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Rockwell Automation (WBO:ROK) ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %

: 62.09% (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. Rockwell Automation's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 62.09%.

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

WBO:ROK' s ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 80.28   Med: 113.63   Max: 161.77
Current: 80.28

During the past 13 years, Rockwell Automation's highest ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was 161.77%. The lowest was 80.28%. And the median was 113.63%.

WBO:ROK's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
93.57% of 3003 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 13.76 vs WBO:ROK: 80.28

Rockwell Automation's 5-Year average Growth Rate of ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was -6.40% per year.


Rockwell Automation ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Rockwell Automation'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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Rockwell Automation 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 119.72 114.37 149.00 102.84 105.10

Rockwell Automation 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 116.34 80.19 101.11 76.53 62.09

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Rockwell Automation'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.


Rockwell Automation ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

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

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



Rockwell Automation 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)
=(2030.854 + 1316.391 + 249.898) - (1381.419 + 555.173 + 1041.756)
=618.795

Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(1774.303 + 1351.658 + 263.638) - (1177.428 + 545.89 + 760.193)
=906.088

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

So ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % of Rockwell Automation 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 )
=1074.356/( ( (968.483 + max(618.795, 0)) + (967.527 + max(906.088, 0)) )/ 2 )
=1074.356/( ( 1587.278 + 1873.615 )/ 2 )
=1074.356/1730.4465
=62.09 %

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.


Rockwell Automation  (WBO:ROK) 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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Rockwell Automation (WBO:ROK) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1201 South Second Street, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 53204
Rockwell Automation is a pure-play automation competitor that is the successor entity to Rockwell International, which spun off its former Rockwell Collins avionics segment in 2001. As of fiscal 2021, the firm operates through three segments--intelligent devices, software and control, and lifecycle services. Intelligent devices contains its drives, sensors, and industrial components, software and control contains its information and network and security software, while lifecycle services contains its consulting and maintenance services as well as its Sensia JV with SLB.