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Four Seasons Education (Cayman) (Four Seasons Education (Cayman)) ROIC % : 1.53% (As of Aug. 2023)


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What is Four Seasons Education (Cayman) 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 %. Four Seasons Education (Cayman)'s annualized return on invested capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 was 1.53%.

As of today (2024-04-29), Four Seasons Education (Cayman)'s WACC % is 2.68%. Four Seasons Education (Cayman)'s ROIC % is -10.09% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Four Seasons Education (Cayman) earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.


Four Seasons Education (Cayman) ROIC % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Four Seasons Education (Cayman)'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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Four Seasons Education (Cayman) ROIC % Chart

Four Seasons Education (Cayman) Annual Data
Trend Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23
ROIC %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -0.22 4.53 -5.38 -1.75 -33.42

Four Seasons Education (Cayman) Semi-Annual Data
Feb16 Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23
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 -0.74 -14.57 -26.70 -13.76 1.53

Competitive Comparison of Four Seasons Education (Cayman)'s ROIC %

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Four Seasons Education (Cayman)'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.


Four Seasons Education (Cayman)'s ROIC % Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Four Seasons Education (Cayman)'s ROIC % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Four Seasons Education (Cayman)'s ROIC % falls into.



Four Seasons Education (Cayman) ROIC % Calculation

Four Seasons Education (Cayman)'s annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2023 is calculated as:

ROIC % (A: Feb. 2023 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (A: Feb. 2022 ) + Invested Capital (A: Feb. 2023 ))/ count )
=-5.009 * ( 1 - -3.05% )/( (15.203 + 15.687)/ 2 )
=-5.1617745/15.445
=-33.42 %

where

Four Seasons Education (Cayman)'s annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as:

ROIC % (Q: Aug. 2023 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Feb. 2023 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Aug. 2023 ))/ count )
=0.26 * ( 1 - 2.6% )/( (15.687 + 17.357)/ 2 )
=0.25324/16.522
=1.53 %

where

Note: The Operating Income data used here is two times the semi-annual (Aug. 2023) 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.


Four Seasons Education (Cayman)  (NYSE:FEDU) 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, Four Seasons Education (Cayman)'s WACC % is 2.68%. Four Seasons Education (Cayman)'s ROIC % is -10.09% (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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Four Seasons Education (Cayman) (Four Seasons Education (Cayman)) Business Description

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Address
309 Yuyuan Road, Room 1301, Zi'an Building, Jing'an District, Shanghai, CHN, 200040
Four Seasons Education (Cayman) Inc is engaged in the provision of after-school education services for kindergarten, elementary and middle school students. The company is a comprehensive educational enterprise that provides research practice services, educational informatization equipment, high-quality educational resources, and teacher training, as well as a digital publishing business, and continues to expand in educational research and educational informatization.