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Sage Group (The) (CHIX:SGEL) ROIC % : 9.62% (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Sage Group (The) ROIC %?

ROIC % measures how well a company generates cash flow relative to the capital it has invested in its business. It is also called ROC %. Sage Group (The)'s annualized return on invested capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 9.62%.

As of today (2024-12-15), Sage Group (The)'s WACC % is 8.27%. Sage Group (The)'s ROIC % is 9.16% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Sage Group (The) generates higher returns on investment than it costs the company to raise the capital needed for that investment. It 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.


Sage Group (The) ROIC % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sage Group (The)'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.

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Sage Group (The) ROIC % Chart

Sage Group (The) Annual Data
Trend Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24
ROIC %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.06 7.94 6.77 5.85 8.99

Sage Group (The) Semi-Annual Data
Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24
ROIC % 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 6.43 5.77 6.57 8.88 9.62

Competitive Comparison of Sage Group (The)'s ROIC %

For the Software - Application subindustry, Sage Group (The)'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.


Sage Group (The)'s ROIC % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Sage Group (The)'s ROIC % distribution charts can be found below:

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Sage Group (The) ROIC % Calculation

Sage Group (The)'s annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as:

ROIC % (A: Sep. 2024 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (A: Sep. 2023 ) + Invested Capital (A: Sep. 2024 ))/ count )
=452 * ( 1 - 24.18% )/( (3845 + 3783)/ 2 )
=342.7064/3814
=8.99 %

where

Sage Group (The)'s annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as:

ROIC % (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Mar. 2024 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Sep. 2024 ))/ count )
=474 * ( 1 - 25.11% )/( (3597 + 3783)/ 2 )
=354.9786/3690
=9.62 %

where

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


Sage Group (The)  (CHIX:SGEl) 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, Sage Group (The)'s WACC % is 8.27%. Sage Group (The)'s ROIC % is 9.16% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Sage Group (The) generates higher returns on investment than it costs the company to raise the capital needed for that investment. It 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. Sage Group (The) 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.


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Sage Group (The) Business Description

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The Sage Group is a U.K.-based provider of accounting and enterprise resource planning, or ERP, software, predominantly to customers in the U.S. and Europe. The company was founded in 1981 and historically sold on-premises software products with perpetual software licenses. However, the company is transitioning toward cloud connected and cloud native products, sold via software-as-a-service, or SaaS, contracts. Sage's main cloud native products include Sage Accounting, for small businesses, and Sage Intacct, which Sage acquired in 2017, for midsize businesses.

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