Softcat (CHIX:SCTL) ROCE % : 48.83% (As of Jan. 2025)

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What is Softcat 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. Softcat's annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was 48.83%.

Softcat ROCE % Historical Data

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

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Softcat ROCE % Chart

Softcat Annual Data

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Jul16

Jul17

Jul18

Jul19

Jul20

Jul21

Jul22

Jul23

Jul24

ROCE %

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70.45

70.31

67.00

59.17

55.42

Softcat Semi-Annual Data
	Jul15	Jan16	Jul16	Jan17	Jul17	Jan18	Jul18	Jan19	Jul19	Jan20	Jul20	Jan21	Jul21	Jan22	Jul22	Jan23	Jul23	Jan24	Jul24	Jan25
ROCE %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															58.88	66.77	52.63	63.79	48.83

Softcat ROCE % Calculation

Softcat's annualized ROCE % for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2024 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(A: Jul. 2024 )		(A: Jul. 2023 )		(A: Jul. 2024 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(A: Jul. 2024 )		(A: Jul. 2023 )		(A: Jul. 2024 )
	=	159.842	/	( ( (647.722 - 386.218)	+	(780.749 - 465.456) )	/ 2 )
	=	159.842	/	( (261.504	+	315.293)	/ 2 )
	=	159.842	/	288.3985
	=	55.42 %

Softcat's ROCE % of for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT ⁽¹⁾	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(Q: Jan. 2025 )		(Q: Jul. 2024 )		(Q: Jan. 2025 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(Q: Jan. 2025 )		(Q: Jul. 2024 )		(Q: Jan. 2025 )
	=	154.688	/	( ( (780.749 - 465.456)	+	(831.881 - 513.562) )	/ 2 )
	=	154.688	/	( ( 315.293	+	318.319 )	/ 2 )
	=	154.688	/	316.806
	=	48.83 %

(1) Note: The EBIT data used here is two times the semi-annual (Jan. 2025) EBIT data.

Softcat (CHIX:SCTl) 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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Softcat PLC is a information technology infrastructure and service provider. It offers software licensing, workplace technology, networking and security, and cloud and data center solutions to the corporates, public sector organizations and small to medium-sized business segment, of which small to medium-sized business segment is the business provider to the company. The entity earns revenue from offering products like software, hardware, and services, as well as the sale of the company's own services, of which majority of the revenue is derived from offering software products.