ACUS (Acusphere) ROIC %: -118.95% (As of Sep. 2008)

Acusphere  (OTCPK:ACUS) ROIC % Explanation

ROIC % measures how well a company generates cash flow relative to the capital it has invested in its business. It is also called ROC %. The reason book values of debt and equity are used is because the book values are the capital the company received when issuing the debt or receiving the equity investments.

There are four key components to this definition. The first is the use of operating income or EBIT rather than net income in the numerator. The second is the tax adjustment to this operating income or EBIT, computed as a hypothetical tax based on an effective or marginal tax rate. The third is the use of book values for invested capital, rather than market values. The final is the timing difference; the capital invested is from the end of the prior year whereas the operating income or EBIT is the current year's number.

Why is ROIC % important?

Because it costs money to raise capital. A firm that generates higher returns on investment than it costs the company to raise the capital needed for that investment is earning excess returns. A firm that expects to continue generating positive excess returns on new investments in the future will see its value increase as growth increases, whereas a firm that earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital will destroy value as it grows.

As of today, Acusphere's WACC % is 0.00%. Acusphere's ROIC % is 0.00% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Acusphere earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.

Be Aware

Like ROE % and ROA %, ROIC % is calculated with only 12 months of data. Fluctuations in the company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.

Acusphere ROIC % Related Terms

The historical data trend for Acusphere's ROIC % 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.

Acusphere ROIC % Chart

Acusphere Quarterly Data
	Dec03	Mar04	Jun04	Sep04	Dec04	Mar05	Jun05	Sep05	Dec05	Mar06	Jun06	Sep06	Dec06	Mar07	Jun07	Sep07	Dec07	Mar08	Jun08	Sep08
ROIC %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-146.55	-132.17	-141.34	-118.84	-118.95

ACUS vs CNAB, PIRE, MJNE: ROIC % Comparison

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Acusphere's ROIC %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROIC % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Acusphere ROIC % vs Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Acusphere's ROIC % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Acusphere's ROIC % falls into.

Acusphere ROIC % Calculation

Acusphere's annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2007 is calculated as:

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Acusphere's annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2008 is calculated as:

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Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2008) data. The tax rate is limited to between 0% and 100%.

* 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.

Acusphere Business Description