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National Grid (XTER:NNGF) ROCE % : 3.56% (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is National Grid 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. National Grid's annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 3.56%.


National Grid ROCE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for National Grid'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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National Grid ROCE % Chart

National Grid Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
ROCE %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.15 4.48 7.27 6.69 5.68

National Grid Semi-Annual Data
Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24
ROCE % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.44 6.79 5.26 5.96 3.56

National Grid ROCE % Calculation

National Grid's annualized ROCE % for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

ROCE %=EBIT/( (Capital Employed+Capital Employed)/ count )
(A: Mar. 2024 )  (A: Mar. 2023 )(A: Mar. 2024 )
=EBIT/( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)+(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )/ count )
(A: Mar. 2024 )  (A: Mar. 2023 )(A: Mar. 2024 )
=5577.281/( ( (105071.6 - 10348.811) + (114941.55 - 13313.698) )/ 2 )
=5577.281/( (94722.789+101627.852)/ 2 )
=5577.281/98175.3205
=5.68 %

National Grid's ROCE % of for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as:

ROCE %=EBIT (1)/( (Capital Employed+Capital Employed)/ count )
(Q: Sep. 2024 )  (Q: Mar. 2024 )(Q: Sep. 2024 )
=EBIT/( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)+(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )/ count )
(Q: Sep. 2024 )  (Q: Mar. 2024 )(Q: Sep. 2024 )
=3778.002/( ( (114941.55 - 13313.698) + (121387.106 - 10709.505) )/ 2 )
=3778.002/( ( 101627.852 + 110677.601 )/ 2 )
=3778.002/106152.7265
=3.56 %

(1) Note: The EBIT data used here is two times the semi-annual (Sep. 2024) 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.


National Grid  (XTER:NNGF) 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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National Grid Business Description

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1-3 Strand, London, GBR, WC2N 5EH
National Grid owns and operates the electric transmission system in England and Wales. It sold the bulk of its UK gas transmission business in fiscal 2023 to fund the acquisition of PPL's UK power distribution assets. In the Northeastern United States, it serves electricity and gas customers combined in three states. It also owns regulated transmission and electricity generation in the United States, metering services, merchant transmission lines in the UK, and the Grain (UK) liquefied natural gas facility.

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