Bigstring (Bigstring) ROCE % : 0.00% (As of Mar. 2012)

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What is Bigstring ROCE %?

ROCE % measures how well a company generates profits from its capital. It is calculated as EBIT divided by Capital Employed, where Capital Employed is calculated as Total Assets minus Total Current Liabilities. Bigstring's annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2012 was 0.00%.

Bigstring ROCE % Historical Data

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-136.09

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Bigstring ROCE % Calculation

Bigstring's annualized ROCE % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2011 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2011 )		(A: Dec. 2010 )		(A: Dec. 2011 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2011 )		(A: Dec. 2010 )		(A: Dec. 2011 )
	=	0.615	/	( ( (0.046 - 1.471)	+	(0.277 - 0.578) )	/ 2 )
	=	0.615	/	( (-1.425	+	-0.301)	/ 2 )
	=	0.615	/	-0.863
	=	-71.26 %

Bigstring's ROCE % of for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2012 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT ⁽¹⁾	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(Q: Mar. 2012 )		(Q: Dec. 2011 )		(Q: Mar. 2012 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(Q: Mar. 2012 )		(Q: Dec. 2011 )		(Q: Mar. 2012 )
	=	-1.048	/	( ( (0.277 - 0.578)	+	(0.145 - 0.708) )	/ 2 )
	=	-1.048	/	( ( -0.301	+	-0.563 )	/ 2 )
	=	-1.048	/	-0.432
	=	0 %

(1) Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2012) EBIT data.

Bigstring (OTCPK:BSGC) ROCE % Explanation

ROCE % can be especially useful when comparing the performance of capital-intensive companies. Unlike ROE %, which indicates the profitability of Shareholders Equity, ROCE % also considers long-term debt in Capital Employed. This can be helpful when analyzing companies with significant debt, as the result is neutralized by taking debt into consideration.

Generally speaking, a higher ROCE % indicates a stonger profitability for a company. Moreover, it is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective. Investors tend to favor companies with stable and rising ROCE % trend over those with volatile ones.

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