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Aurelian Oil & Gas (LSE:AUL) ROCE % : 0.00% (As of Jun. 2012)


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What is Aurelian Oil & Gas 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. Aurelian Oil & Gas's annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2012 was 0.00%.


Aurelian Oil & Gas ROCE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aurelian Oil & Gas'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.

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Aurelian Oil & Gas ROCE % Chart

Aurelian Oil & Gas Annual Data
Trend Nov03 Nov04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11
ROCE %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -12.27 -10.38 -3.51 -7.51 -5.83

Aurelian Oil & Gas Quarterly Data
Jun07 Jun08 Jun09 Jun10 Jun11 Jun12
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Aurelian Oil & Gas ROCE % Calculation

Aurelian Oil & Gas'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 )
=-8.24/( ( (162.314 - 13.869) + (142.293 - 7.952) )/ 2 )
=-8.24/( (148.445+134.341)/ 2 )
=-8.24/141.393
=-5.83 %

Aurelian Oil & Gas's ROCE % of for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2012 is calculated as:

ROCE %=EBIT (1)/( (Capital Employed+Capital Employed)/ count )
(Q: Jun. 2012 )  (Q: Jun. 2011 )(Q: Jun. 2012 )
=EBIT/( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)+(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )/ count )
(Q: Jun. 2012 )  (Q: Jun. 2011 )(Q: Jun. 2012 )
=0/( ( (164.918 - 10.549) + (134.372 - 6.977) )/ 2 )
=0/( ( 154.369 + 127.395 )/ 2 )
=0/140.882
=0.00 %

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


Aurelian Oil & Gas  (LSE:AUL) 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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