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Cistera Networks (Cistera Networks) ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % : 1.96% (As of Sep. 2010)


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What is Cistera Networks ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %?

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. Cistera Networks's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2010 was 1.96%.

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

CNWT's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 14.535
* Ranked among companies with meaningful ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % only.

Cistera Networks's 5-Year average Growth Rate of ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was 0.00% per year.


Cistera Networks ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cistera Networks'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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Cistera Networks ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Cistera Networks Annual Data
Trend Mar01 Mar02 Mar03 Mar04 Mar05 Mar06 Mar07 Mar08 Mar09 Mar10
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2,301.98 -1,009.26 -1,221.38 -488.07 -27.12

Cistera Networks Quarterly Data
Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % 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 248.02 -69.85 -378.85 33.17 1.96

Competitive Comparison of Cistera Networks's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Software - Application subindustry, Cistera Networks's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % data, can be viewed below:

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Cistera Networks's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Cistera Networks's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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Cistera Networks 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: Jun. 2010 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(0.186 + 0.029 + 0.091) - (2.219 + 0.574 + 0.0010000000000003)
=-2.488

Working Capital(Q: Sep. 2010 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(0.162 + 0.053 + 0.051) - (1.415 + 0.766 + -0.00099999999999989)
=-1.914

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

So ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % of Cistera Networks for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2010 can be restated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Sep. 2010 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Jun. 2010  Q: Sep. 2010
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=0.004/( ( (0.203 + max(-2.488, 0)) + (0.205 + max(-1.914, 0)) )/ 2 )
=0.004/( ( 0.203 + 0.205 )/ 2 )
=0.004/0.204
=1.96 %

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2010) 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.


Cistera Networks  (OTCPK:CNWT) 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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Cistera Networks (Cistera Networks) Business Description

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Address
5045 Lorimar Drive, Suite 180, Plano, TX, USA, 75093 5707
Cistera Networks Inc is a provider of cloud business communications solutions. It acts as a global provider of call recording, speech analytics and business intelligence solutions via on-site server or the cloud.
Executives
Roaring Fork Capital Sbic, L.p. 10 percent owner 1875 LAWRENCE STREET, SUITE 400, DENVER CO 80202

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