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Viaplay Group AB (OSTO:VPLAY B) ROC % : 4.28% (As of Jun. 2025)


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What is Viaplay Group AB ROC %?

ROC % measures how well a company generates cash flow relative to the capital it has invested in its business. It is also called ROIC %. Viaplay Group AB's annualized return on capital (ROC %) for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2025 was 4.28%.

As of today (2025-07-19), Viaplay Group AB's WACC % is 10.61%. Viaplay Group AB's ROC % is -0.20% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Viaplay Group AB earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.


Viaplay Group AB ROC % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Viaplay Group AB's ROC % 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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Viaplay Group AB ROC % Chart

Viaplay Group AB Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
ROC %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 7.18 4.29 -3.53 -7.78 -1.26

Viaplay Group AB Quarterly Data
Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25
ROC % 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 -2.09 -1.71 5.98 -8.47 4.28

Viaplay Group AB ROC % Calculation

Viaplay Group AB's annualized Return on Capital (ROC %) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

ROC % (A: Dec. 2024 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (A: Dec. 2023 ) + Invested Capital (A: Dec. 2024 ))/ count )
=-340 * ( 1 - 49.04% )/( (14788 + 12733)/ 2 )
=-173.264/13760.5
=-1.26 %

where

Viaplay Group AB's annualized Return on Capital (ROC %) for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2025 is calculated as:

ROC % (Q: Jun. 2025 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Mar. 2025 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Jun. 2025 ))/ count )
=336 * ( 1 - -88.46% )/( (14341 + 15222)/ 2 )
=633.2256/14781.5
=4.28 %

where

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Jun. 2025) 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.


Viaplay Group AB  (OSTO:VPLAY B) 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, Viaplay Group AB's WACC % is 10.61%. Viaplay Group AB's ROC % is -0.20% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Viaplay Group AB 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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Viaplay Group AB Business Description

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Address
Ringvagen 52, P.O. Box 2094, Stockholm, SWE, SE-103 13
Viaplay Group AB is a Sweden-based company that offers television channels and radio stations, broadcasting and production services. The company generates revenue from Viaplay, Linear Subscription & others, and Advertising. The company's operating segment includes Core operations and Non-core operations. The Core operations include the Group's operations related to the Viaplay streaming service available in all Nordic countries and the Netherlands, pay-TV channels in all Nordic countries except Iceland, commercial free-TV channels in Sweden, Denmark and Norway; and commercial radio networks and audio streaming services in Sweden and Norway. The non-core includes the international markets the Group is exiting, ie. Poland, the UK and Baltics.

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