year average Growth Rate of ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was 0.00% per year.


LegalZoom.com ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for LegalZoom.com'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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LegalZoom.com Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 135.17 92.98 -186.14 -106.57 64.80

LegalZoom.com Quarterly Data
Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -9.49 -7.33 40.52 80.65 129.66

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, LegalZoom.com'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.


LegalZoom.com ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, LegalZoom.com's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where LegalZoom.com's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



LegalZoom.com 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: Sep. 2023 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(14.417 + 0 + 39.641) - (84.562 + 176.867 + 3.124)
=-210.495

Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(11.738 + 0 + 37.846) - (90.347 + 167.951 + 3.613)
=-212.327

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

So ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % of LegalZoom.com for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 can be restated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Sep. 2023  Q: Dec. 2023
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=71.128/( ( (52.962 + max(-210.495, 0)) + (56.75 + max(-212.327, 0)) )/ 2 )
=71.128/( ( 52.962 + 56.75 )/ 2 )
=71.128/54.856
=129.66 %

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


LegalZoom.com  (NAS:LZ) 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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LegalZoom.com (LegalZoom.com) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
101 North Brand Boulevard, 11th Floor, Glendale, CA, USA, 91203
LegalZoom.com Inc is an online provider of services that meet the legal needs of small businesses and consumers in the United States.
Executives
Richard Preece officer: COO and Chief Product Officer 101 NORTH BRAND BOULEVARD, 11TH FLOOR, GLENDALE CA 91203
Nicole Miller officer: General Counsel 101 NORTH BRAND BOULEVARD, 11TH FLOOR, GLENDALE CA 91203
Lucaszoom Llc director, 10 percent owner LUCASZOOM LLC, 3000 SAND HILL ROAD, BUILDING 1, SUITE 1, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Dipan Patel director, 10 percent owner LEGALZOOM.COM, INC., 101 NORTH BRAND BOULEVARD, 11TH FLOOR, GLENDALE CA 91203
Daniel A Wernikoff director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O INTUIT INC., 2700 COAST AVENUE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Noel Bertram Watson officer: Chief Financial Officer 400 1ST AVENUE, C/O TRIPADVISOR, INC., NEEDHAM MA 02494
Shrisha Radhakrishna officer: Chief Technology Officer 101 NORTH BRAND BOULEVARD, 11TH FLOOR, GLENDALE CA 91203
Neil Tolaney director TECHNOLOGY CROSSOVER MANAGEMENT, 250 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Sivan Whiteley director 1455 MARKET STREET, SUITE 600, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Elizabeth Hamren director 101 NORTH BRAND BOULEVARD, 11TH FLOOR, GLENDALE CA 91203
Brian Ruder director, 10 percent owner LEGALZOOM.COM, INC., 101 NORTH BRAND BOULEVARD, 11TH FLOOR, GLENDALE CA 91203
Francisco Partners Management, Lp 10 percent owner ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING C, SUITE 410, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Permira V L.p.2 director, 10 percent owner TRAFALGAR COURT, LES BANQUES, ST PETER PORT Y7 GY1 6DJ
Christine T Wang director ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BLDG C, STE 410, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Khai Ha director C/O GPI CAPITAL, L.P., 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10105