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Electronic Arts (Electronic Arts) ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %

: 287.94% (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. Electronic Arts's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 287.94%.

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

EA' s ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.99   Med: 237.51   Max: 346.04
Current: 280.55

During the past 13 years, Electronic Arts's highest ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was 346.04%. The lowest was 6.99%. And the median was 237.51%.

EA's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
83.54% of 577 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: -0.05 vs EA: 280.55

Electronic Arts's 5-Year average Growth Rate of ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was -6.30% per year.


Electronic Arts ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Electronic Arts'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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Electronic Arts Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 249.06 346.04 225.96 218.83 251.87

Electronic Arts Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 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 217.71 143.74 397.07 298.07 287.94

Competitive Comparison

For the Electronic Gaming & Multimedia subindustry, Electronic Arts'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.


Electronic Arts ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Electronic Arts's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Electronic Arts 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)
=(1047 + 0 + 492) - (748 + 1576 + 394)
=-1179

Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(867 + 0 + 378) - (657 + 1987 + 565)
=-1964

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

So ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % of Electronic Arts 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 )
=1588/( ( (542 + max(-1179, 0)) + (561 + max(-1964, 0)) )/ 2 )
=1588/( ( 542 + 561 )/ 2 )
=1588/551.5
=287.94 %

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.


Electronic Arts  (NAS:EA) 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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Electronic Arts (Electronic Arts) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
209 Redwood Shores Parkway, Redwood City, CA, USA, 94065
EA is one of the world's largest third-party video game publishers and has transitioned from a console-based video game publisher to the one of the largest publishers on consoles, PC, and mobile. The firm owns number of large franchises, including Madden, EA Sports FC, Battlefield, Apex Legends, Mass Effect, Dragon's Age, and Need for Speed.
Executives
Jacob J. Schatz officer: General Counsel & Corp Sect'y C/O ELECTRONIC ARTS INC., 209 REDWOOD SHORES PKWY, REDWOOD CITY CA 94061
Laura Miele officer: Chief Studios Officer 209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY, REDWOOD CITY CA 94065
Vijayanthimala Singh officer: Chief People Officer C/O ELECTRONIC ARTS INC., 209, REDWOOD CITY CA 94065
Andrew Wilson director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 209 REDWOOD SHORES PKWY, REDWOOD CITY CA 94065
Stuart Canfield officer: Chief Financial Officer 209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY, REDWOOD CITY CA 94065
Richard A Simonson director C/O SILVER SPRING NETWORKS, INC., 230 W. TASMAN DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Luis A Ubinas director 209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY, REDWOOD CITY CA 94065-1175
Eric Charles Kelly officer: Chief Accounting Officer 209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY, REDWOOD CITY CA 94065
Chris Bruzzo officer: Chief Marketing Officer 411 FIRST AVE., SOUTH, SUITE 700, SEATTLE WA 98104
Kenneth A Moss officer: Chief Technology Officer 209 REDWOOD SHORES PKWY, REDWOOD CITY CA 94061
Chris Suh officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O CARDLYTICS, INC., 675 PONCE DE LEON AVE. NE, STE 6000, ATLANTA GA 30308
Blake J Jorgensen officer: COO & CFO 209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY, REDWOOD CITY CA 94065
Rachel A Gonzalez director 3150 SABRE DRIVE, SOUTHLAKE TX 76092
Kofi A Bruce director GENERAL MILLS, INC., ONE GENERAL MILLS BLVD., MINNEAPOLIS MN 55426
Jay C Hoag director 250 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025

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