Calpine (Calpine) ROCE % : -3.46% (As of Dec. 2017)

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What is Calpine ROCE %?

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. Calpine's annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 was -3.46%.

Calpine ROCE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Calpine's ROCE % can be seen below:

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Calpine ROCE % Chart

Calpine Annual Data

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ROCE %

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4.73

10.78

5.20

5.11

2.06

Calpine Quarterly Data
	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15	Jun15	Sep15	Dec15	Mar16	Jun16	Sep16	Dec16	Mar17	Jun17	Sep17	Dec17
ROCE %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															5.63	1.20	0.13	10.23	-3.46

Calpine ROCE % Calculation

Calpine's annualized ROCE % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2017 )		(A: Dec. 2016 )		(A: Dec. 2017 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2017 )		(A: Dec. 2016 )		(A: Dec. 2017 )
	=	308	/	( ( (17493 - 2205)	+	(16453 - 1874) )	/ 2 )
	=	308	/	( (15288	+	14579)	/ 2 )
	=	308	/	14933.5
	=	2.06 %

Calpine's ROCE % of for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT ⁽¹⁾	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(Q: Dec. 2017 )		(Q: Sep. 2017 )		(Q: Dec. 2017 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(Q: Dec. 2017 )		(Q: Sep. 2017 )		(Q: Dec. 2017 )
	=	-512	/	( ( (16792 - 1794)	+	(16453 - 1874) )	/ 2 )
	=	-512	/	( ( 14998	+	14579 )	/ 2 )
	=	-512	/	14788.5
	=	-3.46 %

(1) Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2017) EBIT data.

Calpine (NYSE:CPN) 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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Calpine (Calpine) Business Description

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Calpine is the largest natural gas power producer in the United States, with 3.0 GW of simple-cycle combustion turbines, 6.3 GW of combined-cycle cogeneration, and 15.8 GW of combined-cycle combustion turbines. It also owns 725 MW of geothermal generation in California geothermal generation and 4 MW of solar generation.

Executives

David C Merritt	director	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC, 12405 POWERSCOURT DRIVE, ST LOUIS MO 63131
W. Thaddeus Miller	officer: EVP, CLO and Secretary	717 TEXAS AVENUE, SUITE 1000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Jack A Fusco	director	C/O FOSTER WHEELER LTD., PERRYVILLE CORPORATE PARK, CLINTON NJ 08809
Frank Cassidy	director
Thad Hill	director, officer: President & CEO	717 TEXAS AVENUE, SUITE 1000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Mosbacher Robert A Jr	director	333 W. SHERIDAN AVE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73102
W Benjamin Moreland	director	C/O CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC., 4830 NORTH LOOP 1604W, SUITE 111, SAN ANTONIO TX 78249
Laurie Brlas	director	C/O ALBEMARLE CORPORATION, 4250 CONGRESS ST STE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Denise M Oleary	director	MEDTRONIC INC, 710 MEDTRONIC PKWY, MS LC310, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432-5604
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John H Scully	10 percent owner	591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215, MILL VALLEY CA 94941
Spo Advisory Partners Lp	10 percent owner	591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, STE 3215, MILL VALLEY CA 94941

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