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Commerce Energy Group (Commerce Energy Group) ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % : 0.00% (As of Apr. 2009)


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What is Commerce Energy Group ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %?

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. Commerce Energy Group's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2009 was 0.00%.

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

CMNR's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Utilities - Regulated industry.
Industry Median: 10.53
* Ranked among companies with meaningful ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % only.

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


Commerce Energy Group ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Commerce Energy 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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Commerce Energy Group ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Commerce Energy Group Annual Data
Trend Jul00 Jul01 Jul02 Jul03 Jul04 Jul05 Jul06 Jul07 Jul08
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -131.55 -195.17 -32.87 23.89 -72.77

Commerce Energy Group Quarterly Data
Jul04 Oct04 Jan05 Apr05 Jul05 Oct05 Jan06 Apr06 Jul06 Oct06 Jan07 Apr07 Jul07 Oct07 Jan08 Apr08 Jul08 Oct08 Jan09 Apr09
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 -65.93 -196.54 -385.83 - -

Competitive Comparison of Commerce Energy Group's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, Commerce Energy 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.


Commerce Energy Group's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

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

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



Commerce Energy 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: Jan. 2009 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(0 + 0 + 0) - (0 + 0 + 0)
=0

Working Capital(Q: Apr. 2009 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(0 + 0 + 0) - (0 + 0 + 0)
=0

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

So ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % of Commerce Energy Group for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2009 can be restated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Apr. 2009 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Jan. 2009  Q: Apr. 2009
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=-0.24/( ( (0 + max(0, 0)) + (0 + max(0, 0)) )/ 1 )
=-0.24/( ( 0 + 0 )/ 1 )
=-0.24/0
= %

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Apr. 2009) 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.


Commerce Energy Group  (OTCPK:CMNR) 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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Commerce Energy Group (Commerce Energy Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
600 Anton Boulevard, Suite 2000, Costa Mesa, CA, USA, 92626
Commerce Energy Group Inc provides electricity and natural gas supply to residential and commercial customers across North America.
Executives
C Douglas Mitchell officer: Chief Financial Officer 600 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 1500, LOS ANGELES CA 90017
Spectrum Galaxy Fund Ltd. 10 percent owner 50 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 1500, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Daniel Zeff 10 percent owner 400 S. MCCADDEN PL., LOS ANGELES CA 90020
Zeff Capital Partners I, L.p. 10 percent owner C/O ZEFF HOLDING COMPANY, LLC, 50 CALIFORNIA STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Zeff Holding Company, Llc 10 percent owner 400 S. MCCADDEN PL., LOS ANGELES CA 90020

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