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CS Disco (CS Disco) ROIC % : -57.90% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is CS Disco 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 %. CS Disco's annualized return on invested capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -57.90%.

As of today (2024-05-07), CS Disco's WACC % is 10.29%. CS Disco's ROIC % is -111.39% (calculated using TTM income statement data). CS Disco earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.


CS Disco ROIC % Historical Data

The historical data trend for CS Disco'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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CS Disco ROIC % Chart

CS Disco Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
ROIC %
-563.35 -274.28 -173.82 -272.75 -110.25

CS Disco Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 Premium Member Only -221.77 -235.61 -174.23 -25.94 -57.90

Competitive Comparison of CS Disco's ROIC %

For the Software - Application subindustry, CS Disco'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.


CS Disco's ROIC % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, CS Disco's ROIC % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CS Disco's ROIC % falls into.



CS Disco ROIC % Calculation

CS Disco'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 )
=-49.845 * ( 1 - -1.06% )/( (36.352 + 55.03)/ 2 )
=-50.373357/45.691
=-110.25 %

where

CS Disco's annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

ROIC % (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Sep. 2023 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=-30.708 * ( 1 - -5.07% )/( (56.421 + 55.03)/ 2 )
=-32.2648956/55.7255
=-57.90 %

where

Invested Capital(Q: Sep. 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))
=230.245 - 16.172 - ( 157.652 - max(0, 21.083 - 191.047+157.652))
=56.421

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


CS Disco  (NYSE:LAW) 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, CS Disco's WACC % is 10.29%. CS Disco's ROIC % is -111.39% (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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CS Disco (CS Disco) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
111 Congress Avenue, Suite 900, Austin, TX, USA, 78701
CS Disco Inc provides a cloud-native, artificial intelligence-powered legal solution that simplifies discovery, legal document review, and case management for enterprises, law firms, legal services providers, and governments. Its revenue-generating activities directly relate to the sale and support of legal solutions. It has two primary types of contractual arrangements: usage-based and subscription solutions. The usage-based revenue is derived from contracts under which customers are billed monthly based on their usage. Subscription revenue is derived from contracts where customers are contractually committed to a minimum data volume over a period of time.
Executives
Michael Lafair officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O CS DISCO, INC., 3700 N. CAPITAL OF TEXAS HWY, SUITE 150, AUSTIN TX 78746
Kevin Joseph Smith officer: EVP, Chief Product Officer C/O CS DISCO, INC., 3700 N. CAPITAL OF TEXAS HWY, STE 150, AUSTIN TX 78746
James Offerdahl director 11501 DOMAIN DRIVE, SUITE 200, AUSTIN TX 78758
Keith Zoellner officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O CS DISCO, INC., 3700 N. CAPITAL OF TEXAS HWY, SUITE 150, AUSTIN TX 78746
Susan L Blount director C/O PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC, 751 BROAD STREET, FOURTH FLOOR, NEWARK NJ 07102
Andrew Shimek officer: Chief Revenue Officer C/O CS DISCO, INC., 3700 N. CAPITAL OF TEXAS HWY, SUITE 150, AUSTIN TX 02116
Kiwi Camara director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O CS DISCO, INC., 3700 N. CAPITAL OF TEXAS HWY, STE 150, AUSTIN TX 78746
Bessemer Venture Partners Viii L.p. 10 percent owner 1865 PALMER AVENUE, LARCHMONT NY 01538
Bessemer Venture Partners Viii Institutional L.p. 10 percent owner 1865 PALMER AVENUE, LARCHMONT NY 01538
Deer Viii & Co. L.p. 10 percent owner C/O BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS, 1865 PALMER AVENUE, LARCHMONT NY 10538
Deer Viii & Co. Ltd. 10 percent owner C/O BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS, 1865 PALMER AVENUE, LARCHMONT NY 10538
Stephens Group, Llc 10 percent owner 100 RIVER BLUFF DRIVE, SUITE 500, LITTLE ROCK AR 72202
Robert P Goodman director 1865 PALMER AVENUE, SUITE 104, LARCHMONT NY 10538
Lovp Sbic Management Services, Llc 10 percent owner 805 LAS CIMAS PARKWAY SUITE 125, AUSTIN CA 78746
Krishna Srinivasan director, 10 percent owner 4030 W. BRAKER LANE, BUILDING 2-100, AUSTIN TX 78759

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