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Ross Stores (Ross Stores) ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %

: 49.27% (As of Jan. 2024)
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Joel Greenblatt defined Return on Capital differently in his book The Little Book That Still Beats the Market (Little Books. Big Profits). He defines ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % as EBIT divided by the total of Property, Plant and Equipment and net working capital. Ross Stores's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 49.27%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Ross Stores's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:

ROST' s ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.38   Med: 61.73   Max: 87.1
Current: 39.39

During the past 13 years, Ross Stores's highest ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was 87.10%. The lowest was 3.38%. And the median was 61.73%.

ROST's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
84.64% of 1107 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 9.94 vs ROST: 39.39

Ross Stores's 5-Year average Growth Rate of ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was -7.50% per year.


Ross Stores ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ross Stores's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % 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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Ross Stores Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 53.14 3.38 39.82 33.89 39.35

Ross Stores Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 38.71 32.10 38.28 37.55 49.27

Competitive Comparison

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Ross Stores's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % 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.


Ross Stores ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Ross Stores's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ross Stores's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Ross Stores ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Calculation

Joel Greenblatt defined Return on Capital differently in his book The Little Book That Still Beats the Market (Little Books. Big Profits) . He defines Return on Capital as follows:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)

EBIT stands for Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.

Fixed Assets are also known as non-current assets. They include the Property, Plant and Equipment that the firm needs in its operation.

GuruFocus calculates net working capital as: (Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Deferred Revenue + Other Current Liabilities). We're trying to account for OPERATING assets and liabilities (part of daily business) when calculating working capital. Cash and marketable securities are considered NON-OPERATING assets and are not included in calculation. We will also back out all interest bearing debt, short term debt and the portion of long term debt that is due in the current period from the current liabilities. This debt will be considered when computing cost of capital and it would be inappropriate to count it twice.

Working Capital(Q: Oct. 2023 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(171.915 + 2613.808 + 206.725) - (3476.001 + 0 + 0)
=-483.553

Working Capital(Q: Jan. 2024 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(130.766 + 2192.22 + 202.706) - (3252.458 + 0 + 0)
=-726.766

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

So ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % of Ross Stores for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 can be restated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Jan. 2024 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Oct. 2023  Q: Jan. 2024
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=3255.888/( ( (6557.536 + max(-483.553, 0)) + (6658.742 + max(-726.766, 0)) )/ 2 )
=3255.888/( ( 6557.536 + 6658.742 )/ 2 )
=3255.888/6608.139
=49.27 %

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Jan. 2024) EBIT 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.


Ross Stores  (NAS:ROST) ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Explanation

The way Joel Greenblatt defines Return on Capital is a more accurate measure of how efficiently the company generates returns onthe capital actually invested in the business. EBIT is used instead of net income because the tax and interest payment may be affected by factors other than the core business operation. Intangible assets are not included in the calculation because they don't need to be replaced.

Joel Greenblatt uses his definition of Return on Capital and Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % to rank companies.


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Ross Stores (Ross Stores) Business Description

Address
5130 Hacienda Drive, Dublin, CA, USA, 94568-7579
Ross Stores operates as an off-price apparel and accessories retailer with the majority of its sales derived from its Ross Dress for Less banner. The firm opportunistically procures excess brand-name merchandise made available via manufacturing overruns and retail liquidation sales at a 20%-60% discount to full prices. As such, its stores are frequently filled with a vast array of stock-keeping units, each with minimal product depth that creates a treasure hunt shopping experience. The firm's more than 1,750 Ross Dress for Less stores are primarily located in densely populated suburban communities and typically serve middle-income consumers. Ross also operates nearly 350 DD's Discounts chains that target lower-income shoppers.
Executives
Stephen C Brinkley officer: PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS 5130 HACIENDA DRIVE, DUBLIN CA 94568
Michael K Kobayashi officer: SR VP, CIO 5130 HACIENDA DRIVE, DUBLIN CA 94568
Barbara Rentler director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 5130 HACIENDA DRIVE, DUBLIN CA 94568
Brian R. Morrow officer: President, Merchandising 5130 HACIENDA DRIVE, DUBLIN CA 94568
Michael J. Hartshorn officer: S.V.P. Chief Financial Officer 5130 HACIENDA DRIVE, DUBLIN CA 94568
Jeffrey P Burrill officer: SVP, CAO & CORP CONTROLLER 5130 HACIENDA DRIVE, DUBLIN CA 94568
Edward G Cannizzaro director 5130 HACIENDA DRIVE, DUBLIN CA 94568
Michael J Bush director 5130 HACIENDA DRIVE, DUBLIN CA 94568
Adam M Orvos officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer 5130 HACIENDA DRIVE, DUBLIN CA 94566
George Orban director 5130 HACIENDA DRIVE, DUBLIN CA 94568
Michael Balmuth director, officer: CEO 5130 HACIENDA DRIVE, DUBLIN CA 94568
Travis Marquette officer: GSVP, Chief Financial Officer 2006 ROUTE 130 NORTH, BURLINGTON NJ 08016
Doniel Sutton director C/O MORNINGSTAR, INC., 22 WEST WASHINGTON STREET, CHICAGO IL 60602
Larree M Renda director
Patricia H Mueller director 2481 MANANA DRIVE, DALLAS TX 75220

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