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Four Seas Mercantile Holdings (HKSE:00374) ROIC % : 2.08% (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Four Seas Mercantile Holdings 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 %. Four Seas Mercantile Holdings's annualized return on invested capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 2.08%.

As of today (2025-04-04), Four Seas Mercantile Holdings's WACC % is 3.24%. Four Seas Mercantile Holdings's ROIC % is 2.31% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Four Seas Mercantile Holdings earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.


Four Seas Mercantile Holdings ROIC % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Four Seas Mercantile Holdings'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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Four Seas Mercantile Holdings ROIC % Chart

Four Seas Mercantile Holdings Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
ROIC %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -67.53 1.68 1.07 3.07 2.90

Four Seas Mercantile Holdings 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 5.14 0.38 3.02 2.51 2.08

Competitive Comparison of Four Seas Mercantile Holdings's ROIC %

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Four Seas Mercantile Holdings'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.


Four Seas Mercantile Holdings's ROIC % Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Four Seas Mercantile Holdings's ROIC % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Four Seas Mercantile Holdings's ROIC % falls into.


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Four Seas Mercantile Holdings ROIC % Calculation

Four Seas Mercantile Holdings's annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

ROIC % (A: Mar. 2024 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (A: Mar. 2023 ) + Invested Capital (A: Mar. 2024 ))/ count )
=95.865 * ( 1 - 29.05% )/( (2514.945 + 2183.791)/ 2 )
=68.0162175/2349.368
=2.90 %

where

Invested Capital(A: Mar. 2023 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=3244.07 - 546.041 - ( 787.236 - max(0, 1752.086 - 1935.17+787.236))
=2514.945

Invested Capital(A: Mar. 2024 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=2928.143 - 503.188 - ( 684.548 - max(0, 1478.803 - 1719.967+684.548))
=2183.791

Four Seas Mercantile Holdings'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 )
=75.656 * ( 1 - 38.43% )/( (2183.791 + 2292.265)/ 2 )
=46.5813992/2238.028
=2.08 %

where

Invested Capital(Q: Mar. 2024 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=2928.143 - 503.188 - ( 684.548 - max(0, 1478.803 - 1719.967+684.548))
=2183.791

Invested Capital(Q: Sep. 2024 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=2942.56 - 480.423 - ( 649.235 - max(0, 1533.784 - 1703.656+649.235))
=2292.265

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.


Four Seas Mercantile Holdings  (HKSE:00374) 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, Four Seas Mercantile Holdings's WACC % is 3.24%. Four Seas Mercantile Holdings's ROIC % is 2.31% (calculated using TTM income statement data).


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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Four Seas Mercantile Holdings Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 23 Wang Tai Road, 21st Floor, Manhattan Place, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
Four Seas Mercantile Holdings Ltd is an investment holding company. The company's geographical segment includes Hong Kong; Mainland China and Japan. It generates maximum revenue from Hong Kong. The Hong Kong segment is engaged in the operation of restaurants, the manufacture and trading of snack foods, confectionery, beverages, frozen food products, ham and ham-related products and noodles, as well as the retailing of snack foods, confectionery and beverages, and providing catering services in Hong Kong.
Executives
Special Access Limited
Careful Guide Limited
Advance Finance Investments Limited
Capital Season Investments Limited
Hong Kong Food Investment Holdings Limited
Tai Tak Fung
Wu Mei Yung
Manureen Holdings Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Realord Group Holdings Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Lin Xiaohui 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Su Jiaohua 2202 Interest of your spouse

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