Mothercare Australia Limited (ASX:MLC) ROC % : -45.17% (As of Jun. 2012)

Mothercare Australia Limited ROC % Chart

Mothercare Australia Limited Annual Data
	Trend	Dec02	Dec03	Dec04	Dec05	Dec06	Dec07	Jun09	Jun10	Jun11	Jun12
ROC %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					-7.01	-21.34	-29.85	-282.08	-28.85

Mothercare Australia Limited Semi-Annual Data
	Dec02	Jun03	Dec03	Jun04	Dec04	Jun05	Dec05	Jun06	Dec06	Jun07	Dec07	Jun08	Dec08	Jun09	Dec09	Jun10	Dec10	Jun11	Dec11	Jun12
ROC %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-45.02	-297.67	-242.66	-19.86	-45.17

Mothercare Australia Limited ROC % Calculation

Mothercare Australia Limited's annualized Return on Capital (ROC %) for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2012 is calculated as:

where

Mothercare Australia Limited's annualized Return on Capital (ROC %) for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2012 is calculated as:

where

Note: The Operating Income data used here is two times the semi-annual (Jun. 2012) 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.

Mothercare Australia Limited  (ASX:MLC) ROC % Explanation

ROC % measures how well a company generates cash flow relative to the capital it has invested in its business. It is also called ROIC %. 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 ROC % 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, Mothercare Australia Limited's WACC % is 0.00%. Mothercare Australia Limited's ROC % is 0.00% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Mothercare Australia Limited earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.

Be Aware

Like ROE % and ROA %, ROC % 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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