Urban Outfitters (BUE:URBN) ROCE % : 13.83% (As of Jan. 2024)

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What is Urban Outfitters 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. Urban Outfitters's annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 13.83%.

Urban Outfitters ROCE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Urban Outfitters's ROCE % can be seen below:

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Urban Outfitters ROCE % Chart

Urban Outfitters Annual Data

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12.71

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16.32

10.06

20.88

Urban Outfitters Quarterly Data
	Apr19	Jul19	Oct19	Jan20	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24
ROCE %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															5.26	10.09	21.19	16.54	13.83

Urban Outfitters ROCE % Calculation

Urban Outfitters's annualized ROCE % for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(A: Jan. 2024 )		(A: Jan. 2023 )		(A: Jan. 2024 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(A: Jan. 2024 )		(A: Jan. 2023 )		(A: Jan. 2024 )
	=	314704.517	/	( ( (651318.734 - 157461.614)	+	(3323706.85 - 803765.016) )	/ 2 )
	=	314704.517	/	( (493857.12	+	2519941.834)	/ 2 )
	=	314704.517	/	1506899.477
	=	20.88 %

Urban Outfitters's ROCE % of for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT ⁽¹⁾	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(Q: Jan. 2024 )		(Q: Oct. 2023 )		(Q: Jan. 2024 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(Q: Jan. 2024 )		(Q: Oct. 2023 )		(Q: Jan. 2024 )
	=	248388.172	/	( ( (1438379.578 - 367123.394)	+	(3323706.85 - 803765.016) )	/ 2 )
	=	248388.172	/	( ( 1071256.184	+	2519941.834 )	/ 2 )
	=	248388.172	/	1795599.009
	=	13.83 %

(1) Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Jan. 2024) EBIT data.

Urban Outfitters (BUE:URBN) 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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5000 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 19112-1495

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Founded in 1970, Philadelphia-based Urban Outfitters is an apparel and home goods retailer that operates about 700 stores and e-commerce in North America (87% of fiscal 2023 sales) and other regions. Its retail nameplates are Urban Outfitters, Free People, FP Movement, and Anthropologie. Retail accounted for 92% of fiscal 2023 revenue, but the firm also sells products through a wholesale operation, owns some restaurants, and operates a clothing rental and resale business called Nuuly. Urban Outfitters primarily markets to young adults and offers products in categories such as apparel (63% of fiscal 2023 sales), home goods (19% of sales), accessories (13% of sales), and more.