Great Southern Copper (STU:E9E) ROCE %: -94.73% (As of Sep. 2025)


What is Great Southern Copper ROCE %?

Great Southern Copper STU:E9E +2.00% ROCE % is -94.73% as of Sep. 2025. The stock has 4 warning signs 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. Great Southern Copper's annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 was -94.73%.

Great Southern Copper  (STU:E9E) 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.

Great Southern Copper ROCE % Related Terms

Great Southern Copper ROCE % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Great Southern Copper'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.

Great Southern Copper ROCE % Chart

Great Southern Copper Annual Data
Trend Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25
ROCE %
0.00 -38.49 -34.02 -50.50 -60.20

Great Southern Copper Semi-Annual Data
Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24 Mar25 Sep25
ROCE % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -41.79 -62.59 -54.00 -51.45 -94.73

Great Southern Copper ROCE % Calculation

Great Southern Copper's annualized ROCE % for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

ROCE %=EBIT/( (Capital Employed+Capital Employed)/ count )
(A: Mar. 2025 )  (A: Mar. 2024 )(A: Mar. 2025 )
=EBIT/( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)+(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )/ count )
(A: Mar. 2025 )  (A: Mar. 2024 )(A: Mar. 2025 )
=-2.211/( ( (4.441 - 0.238) + (3.682 - 0.539) )/ 2 )
=-2.211/( (4.203+3.143)/ 2 )
=-2.211/3.673
=-60.20 %

Great Southern Copper's ROCE % of for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 is calculated as:

ROCE %=EBIT (1)/( (Capital Employed+Capital Employed)/ count )
(Q: Sep. 2025 )  (Q: Mar. 2025 )(Q: Sep. 2025 )
=EBIT/( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)+(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )/ count )
(Q: Sep. 2025 )  (Q: Mar. 2025 )(Q: Sep. 2025 )
=-2.698/( ( (3.682 - 0.539) + (3.512 - 0.959) )/ 2 )
=-2.698/( ( 3.143 + 2.553 )/ 2 )
=-2.698/2.848
=-94.73 %

(1) Note: The EBIT data used here is two times the semi-annual (Sep. 2025) 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 -94.73% mean?
Great Southern Copper (STU:E9E) has a ROCE % of -94.73% as of Sep. 2025.
Is Great Southern Copper's ROCE % too high?
Great Southern Copper's current ROCE % is -94.73%.
How does Great Southern Copper's ROCE % compare to SCCO and FCX?
Great Southern Copper's ROCE % of -94.73% can be compared against companies in the Metals & Mining industry. 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 Metals & Mining company?
A good ROCE % depends on the Metals & Mining industry context. 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. Great Southern Copper's current ROCE % is -94.73%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Great Southern Copper stock overvalued right now?
Great Southern Copper (STU:E9E) has a current ROCE % of -94.73%. The current ROCE % is -94.73%. 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 Great Southern Copper (STU:E9E), the current ROCE % is -94.73% as of Sep. 2025. 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.

Great Southern Copper Business Description

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Great Southern Copper PLC is a copper exploration company that aims to generate shareholder value through the successful exploration and discovery of large-scale porphyry copper-gold deposits from its projects located in the underexplored coastal copper belt of northern Chile. The Group has two reportable segments, exploration and corporate. It has three projects all located in Chile: Especularita, San Lorenzo and Monti Lithium.