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Argan (STU:1AW) ROC % : 27.16% (As of Oct. 2024)


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What is Argan 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 %. Argan's annualized return on capital (ROC %) for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 was 27.16%.

As of today (2024-12-13), Argan's WACC % is 7.19%. Argan's ROC % is 17.43% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Argan generates higher returns on investment than it costs the company to raise the capital needed for that investment. It 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.


Argan ROC % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Argan'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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Argan ROC % Chart

Argan Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
ROC %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -35.79 11.58 19.57 17.87 11.35

Argan Quarterly Data
Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24
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 7.44 13.60 6.99 18.73 27.16

Argan ROC % Calculation

Argan's annualized Return on Capital (ROC %) for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

ROC % (A: Jan. 2024 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (A: Jan. 2023 ) + Invested Capital (A: Jan. 2024 ))/ count )
=33.468 * ( 1 - 33.87% )/( (154.883 + 235.041)/ 2 )
=22.1323884/194.962
=11.35 %

where

Invested Capital(A: Jan. 2023 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=454.244 - 80.169 - ( 302.025 - max(0, 187.923 - 407.115+302.025))
=154.883

Invested Capital(A: Jan. 2024 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=549.174 - 89.298 - ( 378.588 - max(0, 277.475 - 502.31+378.588))
=235.041

Argan's annualized Return on Capital (ROC %) for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 is calculated as:

ROC % (Q: Oct. 2024 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Jul. 2024 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Oct. 2024 ))/ count )
=111.38 * ( 1 - 24.25% )/( (301.555 + 319.645)/ 2 )
=84.37035/310.6
=27.16 %

where

Invested Capital(Q: Jul. 2024 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=669.901 - 128.785 - ( 446.877 - max(0, 382.747 - 622.308+446.877))
=301.555

Invested Capital(Q: Oct. 2024 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=705.817 - 128.236 - ( 464.767 - max(0, 400.399 - 658.335+464.767))
=319.645

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Oct. 2024) 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.


Argan  (STU:1AW) 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, Argan's WACC % is 7.19%. Argan's ROC % is 17.43% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Argan generates higher returns on investment than it costs the company to raise the capital needed for that investment. It 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.


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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Argan Business Description

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Address
One Church Street, Suite 201, Rockville, MD, USA, 20850
Argan Inc is a United States-base construction firm that conducts operations through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, GPS, APC, TRC and SMC. Through GPS and APC it provides a full range of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, maintenance, project development and technical consulting services to the power generation market, including the renewable energy sector, for a wide range of customers, including independent power project owners, public utilities, power plant heavy equipment suppliers and other commercial firms with power requirements in the U.S., Ireland and the U.K. It operates in three segments: Power Services, Industrial Services, and Telecom Services, out of which Power Services derive majority revenue.

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