Mota-Engil Africa NV (LTS:0R6D) ROCE % : 28.81% (As of Dec. 2014)

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What is Mota-Engil Africa NV 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. Mota-Engil Africa NV's annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was 28.81%.

Mota-Engil Africa NV ROCE % Historical Data

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Mota-Engil Africa NV ROCE % Chart

Mota-Engil Africa NV Annual Data

Trend

Dec11

Dec12

Dec13

Dec14

ROCE %

20.56

20.85

0.04

28.81

Mota-Engil Africa NV Semi-Annual Data
	Dec11	Dec12	Dec13	Dec14
ROCE %	20.56	20.85	0.04	28.81

Mota-Engil Africa NV ROCE % Calculation

Mota-Engil Africa NV'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 )
	=	101.618	/	( ( (1.215 - 1.122)	+	(1694.721 - 989.449) )	/ 2 )
	=	101.618	/	( (0.093	+	705.272)	/ 2 )
	=	101.618	/	352.6825
	=	28.81 %

Mota-Engil Africa NV'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: Dec. 2013 )		(Q: Dec. 2014 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(Q: Dec. 2014 )		(Q: Dec. 2013 )		(Q: Dec. 2014 )
	=	101.618	/	( ( (1.215 - 1.122)	+	(1694.721 - 989.449) )	/ 2 )
	=	101.618	/	( ( 0.093	+	705.272 )	/ 2 )
	=	101.618	/	352.6825
	=	28.81 %

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

Mota-Engil Africa NV (LTS:0R6D) 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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Mota-Engil Africa NV (LTS:0R6D) Business Description

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http://www.africa.mota-engil.com

Mota-Engil Africa NV was incorporated on October 31, 2012 by a notarial deed of incorporation as a private company with limited liability under the laws of the Netherlands. The Company is a provider of integrated engineering and construction services. The Company also provides other services, across its target markets in Sub-Saharan Africa. Its portfolio of services ranges from Engineering and Construction which includes infrastructure such as roads, railways, bridges and dams, mining services, civil construction works and real estate construction and services, Logistics which includes ports and other infrastructure management and Environment and Services which includes waste management and collection and water treatment and distribution. The Company currently operates in ten countries comprising its primary markets of Angola, Malawi and Mozambique as well as its other markets of Cape Verde, Ghana, SÃ£o TomÃ© and PrÃncipe, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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