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West Coast Paper Mills (NSE:WSTCSTPAPR) ROIC % : 7.51% (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is West Coast Paper Mills 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 %. West Coast Paper Mills's annualized return on invested capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 7.51%.

As of today (2024-12-15), West Coast Paper Mills's WACC % is 16.23%. West Coast Paper Mills's ROIC % is 12.08% (calculated using TTM income statement data). West Coast Paper Mills earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.


West Coast Paper Mills ROIC % Historical Data

The historical data trend for West Coast Paper Mills'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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West Coast Paper Mills ROIC % Chart

West Coast Paper Mills Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
ROIC %
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West Coast Paper Mills Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 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 27.97 18.71 11.63 11.42 7.51

Competitive Comparison of West Coast Paper Mills's ROIC %

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, West Coast Paper Mills'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.


West Coast Paper Mills's ROIC % Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, West Coast Paper Mills's ROIC % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where West Coast Paper Mills's ROIC % falls into.



West Coast Paper Mills ROIC % Calculation

West Coast Paper Mills'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 )
=9156.296 * ( 1 - 25.37% )/( (27660.092 + 33447.925)/ 2 )
=6833.3437048/30554.0085
=22.36 %

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))
=41831.57 - 3100.948 - ( 11070.53 - max(0, 7827.918 - 20723.733+11070.53))
=27660.092

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))
=51184.262 - 3711.778 - ( 14024.559 - max(0, 8603.173 - 25214.895+14024.559))
=33447.925

West Coast Paper Mills'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: Jun. 2024 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Sep. 2024 ))/ count )
=3567.664 * ( 1 - 25.56% )/( (0 + 35373.86)/ 1 )
=2655.7690816/35373.86
=7.51 %

where

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))
=55130.994 - 3434.717 - ( 16322.417 - max(0, 10006.113 - 27252.632+16322.417))
=35373.86

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (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.


West Coast Paper Mills  (NSE:WSTCSTPAPR) 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, West Coast Paper Mills's WACC % is 16.23%. West Coast Paper Mills's ROIC % is 12.08% (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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West Coast Paper Mills Business Description

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Address
No. 31, Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Kolkata, WB, IND, 700 016
West Coast Paper Mills Ltd is engaged in the production of paper and related products. The company's operating segment includes Paper, Cables, and Others. It generates maximum revenue from the Paper segment. The company's product portfolio includes Printing and Writing Paper, MG Variety, Premium Printing Paper, Security and Hi-Value Grade Papers, Business Stationery, Cup Stock and Coated Duplex Boards. Geographically, all the operations have functioned through the Indian market.

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