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GreenFirst Forest Products (TSX:GFP) ROIC % : -33.60% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is GreenFirst Forest Products 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 %. GreenFirst Forest Products's annualized return on invested capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -33.60%.

As of today (2024-05-11), GreenFirst Forest Products's WACC % is 6.03%. GreenFirst Forest Products's ROIC % is -18.16% (calculated using TTM income statement data). GreenFirst Forest Products earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.


GreenFirst Forest Products ROIC % Historical Data

The historical data trend for GreenFirst Forest Products'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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GreenFirst Forest Products ROIC % Chart

GreenFirst Forest Products Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
ROIC %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -5.24 -23.07 2.19 6.61 -18.08

GreenFirst Forest Products Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -41.06 -29.00 -14.48 4.40 -33.60

Competitive Comparison of GreenFirst Forest Products's ROIC %

For the Lumber & Wood Production subindustry, GreenFirst Forest Products'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.


GreenFirst Forest Products's ROIC % Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, GreenFirst Forest Products's ROIC % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where GreenFirst Forest Products's ROIC % falls into.



GreenFirst Forest Products ROIC % Calculation

GreenFirst Forest Products'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 )
=-47.595 * ( 1 - 3.15% )/( (280.032 + 229.773)/ 2 )
=-46.0957575/254.9025
=-18.08 %

where

GreenFirst Forest Products'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 )
=-89.984 * ( 1 - 10.33% )/( (250.569 + 229.773)/ 2 )
=-80.6886528/240.171
=-33.60 %

where

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.


GreenFirst Forest Products  (TSX:GFP) 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, GreenFirst Forest Products's WACC % is 6.03%. GreenFirst Forest Products's ROIC % is -18.16% (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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GreenFirst Forest Products (TSX:GFP) Business Description

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Address
401 The West Mall, Suite 1000, Vancouver, BC, CAN, M9C 5J5
GreenFirst Forest Products Inc is a forest-first business, focused on sustainable forest management and lumber production. The Company operates through two business segments: forest products and paper products. Through its forest products segment, the Company produces and markets a wide range of forest products for use in residential and commercial construction, including SPF lumber, wood chips, and by-products. The Paper Products segment manufactures and sells paper-grade products used in printing newspapers, promotional materials, food service bags, and other related paper products.
Executives
Michael Clark Mitchell Director

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