S4 Capital (LSE:SFOR) ROC % : 8.03% (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is S4 Capital ROC %?

ROC % measures how well a company generates cash flow relative to the capital it has invested in its business. It is also called ROIC %. S4 Capital's annualized return on capital (ROC %) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 8.03%.

As of today (2024-06-05), S4 Capital's WACC % is 7.43%. S4 Capital's ROC % is 1.07% (calculated using TTM income statement data). S4 Capital earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.

S4 Capital ROC % Historical Data

The historical data trend for S4 Capital's ROC % can be seen below:

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S4 Capital ROC % Chart

S4 Capital Annual Data

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Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

ROC %

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1.79

-3.42

4.10

3.17

1.03

S4 Capital Semi-Annual Data
	Jun17	Jun18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
ROC %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial							5.95	-0.80	6.51	-0.09	8.03

S4 Capital ROC % Calculation

S4 Capital's annualized Return on Capital (ROC %) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

	ROC % (A: Dec. 2023 )
=	NOPAT	/	Average Invested Capital
=	Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )	/	( (Invested Capital (A: Dec. 2022 )	+	Invested Capital (A: Dec. 2023 ))	/ count )
=	35.5 * ( 1 - 56.83% )	/	( (1628.7	+	1338.9)	/ 2 )
=	15.32535	/	1483.8
=	1.03 %

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	))
=	1933	-	280.8	-	( 223.6	-	max(0, 642.5	-	666	+	223.6	))
=	1628.7

	Invested Capital		(A: Dec. 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	))
=	1719.9	-	277.5	-	( 145.7	-	max(0, 454.6	-	558.1	+	145.7	))
=	1338.9

S4 Capital's annualized Return on Capital (ROC %) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

	ROC % (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	NOPAT	/	Average Invested Capital
=	Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )	/	( (Invested Capital (Q: Jun. 2023 )	+	Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2023 ))	/ count )
=	72.6 * ( 1 - -47.31% )	/	( (1325.9	+	1338.9)	/ 2 )
=	106.94706	/	1332.4
=	8.03 %

where

	Invested Capital		(Q: Jun. 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	))
=	1780.3	-	401.4	-	( 213.3	-	max(0, 529.1	-	582.1	+	213.3	))
=	1325.9

	Invested Capital		(Q: Dec. 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	))
=	1719.9	-	277.5	-	( 145.7	-	max(0, 454.6	-	558.1	+	145.7	))
=	1338.9

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

S4 Capital (LSE:SFOR) ROC % Explanation

ROC % measures how well a company generates cash flow relative to the capital it has invested in its business. It is also called ROIC %. 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 ROC % 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, S4 Capital's WACC % is 7.43%. S4 Capital's ROC % is 1.07% (calculated using TTM income statement data). S4 Capital earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.

Be Aware

Like ROE % and ROA %, ROC % 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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S4 Capital PLC is the new age/new era digital advertising and marketing services company. It builds a purely digital advertising and marketing services business for global, multinational, regional, and local clients and millennial-driven influencer brands. The company integrates businesses in three practice areas: First-Party Data, Content, and Programmatic. Along with an emphasis on faster, cheaper executions in an always-on consumer-led environment, with a unitary structure. The company operates in three reportable segments Content practice, Data&Digital Media practice, and Technology Services practice.

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