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4C Group AB (OSTO:4C) ROIC % : -16.54% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is 4C Group AB 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 %. 4C Group AB's annualized return on invested capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was -16.54%.

As of today (2024-05-25), 4C Group AB's WACC % is 8.15%. 4C Group AB's ROIC % is -9.98% (calculated using TTM income statement data). 4C Group AB earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.


4C Group AB ROIC % Historical Data

The historical data trend for 4C Group AB'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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4C Group AB ROIC % Chart

4C Group AB Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
ROIC %
6.93 8.80 22.27 10.25 -2.29

4C Group AB Quarterly Data
Dec19 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 13.75 0.19 -48.52 29.26 -16.54

Competitive Comparison of 4C Group AB's ROIC %

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, 4C Group AB'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.


4C Group AB's ROIC % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, 4C Group AB's ROIC % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where 4C Group AB's ROIC % falls into.



4C Group AB ROIC % Calculation

4C Group AB'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 )
=-5.71 * ( 1 - -9.65% )/( (233.062 + 312.704)/ 2 )
=-6.261015/272.883
=-2.29 %

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))
=391.648 - 11.781 - ( 146.805 - max(0, 108.776 - 259.369+146.805))
=233.062

4C Group AB's annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

ROIC % (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2023 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Mar. 2024 ))/ count )
=-64.364 * ( 1 - 18.86% )/( (312.704 + 318.667)/ 2 )
=-52.2249496/315.6855
=-16.54 %

where

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


4C Group AB  (OSTO:4C) 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, 4C Group AB's WACC % is 8.15%. 4C Group AB's ROIC % is -9.98% (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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4C Group AB (OSTO:4C) Business Description

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Address
Vattugatan 17, Stockholm, SWE, 111 52
4C Group AB is engaged in providing software solutions and services for organizational readiness, training, and crisis management. It provides its solutions mainly to customers in mission-critical environments such as defense forces, public organizations, and companies in the corporate sector that need managing risks and training for sudden and critical events. Geographically the company generates the majority of its revenue from the United States and also operates in Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the Rest of the world.

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