Marketingforce Management (HKSE:02556) ROIC %: 2.58% (As of Dec. 2025)

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What is Marketingforce Management ROIC %?

Marketingforce Management HKSE:02556 -15.97% 11 ROIC % is 2.58% as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates HKSE:02556 with a GF Score™ of 11/100. The stock has 8 warning signs investors should review.

ROIC % measures how well a company generates cash flow relative to the capital it has invested in its business. It is also called ROC %. Marketingforce Management's annualized return on invested capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 2.58%.

As of today (2026-08-18), Marketingforce Management's WACC % is 9.93%. Marketingforce Management's ROIC % is 6.83% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Marketingforce Management earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.


Marketingforce Management  (HKSE:02556) 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, Marketingforce Management's WACC % is 9.93%. Marketingforce Management's ROIC % is 6.83% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Marketingforce Management 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.


Marketingforce Management ROIC % Related Terms


Marketingforce Management ROIC % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Marketingforce Management'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.

Marketingforce Management ROIC % Chart

Marketingforce Management Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
ROIC %
-6.75 -7.37 0.16 -0.08 7.09

Marketingforce Management Semi-Annual Data
Dec21 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25 Jun26
ROIC % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -0.49 0.45 11.87 2.58 18.09

HKSE:02556 vs QH, SHOP, UBER: ROIC % Comparison

For the Software - Application subindustry, Marketingforce Management'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.


Marketingforce Management ROIC % vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Marketingforce Management's ROIC % distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Marketingforce Management ROIC % Calculation

Marketingforce Management's annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as:

ROIC % (A: Dec. 2025 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (A: Dec. 2024 ) + Invested Capital (A: Dec. 2025 ))/ count )
=172.674 * ( 1 - 0.98% )/( (1853.928 + 2971.025)/ 2 )
=170.9817948/2412.4765
=7.09 %

where

Invested Capital(A: Dec. 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))
=3259.35 - 729.39 - ( 1040.207 - max(0, 2432.285 - 3108.317+1040.207))
=1853.928

Invested Capital(A: Dec. 2025 )
=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))
=5776.931 - 603.53 - ( 2420.778 - max(0, 3459.148 - 5661.524+2420.778))
=2971.025

Marketingforce Management's annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as:

ROIC % (Q: Dec. 2025 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Jun. 2025 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2025 ))/ count )
=72.498 * ( 1 - 0.42% )/( (2623.595 + 2971.025)/ 2 )
=72.1935084/2797.31
=2.58 %

where

Invested Capital(Q: Jun. 2025 )
=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))
=5183.383 - 556.19 - ( 2003.598 - max(0, 2980.713 - 5056.434+2003.598))
=2623.595

Invested Capital(Q: Dec. 2025 )
=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))
=5776.931 - 603.53 - ( 2420.778 - max(0, 3459.148 - 5661.524+2420.778))
=2971.025

Note: The Operating Income data used here is two times the semi-annual (Dec. 2025) 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.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about ROIC % →
What does a ROIC % of 2.58% mean?
Marketingforce Management (HKSE:02556) has a ROIC % of 2.58% as of Dec. 2025. Return on invested capital is the ratio of current-period net income to average two-period invested capital. View historical data on Marketingforce Management and its competitors.
Is Marketingforce Management's ROIC % too high?
Marketingforce Management's current ROIC % is 2.58%. The Software industry median ROIC % is 3.35. Marketingforce Management's value of 2.58% is 22.9% below this industry median. Overall, Marketingforce Management has a GF Score™ of 11/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Marketingforce Management's ROIC % compare to QH and SHOP?
Marketingforce Management's ROIC % of 2.58% can be compared against companies in the Software industry. The industry median ROIC % is 3.35. Marketingforce Management's value of 2.58% is 22.9% below this benchmark. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good ROIC % for a Software company?
The median ROIC % among Software companies is 3.35, based on 2,832 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a ROIC % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, ROIC % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Marketingforce Management's current ROIC % of 2.58% is 22.9% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high ROIC % mean?
A high ROIC % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Return on invested capital is the ratio of current-period net income to average two-period invested capital. View historical data on Marketingforce Management and its competitors. For the Software industry, the median ROIC % is 3.35 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Marketingforce Management's current ROIC % is 2.58%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Marketingforce Management stock overvalued right now?
Marketingforce Management (HKSE:02556) has a current ROIC % of 2.58%. The current ROIC % is 2.58% and 22.9% below the Software industry median of 3.35. Marketingforce Management's overall GF Score™ is 11/100 with 8 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is ROIC % calculated?
ROIC % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Marketingforce Management (HKSE:02556), the current ROIC % is 2.58% as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Marketingforce Management Business Description

Address No. 1 Lane 1401, Jiangchang Road, Trueland Center, Building 8, Shanghai Big Data Industrial Park, Jingan District, Shanghai, CHN
Marketingforce Management Ltd is engaged in marketing and sales SaaS solution provider in China. It delivers marketing and sales SaaS solutions through the Marketing Force platform to enterprises. The company offers cloud-based SaaS products to enterprises to enable effective and efficient marketing and sales management, and also offers two signature SaaS products, T Cloud and True Client, which combine a series of functional modules respectively to address the pain points faced by enterprises in marketing and sales activities. The group is engaged in two segments: AI+ SaaS business and Precision marketing. Key revenue is generated from the AI+SaaS business.
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