Talisman Energy (FRA:TLM) ROCE % : -43.71% (As of Dec. 2014)

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What is Talisman Energy 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. Talisman Energy's annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was -43.71%.

Talisman Energy ROCE % Historical Data

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Talisman Energy Annual Data

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12.28

13.95

-0.43

-6.11

-3.40

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ROCE %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-33.30	17.10	-2.21	14.12	-43.71

Talisman Energy ROCE % Calculation

Talisman Energy's annualized ROCE % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2014 )		(A: Dec. 2013 )		(A: Dec. 2014 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2014 )		(A: Dec. 2013 )		(A: Dec. 2014 )
	=	-388.469	/	( ( (13987.53 - 2595.15)	+	(14054.63 - 2576.547) )	/ 2 )
	=	-388.469	/	( (11392.38	+	11478.083)	/ 2 )
	=	-388.469	/	11435.2315
	=	-3.40 %

Talisman Energy's ROCE % of for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT ⁽¹⁾	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(Q: Dec. 2014 )		(Q: Sep. 2014 )		(Q: Dec. 2014 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(Q: Dec. 2014 )		(Q: Sep. 2014 )		(Q: Dec. 2014 )
	=	-5190.4	/	( ( (14561.64 - 2290.752)	+	(14054.63 - 2576.547) )	/ 2 )
	=	-5190.4	/	( ( 12270.888	+	11478.083 )	/ 2 )
	=	-5190.4	/	11874.4855
	=	-43.71 %

(1) Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2014) EBIT data.

Talisman Energy (FRA:TLM) 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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Talisman Energy Inc was incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act in Canada on December 14, 1982. The Company is a Canadian-based independent oil and gas producers company. Its main business activities are exploration, development, production, transportation and marketing of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids. In 2014, the Company's activities were conducted in four geographic segments: North America, the North Sea, Southeast Asia, and Other. The North America segment includes operations in Canada and the U.S. The North Sea segment includes operations and exploration activities in the UK and Norway. The Southeast Asia segment includes operations and exploration activities in Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam and Papua New Guinea and non-operated production in Australia/Timor-Leste. The Company also had non-operated production in Algeria, operations and exploration activities in Colombia and exploration activities in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. For ease of reference, the activities in Algeria, Colombia and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, where applicable, are referred to collectively as the other geographic segment or Rest of World, except where otherwise noted. For operational purposes, Talisman has two core operating areas: the Americas and Asia-Pacific. The Company's aggregate production from its consolidated entities and equity investments for the year ended December 31, 2014 was 369 mboe/d, comprised of 43 mbbls/d of oil and liquids and 794 mmcf/d of gas from North America; 43 mbbls/d of oil and 510 mmcf/d of gas from Southeast Asia; 30 mbbls/d of oil and liquids and 20 mmcf/d of gas from the North Sea; and 24 mbbls/d of oil and liquids and 48 mmcf/d of gas from other areas.

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