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Great Plains Energy (Great Plains Energy) ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %

: 3.79% (As of Mar. 2018)
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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. Great Plains Energy's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 was 3.79%.

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

GXPPRBCL.PFD' s ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.31   Med: 6.7   Max: 7.54
Current: 4.95

During the past 13 years, Great Plains Energy's highest ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was 7.54%. The lowest was 4.31%. And the median was 6.70%.

GXPPRBCL.PFD's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked
in the Utilities - Regulated industry.
Industry Median: 11.18 vs GXPPRBCL.PFD: 4.95

Great Plains Energy's 5-Year average Growth Rate of ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was -8.30% per year.


Great Plains Energy ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Great Plains Energy'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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Great Plains Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.54 6.77 6.29 6.63 4.31

Great Plains Energy Quarterly Data
Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18
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 2.10 5.67 6.32 4.08 3.79

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Great Plains Energy'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.


Great Plains Energy ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Great Plains Energy's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Great Plains Energy's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Great Plains Energy 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: Dec. 2017 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(179 + 274.4 + 131.6) - (417.9 + 0 + 112)
=55.1

Working Capital(Q: Mar. 2018 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(175 + 277.3 + 142) - (316.1 + 0 + 106)
=172.2

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

So ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % of Great Plains Energy for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 can be restated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Mar. 2018 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Dec. 2017  Q: Mar. 2018
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=350.4/( ( (9124.7 + max(55.1, 0)) + (9130.1 + max(172.2, 0)) )/ 2 )
=350.4/( ( 9179.8 + 9302.3 )/ 2 )
=350.4/9241.05
=3.79 %

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2018) 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.


Great Plains Energy  (NYSE:GXPPRBCL.PFD) 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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Great Plains Energy (Great Plains Energy) Business Description

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Great Plains Energy is the holding company of Kansas City Power & Light and Greater Missouri Operations. The two regulated utilities provide electric service to roughly 900,000 customers in the Kansas City area and nearby western Missouri and eastern Kansas. The company has about 6.5 gigawatts of generating capacity. More than 80% of its electricity generation is from coal-fired plants, approximately 15% comes from its co-owned Wolf Creek nuclear plant, and the remainder is from gas, oil, and wind farms.
Executives
Sandra J Price director C/O EVERGY, INC., 1200 MAIN STREET, KANSAS CITY MO 64105
Steven P Busser officer: VP-Bus. Planning & Controller C/O EVERGY, INC., 1200 MAIN STREET, KANSAS CITY MO 64105
Scott D. Grimes director CARDLYTICS, INC., 675 PONCE DE LEON AVENUE NE, SUITE 6000, ATLANTA GA 30308
Darrin R. Ives officer: VP - Regulatory Affairs C/O GREAT PLAINS ENERGY INCORPORATED, 1200 MAIN STREET, KANSAS CITY MO 64105
Ann D. Murtlow director C/O EVERGY, INC., 1200 MAIN STREET, KANSAS CITY MO 64105
Charles A. Caisley officer: VP-Marketing & Public Affairs C/O EVERGY, INC., 1200 MAIN STREET, KANSAS CITY MO 64105
Ellen E Fairchild officer: VP, Corporate Sec'y and CCO C/O GREAT PLAINS ENERGY INCORPORATED, 1200 MAIN STREET, KANSAS CITY MO 64105
Heather A Humphrey officer: SVP - HR and General Counsel C/O EVERGY, INC., 1200 MAIN STREET, KANSAS CITY MO 64105
Terry D Bassham director, officer: President and COO COMMERCE BANK, PO BOX 419248, KANSAS CITY MO 64141-6248
Michael Deggendorf officer: SVP-Delivery 20208 NE 102ND ST., LIBERTY MO 64068
Michael J Chesser director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 2818 N SULLIVAN ROAD, SPOLANE WA 99216
Scott Heidtbrink officer: SVP - Supply 20 WEST NINTH STREET, KANSAS CITY MO 64105
William H Downey other: Former Dir&Exec Vice Chairman
Kevin E. Bryant officer: VP-Inv. Relations & Treasurer C/O EVERGY, INC., 1200 MAIN STREET, KANSAS CITY MO 64105
James C Shay officer: SVP, CFO 8800 EAST 63RD STREET, KANSAS CITY MO 64133

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