Telvue (Telvue) ROCE % : -122.70% (As of Sep. 2012)

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What is Telvue 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. Telvue's annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2012 was -122.70%.

Telvue ROCE % Historical Data

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

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Telvue ROCE % Chart

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-67.24

-102.29

-41.76

-195.76

-666.31

Telvue Quarterly Data
	Dec07	Mar08	Jun08	Sep08	Dec08	Mar09	Jun09	Sep09	Dec09	Mar10	Jun10	Sep10	Dec10	Mar11	Jun11	Sep11	Dec11	Mar12	Jun12	Sep12
ROCE %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-445.34	-1,140.82	-282.76	-115.29	-122.70

Telvue ROCE % Calculation

Telvue'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 )
	=	-2.492	/	( ( (1.56 - 0.954)	+	(1.651 - 1.509) )	/ 2 )
	=	-2.492	/	( (0.606	+	0.142)	/ 2 )
	=	-2.492	/	0.374
	=	-666.31 %

Telvue's ROCE % of for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2012 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT ⁽¹⁾	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(Q: Sep. 2012 )		(Q: Jun. 2012 )		(Q: Sep. 2012 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(Q: Sep. 2012 )		(Q: Jun. 2012 )		(Q: Sep. 2012 )
	=	-3.016	/	( ( (4.119 - 1.288)	+	(3.279 - 1.194) )	/ 2 )
	=	-3.016	/	( ( 2.831	+	2.085 )	/ 2 )
	=	-3.016	/	2.458
	=	-122.70 %

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

Telvue (OTCPK:TEVE) 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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Telvue Corp is a broadcast technology company that specializes in playback, automation and workflow solutions for public, education and government television stations, cable, telephone company and satellite television providers.

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