Air Products & Chemicals (Air Products & Chemicals) ROCE %

: 10.97% (As of Dec. 2023)

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ROCE % measures how well a company generates profits from its capital. It is calculated as EBIT divided by Capital Employed, where Capital Employed is calculated as Total Assets minus Total Current Liabilities. Air Products & Chemicals's annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 10.97%.

Air Products & Chemicals ROCE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Air Products & Chemicals's ROCE % can be seen below:

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Air Products & Chemicals Annual Data

Trend

Sep14

Sep15

Sep16

Sep17

Sep18

Sep19

Sep20

Sep21

Sep22

Sep23

ROCE %

14.29

12.71

11.32

12.06

11.81

Air Products & Chemicals Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
ROCE %																12.50	9.48	11.90	12.91	10.97

Air Products & Chemicals ROCE % Calculation

Air Products & Chemicals's annualized ROCE % for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(A: Sep. 2023 )		(A: Sep. 2022 )		(A: Sep. 2023 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(A: Sep. 2023 )		(A: Sep. 2022 )		(A: Sep. 2023 )
	=	3059.9	/	( ( (27192.6 - 3465.8)	+	(32002.5 - 3895.8) )	/ 2 )
	=	3059.9	/	( (23726.8	+	28106.7)	/ 2 )
	=	3059.9	/	25916.75
	=	11.81 %

Air Products & Chemicals's ROCE % of for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT ⁽¹⁾	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(Q: Dec. 2023 )		(Q: Sep. 2023 )		(Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(Q: Dec. 2023 )		(Q: Sep. 2023 )		(Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	3242	/	( ( (32002.5 - 3895.8)	+	(34118.2 - 3119.2) )	/ 2 )
	=	3242	/	( ( 28106.7	+	30999 )	/ 2 )
	=	3242	/	29552.85
	=	10.97 %

(1) Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBIT data.

Air Products & Chemicals (NYSE:APD) ROCE % Explanation

ROCE % can be especially useful when comparing the performance of capital-intensive companies. Unlike ROE %, which indicates the profitability of Shareholders Equity, ROCE % also considers long-term debt in Capital Employed. This can be helpful when analyzing companies with significant debt, as the result is neutralized by taking debt into consideration.

Generally speaking, a higher ROCE % indicates a stonger profitability for a company. Moreover, it is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective. Investors tend to favor companies with stable and rising ROCE % trend over those with volatile ones.

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Air Products & Chemicals (Air Products & Chemicals) Business Description

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Address

1940 Air Products Boulevard, Allentown, PA, USA, 18106-5500

Website

https://www.airproducts.com

Since its founding in 1940, Air Products has become one of the leading industrial gas suppliers globally, with operations in 50 countries and 19,000 employees. The company is the largest supplier of hydrogen and helium in the world. It has a unique portfolio serving customers in a number of industries, including chemicals, energy, healthcare, metals, and electronics. Air Products generated $12.6 billion in revenue in fiscal 2023.

Executives

Jeffrey Kutz	officer: VP, Controller & PAO	1940 AIR PRODUCTS BLVD., ALLENTOWN PA 18106-5500
Seifi Ghasemi	director	100 OVERLOOK CENTER, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Sean D Major	officer: Executive VP & General Counsel	100 E. WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 2780, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Tonit M Calaway	director	HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY, 3700 WEST JUNEAU AVENUE, MILWAUKEE WI 53208
Wayne Thomas Smith	director	1940 AIR PRODUCTS BLVD., ALLENTOWN PA 18106
Melissa N. Schaeffer	officer: Senior Vice President and CFO	1940 AIR PRODUCTS BLVD., ALLENTOWN PA 18106
Edward L Monser	director
Lisa Ann Davis	director	2555 TELEGRAPH RD, BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48302
Russell A Flugel	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	C/O THE MOSAIC COMPANY, 101 EAST KENNEDY BLVD., SUITE 2500, TAMPA FL 33602
Charles I Cogut	director	7201 HAMILTON BOULEVARD, ALLENTOWN PA 18195
Samir Serhan	officer: Executive Vice President	7201 HAMILTON BLVD., ALLENTOWN PA 18195
Jennifer Grant	officer: VP	7201 HAMILTON BLVD, ALLENTOWN PA 18195
John D. Stanley	officer: SR VP and General Counsel	7201 HAMILTON BOULEVARD, ALLENTOWN PA 18195-1501
Guillermo Novo	officer: Senior V.P.	AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC., 7201 HAMILTON BOULEVARD, ALLENTOWN PA 18195
Painter Corning F.	officer: Senior V.P.	7201 HAMILTON BOULEVARD, ALLENTOWN PA 18195-1501