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Powell Industries (Powell Industries) ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %

: 104.25% (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. Powell Industries's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 104.25%.

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

POWL' s ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -10.63   Med: 9.89   Max: 85.57
Current: 85.57

During the past 13 years, Powell Industries's highest ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was 85.57%. The lowest was -10.63%. And the median was 9.89%.

POWL's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
94.61% of 3003 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 13.75 vs POWL: 85.57

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


Powell Industries ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Powell Industries'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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Powell Industries Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.32 17.03 0.88 6.76 62.56

Powell Industries 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 4.07 37.82 87.07 120.72 104.25

Competitive Comparison

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Powell Industries'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.


Powell Industries ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Powell Industries's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Powell Industries 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)
=(206.591 + 63.865 + 11.799) - (66.488 + 279.796 + 48.629)
=-112.658

Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(169.477 + 69.682 + 12.665) - (65.838 + 328.888 + 32.48)
=-175.382

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

So ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % of Powell Industries 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 )
=103.52/( ( (99.061 + max(-112.658, 0)) + (99.536 + max(-175.382, 0)) )/ 2 )
=103.52/( ( 99.061 + 99.536 )/ 2 )
=103.52/99.2985
=104.25 %

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.


Powell Industries  (NAS:POWL) 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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Powell Industries (Powell Industries) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
8550 Mosley Road, Houston, TX, USA, 77075-1180
Powell Industries Inc is a United States-based company that develops, designs, manufactures, and services custom-engineered equipment and systems for electrical energy distribution, control, and monitoring. The company's principal products comprise integrated power control room substations, custom-engineered modules, electrical houses, traditional and arc-resistant distribution switchgear and control gear, and so on. These products are applied in oil and gas refining, offshore oil and gas production, petrochemical, pipeline, terminal, mining and metals, light-rail traction power, electric utility, pulp and paper, and other heavy industrial markets. The company generates the majority of its sales from the United States.
Executives
Thomas W Powell director, officer: President, CEO
Milburn E Honeycutt officer: Vice President, Corp Controlle 7 AMBERSTONE DRIVE, SUGARLAND TX 77459
John David White director 8550 MOSLEY ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77075
Alaina K Brooks director 2501 CEDAR SPRINGS, SUITE 100, DALLAS TX 75201
John Stacey director C/O HARMAN INTERNATIONAL, 1101 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, NW #1010, WASHINGTON DC 20004
Katheryn Baucom Curtis director 8550 MOSLEY ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77075
Bonnie V Hancock director P O BOX 12818, HOUSTON TX 77075
Michael William Metcalf officer: Exec Vice President 8550 MOSLEY ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77075
James W Mcgill director 8550 MOSLEY ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77075
Perry L Elders director 8550 MOSLEY ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77075
Christopher E Cragg director
Richard E Williams director 8550 MOSLEY ROAD, HOUSTON X1 77075
William N. Clelland director, other: ADVISORY DIRECTOR 8550 MOSLEY ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77075
Brett Alan Cope officer: Sr VP, COO 8550 MOSLEY ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77075
Joseph L Becherer director PO BOX 12818, HOUSTON TX 77217