Return on Capital Employed
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What is Return on Capital Employed? Description

ROCE is a ratio which indicates the efficiency and profitability of the capital investments of a company.

In other words: the ROCE ratio is an indicator of how well a company is utilizing capital to generate revenue.

ROCE should normally be higher than the borrowing rate from the company, otherwise any increase in borrowings will reduce shareholders' earnings.

Calculation of Return on Capital Employed. Formula

The calculation of Return on Capital Employed is done by taking profit before interest and tax (EBIT) and dividing that by the difference between total assets and current liabilities.

Book: Steven M. Bragg - Business Ratios and Formulas : A Comprehensive Guide

Book: Ciaran Walsh - Key Management Ratios

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Acceptable Level of ROCE
What is a good level for ROCE in order for it to be "value adding" in a company?...

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What is Return on Average Capital Employed (ROACE). Definition
A variation of this ratio is Return on Average Capital Employed (ROACE), which takes the average of opening and closing capital employed for the time period....

Versions of ROCE Formula
I am a bit confused: why are there so many different variations of the same formula for example I was told that ROCE was Net Profit divided by Fixed Assets plus Current Assets ?...

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ROCE Lower than Borrowing Rate
Can anyone please break down for me how shareholders earnings will be reduced if ROCE is lower than the borrowing rate?...

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	ROCE as Performance Indicator Performance Measurement The use of the Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) as a performance indicator is questioned in this paper by Enyi Patrick ...
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