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ALFI (ALFWQ) ROIC % : -334.25% (As of Jun. 2022)


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What is ALFI ROIC %?

ROIC % measures how well a company generates cash flow relative to the capital it has invested in its business. It is also called ROC %. ALFI's annualized return on invested capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2022 was -334.25%.

As of today (2025-07-19), ALFI's WACC % is 7.36%. ALFI's ROIC % is -372.79% (calculated using TTM income statement data). ALFI earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.


ALFI ROIC % Historical Data

The historical data trend for ALFI's ROIC % 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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ALFI ROIC % Chart

ALFI Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
ROIC %
-140.78 -105.71 -314.07

ALFI Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22
ROIC % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -165.97 -327.08 -465.58 -359.04 -334.25

Competitive Comparison of ALFI's ROIC %

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, ALFI's ROIC %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROIC % 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.


ALFI's ROIC % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, ALFI's ROIC % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ALFI's ROIC % falls into.


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ALFI ROIC % Calculation

ALFI's annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as:

ROIC % (A: Dec. 2021 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (A: Dec. 2020 ) + Invested Capital (A: Dec. 2021 ))/ count )
=-18.186 * ( 1 - 0% )/( (5.434 + 6.147)/ 2 )
=-18.186/5.7905
=-314.07 %

where

ALFI's annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2022 is calculated as:

ROIC % (Q: Jun. 2022 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Mar. 2022 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Jun. 2022 ))/ count )
=-17.792 * ( 1 - 0% )/( (5.651 + 4.995)/ 2 )
=-17.792/5.323
=-334.25 %

where

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Jun. 2022) 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.


ALFI  (OTCPK:ALFWQ) ROIC % Explanation

ROIC % measures how well a company generates cash flow relative to the capital it has invested in its business. It is also called ROC %. The reason book values of debt and equity are used is because the book values are the capital the company received when issuing the debt or receiving the equity investments.

There are four key components to this definition. The first is the use of operating income or EBIT rather than net income in the numerator. The second is the tax adjustment to this operating income or EBIT, computed as a hypothetical tax based on an effective or marginal tax rate. The third is the use of book values for invested capital, rather than market values. The final is the timing difference; the capital invested is from the end of the prior year whereas the operating income or EBIT is the current year's number.

Why is ROIC % important?

Because it costs money to raise capital. A firm that generates higher returns on investment than it costs the company to raise the capital needed for that investment is earning excess returns. A firm that expects to continue generating positive excess returns on new investments in the future will see its value increase as growth increases, whereas a firm that earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital will destroy value as it grows.

As of today, ALFI's WACC % is 7.36%. ALFI's ROIC % is -372.79% (calculated using TTM income statement data).


Be Aware

Like ROE % and ROA %, ROIC % is calculated with only 12 months of data. Fluctuations in the company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.


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ALFI Business Description

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429 Lenox Avenue, Suite 547, Miami Beach, FL, USA, 33139
ALFI Inc is an Artificial Intelligence enterprise SaaS platform powering computer vision with machine learning models, and deep learning to deliver the right content in an ethical manner. It provides solutions that bring transparency and accountability to the digital out-of-home advertising marketplace. It uses artificial intelligence and big data analytics to measure and predict human response. Its computer vision technology is powered by proprietary artificial intelligence, to determine the age, gender, ethnicity, geolocation, and emotion of someone in front of an Alfi-enabled device, such as a tablet or kiosk.

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