Railpower Technologies (Railpower Technologies) ROCE % : -76.19% (As of Sep. 2008)

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What is Railpower Technologies 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. Railpower Technologies's annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2008 was -76.19%.

Railpower Technologies ROCE % Historical Data

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

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Railpower Technologies Annual Data

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-67.46

-40.14

-94.30

-92.92

-810.95

Railpower Technologies Quarterly Data
	Dec03	Mar04	Jun04	Sep04	Dec04	Mar05	Jun05	Sep05	Dec05	Mar06	Jun06	Sep06	Dec06	Mar07	Jun07	Sep07	Dec07	Mar08	Jun08	Sep08
ROCE %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-372.26	-	-454.15	-97.12	-76.19

Railpower Technologies ROCE % Calculation

Railpower Technologies's annualized ROCE % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2007 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2007 )		(A: Dec. 2006 )		(A: Dec. 2007 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2007 )		(A: Dec. 2006 )		(A: Dec. 2007 )
	=	-64.56	/	( ( (73.049 - 49.065)	+	(28.076 - 36.138) )	/ 2 )
	=	-64.56	/	( (23.984	+	-8.062)	/ 2 )
	=	-64.56	/	7.961
	=	-810.95 %

Railpower Technologies's ROCE % of for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2008 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT ⁽¹⁾	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(Q: Sep. 2008 )		(Q: Jun. 2008 )		(Q: Sep. 2008 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(Q: Sep. 2008 )		(Q: Jun. 2008 )		(Q: Sep. 2008 )
	=	-23.748	/	( ( (66.339 - 32.122)	+	(56.385 - 28.263) )	/ 2 )
	=	-23.748	/	( ( 34.217	+	28.122 )	/ 2 )
	=	-23.748	/	31.1695
	=	-76.19 %

(1) Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2008) EBIT data.

Railpower Technologies (OTCPK:RLPHQ) 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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9955 De Catania Avenue, Suite 105, Brossard, QC, CAN, J4Z 3V5

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Railpower Technologies Corp is engaged in the development, construction, marketing and sales of high performance, clean locomotives and power plants for the transportation and related industries.

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