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SThree (LSE:STEM) ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % : 76.82% (As of Nov. 2023)


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What is SThree 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. SThree's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was 76.82%.

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

LSE:STEM' s ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 85.25   Med: 441.17   Max: 791.26
Current: 85.25

During the past 13 years, SThree's highest ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was 791.26%. The lowest was 85.25%. And the median was 441.17%.

LSE:STEM's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
79.34% of 1065 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 20.8 vs LSE:STEM: 85.25

SThree's 5-Year average Growth Rate of ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was -24.10% per year.


SThree ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

SThree Annual Data
Trend Nov14 Nov15 Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 335.56 86.64 133.63 140.14 123.41

SThree Semi-Annual Data
May14 Nov14 May15 Nov15 May16 Nov16 May17 Nov17 May18 Nov18 May19 Nov19 May20 Nov20 May21 Nov21 May22 Nov22 May23 Nov23
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 80.63 89.89 58.31 71.01 76.82

Competitive Comparison of SThree's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, SThree'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.


SThree's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, SThree's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



SThree 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: May. 2023 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(324.216 + 0 + -5.6843418860808E-14) - (199.497 + 0 + 6.08)
=118.639

Working Capital(Q: Nov. 2023 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(236.886 + 0 + 8.27) - (77.103 + 0 + 141.148)
=26.905

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

So ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % of SThree for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 can be restated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Nov. 2023 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: May. 2023  Q: Nov. 2023
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=79.602/( ( (30.593 + max(118.639, 0)) + (31.116 + max(26.905, 0)) )/ 2 )
=79.602/( ( 149.232 + 58.021 )/ 2 )
=79.602/103.6265
=76.82 %

Note: The EBIT data used here is two times the semi-annual (Nov. 2023) 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.


SThree  (LSE:STEM) 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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SThree (LSE:STEM) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
75 King William Street, 1st Floor, London, GBR, EC4N 7BE
SThree PLC is involved in the staffing business. It provides contract and permanent recruitment services. The company operates in information and communication, engineering, energy, life sciences, banking, and finance sectors. It provides its service through various brands such as computer future, progressive, Huxley, real, orgtel, jpgray, Newington international and enterprise partners. The company operates in the UK, Ireland, Continental Europe, America, Asia Pacific and the Middle east.

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