Fairway Group Holdings (FRA:FGWA) ROCE %: -7.42% (As of Dec. 2015)


What is Fairway Group Holdings ROCE %?

Fairway Group Holdings FRA:FGWA -96.67% ROCE % is -7.42% as of Dec. 2015. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review.

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. Fairway Group Holdings's annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was -7.42%.

Fairway Group Holdings  (FRA:FGWA) 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.

Fairway Group Holdings ROCE % Related Terms

Fairway Group Holdings ROCE % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Fairway Group Holdings's ROCE % 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.

Fairway Group Holdings ROCE % Chart

Fairway Group Holdings Annual Data
Trend Mar10 Mar11 Mar12 Mar13 Mar14 Mar15
ROCE %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.00 -1.19 -5.81 -11.54 -10.11

Fairway Group Holdings Quarterly Data
Mar10 Mar11 Jun11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15
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Fairway Group Holdings ROCE % Calculation

Fairway Group Holdings's annualized ROCE % for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2015 is calculated as:

ROCE %=EBIT/( (Capital Employed+Capital Employed)/ count )
(A: Mar. 2015 )  (A: Mar. 2014 )(A: Mar. 2015 )
=EBIT/( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)+(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )/ count )
(A: Mar. 2015 )  (A: Mar. 2014 )(A: Mar. 2015 )
=-25.885/( ( (274.989 - 41.338) + (331.842 - 53.452) )/ 2 )
=-25.885/( (233.651+278.39)/ 2 )
=-25.885/256.0205
=-10.11 %

Fairway Group Holdings's ROCE % of for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as:

ROCE %=EBIT (1)/( (Capital Employed+Capital Employed)/ count )
(Q: Dec. 2015 )  (Q: Sep. 2015 )(Q: Dec. 2015 )
=EBIT/( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)+(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )/ count )
(Q: Dec. 2015 )  (Q: Sep. 2015 )(Q: Dec. 2015 )
=-18.884/( ( (305.655 - 51.275) + (317.589 - 63.22) )/ 2 )
=-18.884/( ( 254.38 + 254.369 )/ 2 )
=-18.884/254.3745
=-7.42 %

(1) Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2015) EBIT 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.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about ROCE % →
What does a ROCE % of -7.42% mean?
Fairway Group Holdings (FRA:FGWA) has a ROCE % of -7.42% as of Dec. 2015.
Is Fairway Group Holdings' ROCE % too high?
Fairway Group Holdings' current ROCE % is -7.42%.
How does Fairway Group Holdings' ROCE % compare to IFMK?
Fairway Group Holdings' ROCE % of -7.42% can be compared against companies in the Retail - Defensive industry. The industry median ROCE % is 8.98. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good ROCE % for a Retail - Defensive company?
The median ROCE % among Retail - Defensive companies is 8.98, based on 307 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a ROCE % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, ROCE % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high ROCE % mean?
A high ROCE % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. For the Retail - Defensive industry, the median ROCE % is 8.98 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Fairway Group Holdings's current ROCE % is -7.42%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Fairway Group Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Fairway Group Holdings (FRA:FGWA) has a current ROCE % of -7.42%. The current ROCE % is -7.42%. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is ROCE % calculated?
ROCE % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Fairway Group Holdings (FRA:FGWA), the current ROCE % is -7.42% as of Dec. 2015. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Fairway Group Holdings Business Description

Fairway Group Holdings Corp along with its subsidiaries operates in the retail food industry. The company sells fresh, natural and organic products, prepared foods and hard to find specialty and gourmet offerings, along with a full assortment of conventional groceries. Its perishable product categories, which include producing, natural and organic, deli, specialty, cheese, butcher, seafood, bakery, coffee and kosher foods. The non-perishable product categories consist of conventional groceries as well as specialty foods.