C3.ai (XTER:724) ROC % : -116.06% (As of Apr. 2024)

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What is C3.ai 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 %. C3.ai's annualized return on capital (ROC %) for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2024 was -116.06%.

As of today (2024-06-04), C3.ai's WACC % is 16.49%. C3.ai's ROC % is -109.47% (calculated using TTM income statement data). C3.ai earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.

C3.ai ROC % Historical Data

The historical data trend for C3.ai's ROC % can be seen below:

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C3.ai Annual Data

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Apr19

Apr20

Apr21

Apr22

Apr23

Apr24

ROC %

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-67.12

-58.62

-138.90

-114.73

-109.30

C3.ai Quarterly Data
	Jul19	Oct19	Jan20	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24	Apr24
ROC %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-96.86	-95.50	-116.00	-114.56	-116.06

C3.ai ROC % Calculation

C3.ai's annualized Return on Capital (ROC %) for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2024 is calculated as:

	ROC % (A: Apr. 2024 )
=	NOPAT	/	Average Invested Capital
=	Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )	/	( (Invested Capital (A: Apr. 2023 )	+	Invested Capital (A: Apr. 2024 ))	/ count )
=	-296.695 * ( 1 - -0.28% )	/	( (295.566	+	248.859)	/ 2 )
=	-297.525746	/	272.2125
=	-109.30 %

where

	Invested Capital		(A: Apr. 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	))
=	1005.962	-	43.739	-	( 666.657	-	max(0, 124.068	-	810.658	+	666.657	))
=	295.566

	Invested Capital		(A: Apr. 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	))
=	967.626	-	19.425	-	( 699.342	-	max(0, 95.376	-	842.895	+	699.342	))
=	248.859

C3.ai's annualized Return on Capital (ROC %) for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2024 is calculated as:

	ROC % (Q: Apr. 2024 )
=	NOPAT	/	Average Invested Capital
=	Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )	/	( (Invested Capital (Q: Jan. 2024 )	+	Invested Capital (Q: Apr. 2024 ))	/ count )
=	-306.84 * ( 1 - 0.1% )	/	( (279.357	+	248.859)	/ 2 )
=	-306.53316	/	264.108
=	-116.06 %

where

	Invested Capital		(Q: 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	))
=	976.742	-	33.375	-	( 664.01	-	max(0, 100.226	-	850.093	+	664.01	))
=	279.357

	Invested Capital		(Q: Apr. 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	))
=	967.626	-	19.425	-	( 699.342	-	max(0, 95.376	-	842.895	+	699.342	))
=	248.859

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

C3.ai (XTER:724) 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, C3.ai's WACC % is 16.49%. C3.ai's ROC % is -109.47% (calculated using TTM income statement data). C3.ai 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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C3.ai Inc is an enterprise artificial intelligence company. The company provides software-as-a-service applications that enable customers to rapidly develop, deploy, and operate large-scale Enterprise AI applications across any infrastructure. It provides solutions under three divisions namely, The C3 AI Suite, is a comprehensive application development and runtime environment that is designed to allow customers to rapidly design, develop, and deploy Enterprise AI applications of any type; C3 AI Applications, include a large and growing family of industry-specific and application-specific turnkey AI solutions that can be immediately installed and deployed; and C3.ai Ex Machina, analytics for applying data science to every-day business decisions.

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