Symphony Environmental Technologies (LSE:SYM) ROIC % : -24.09% (As of Jun. 2024)

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What is Symphony Environmental Technologies 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 %. Symphony Environmental Technologies's annualized return on invested capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was -24.09%.

As of today (2024-12-11), Symphony Environmental Technologies's WACC % is 5.93%. Symphony Environmental Technologies's ROIC % is -54.42% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Symphony Environmental Technologies earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.

Symphony Environmental Technologies ROIC % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Symphony Environmental Technologies's ROIC % can be seen below:

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Symphony Environmental Technologies ROIC % Chart

Symphony Environmental Technologies Annual Data

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Dec23

ROIC %

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-22.08

-7.83

-32.39

-74.46

-44.61

Symphony Environmental Technologies Semi-Annual Data
	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23	Jun24
ROIC %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-68.39	-90.85	-31.40	-68.47	-24.09

Competitive Comparison of Symphony Environmental Technologies's ROIC %

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Symphony Environmental Technologies'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.

Symphony Environmental Technologies's ROIC % Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Symphony Environmental Technologies's ROIC % distribution charts can be found below:

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Symphony Environmental Technologies ROIC % Calculation

Symphony Environmental Technologies's annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

	ROIC % (A: Dec. 2023 )
=	NOPAT	/	Average Invested Capital
=	Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )	/	( (Invested Capital (A: Dec. 2022 )	+	Invested Capital (A: Dec. 2023 ))	/ count )
=	-1.989 * ( 1 - 3.15% )	/	( (3.534	+	5.102)	/ 2 )
=	-1.9263465	/	4.318
=	-44.61 %

where

	Invested Capital		(A: Dec. 2022 )
=	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	))
=	5.863	-	1.632	-	( 1.152	-	max(0, 3.979	-	4.676	+	1.152	))
=	3.534

	Invested Capital		(A: Dec. 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	))
=	4.829	-	1.329	-	( 1.123	-	max(0, 5.182	-	3.58	+	1.123	))
=	5.102

Symphony Environmental Technologies's annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as:

	ROIC % (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=	NOPAT	/	Average Invested Capital
=	Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )	/	( (Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2023 )	+	Invested Capital (Q: Jun. 2024 ))	/ count )
=	-0.834 * ( 1 - 0% )	/	( (5.102	+	1.821)	/ 2 )
=	-0.834	/	3.4615
=	-24.09 %

where

	Invested Capital		(Q: Dec. 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	))
=	4.829	-	1.329	-	( 1.123	-	max(0, 5.182	-	3.58	+	1.123	))
=	5.102

	Invested Capital		(Q: Jun. 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	))
=	4.311	-	1.736	-	( 0.754	-	max(0, 2.388	-	3.208	+	0.754	))
=	1.821

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

Symphony Environmental Technologies (LSE:SYM) 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, Symphony Environmental Technologies's WACC % is 5.93%. Symphony Environmental Technologies's ROIC % is -54.42% (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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Symphony Environmental Technologies PLC develops and markets environmental plastic products. It has developed a protective plastic technology under the d2p (designed to protect) brand, which offers extra protection from bacteria, insects, fungi, algae, odor, fouling, and fire. Its products include d2w a masterbatch system that turns ordinary plastic into a material with a different molecular structure, d2Detector is a portable XRF that determines whether a plastic product contains d2w, d2p offers extra protection to plastic products, and d2t offers a tracer system to determine the authenticity of plastic packaging and other plastic products. Its geographic areas are the United Kingdom, Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Asia, and Africa.