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Willdan Group (Willdan Group) ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %

: 125.35% (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. Willdan Group's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 125.35%.

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

WLDN' s ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -43.6   Med: 128.9   Max: 813.69
Current: 63.18

During the past 13 years, Willdan Group's highest ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was 813.69%. The lowest was -43.60%. And the median was 128.90%.

WLDN's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
81.13% of 1659 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 17.87 vs WLDN: 63.18

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


Willdan Group ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Willdan Group'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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Willdan Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 45.13 -43.60 -26.44 -18.32 64.45

Willdan Group 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 49.67 46.05 29.72 48.22 125.35

Competitive Comparison

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Willdan Group'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.


Willdan Group ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Willdan Group's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Willdan Group 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)
=(66.343 + 0 + 5.279) - (74.67 + 15.406 + 3.858)
=-22.312

Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(69.677 + 0 + 3.888) - (84.197 + 13.183 + 3.125)
=-26.94

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

So ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % of Willdan Group 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 )
=49.148/( ( (38.855 + max(-22.312, 0)) + (39.562 + max(-26.94, 0)) )/ 2 )
=49.148/( ( 38.855 + 39.562 )/ 2 )
=49.148/39.2085
=125.35 %

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.


Willdan Group  (NAS:WLDN) 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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Willdan Group (Willdan Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2401 East Katella Avenue, Suite 300, Anaheim, CA, USA, 92806
Willdan Group Inc is a provider of professional technical and consulting services to utilities, private industry, and public agencies at all levels of government. It operates in the business segments of Energy and Engineering and Consulting. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Energy segment, which includes services such as audit and surveys, program design, master planning, benchmarking analyses, design engineering, construction management, performance contracting, installation, advances in software and data analytics, and other services. All of its revenue is derived from the domestic market.
Executives
Creighton K Early officer: Vice President and CFO C/O WILLDAN GROUP INC., 2401 EAST KATELLA AVENUE, SUITE 300, ANAHEIM CA 92806
Michael A Bieber officer: SVP, Corporate Development 3475 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD, PASADENA CA 91107
Thomas Donald Brisbin director, officer: President and CEO 2401 E. KATELLA AVENUE, #300, ANAHEIM CA 92806
Micah Chen officer: General Counsel 2401 EAST KATELLA AVENUE, SUITE 300, ANAHEIM CA 92806
Forager Fund, L.p. 10 percent owner C/O FORAGER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, 2024 3RD AVE N SUITE 201, BIRMINGHAM AL 35203
Robert Symmes Macarthur 10 percent owner C/O FORAGER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, 2024 3RD AVE. N, SUITE 201, BIRMINGHAM AL 35203
Edward Urban Kissel 10 percent owner C/O FORAGER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, 2024 3RD AVE. N, SUITE 201, BIRMINGHAM AL 35203
Mohammad Shahidehpour director 2401 EAST KATELLA AVENUE, SUITE 300, ANAHEIM CA 92806
Keith W Renken director PACIFIC GULF PROPERTIES INC, 4220 VON KARMAN SECOND FLOOR, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660-2002
Dennis V Mcginn director 46415 MILLSTONE LANDING ROAD, LEXINGTON PARK MD 20653
Paul Milton Whitelaw officer: SVP, Business Development 2401 EAST KATELLA AVENUE, SUITE 300, ANAHEIM CA 92806
Wanda Kay Reder director C/O WILLDAN GROUP, 2401 EAST KATELLA AVENUE, SUITE 300, ANAHEIM CA 92806
Adam C Procell officer: EVP, Chief Strategy Officer C/O WILLDAN, 12401 EAST KATELLA AVENUE, SUITE 300, ANAHEIM CA 92806
Cynthia Downes director C/O WILLDAN GROUP, INC., 2401 EAST KATELLA AVENUE, SUITE 300, ANAHEIM CA 92806
Stacy B. Mclaughlin officer: Chief Financial Officer 2401 EAST KATELLA AVENUE, SUITE 300, ANAHEIM CA 92806