Leeward Group Holdings (Leeward Group Holdings) ROCE % : 57.87% (As of Mar. 2011)

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What is Leeward Group Holdings 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. Leeward Group Holdings's annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2011 was 57.87%.

Leeward Group Holdings ROCE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Leeward Group Holdings's ROCE % can be seen below:

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Leeward Group Holdings ROCE % Chart

Leeward Group Holdings Annual Data

Trend

May07

May08

May09

Dec10

ROCE %

-31.67

-300.00

-132.79

Leeward Group Holdings Quarterly Data
	May07	Aug07	Nov07	Feb08	May08	Aug08	Nov08	Feb09	May09	Aug09	Nov09	Feb10	Jun10	Sep10	Dec10	Mar11
ROCE %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial											-	-237.36	17.75	-50.75	57.87

Leeward Group Holdings ROCE % Calculation

Leeward Group Holdings's annualized ROCE % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2010 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2010 )		(A: May. 2009 )		(A: Dec. 2010 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2010 )		(A: May. 2009 )		(A: Dec. 2010 )
	=	-0.162	/	( ( (0.003 - 0.028)	+	(0.667 - 0.398) )	/ 2 )
	=	-0.162	/	( (-0.025	+	0.269)	/ 2 )
	=	-0.162	/	0.122
	=	-132.79 %

Leeward Group Holdings's ROCE % of for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2011 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT ⁽¹⁾	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(Q: Mar. 2011 )		(Q: Dec. 2010 )		(Q: Mar. 2011 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(Q: Mar. 2011 )		(Q: Dec. 2010 )		(Q: Mar. 2011 )
	=	0.16	/	( ( (0.667 - 0.398)	+	(0.665 - 0.381) )	/ 2 )
	=	0.16	/	( ( 0.269	+	0.284 )	/ 2 )
	=	0.16	/	0.2765
	=	57.87 %

(1) Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2011) EBIT data.

Leeward Group Holdings (GREY:PCPZ) 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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65 S. Main Street, Suite A300, Pennington, NJ, USA, 08543

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Leeward Group Holdings Inc is a development stage company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, is engaged in the establishment of a customer service oriented security firm specializing in uniformed guard services and private investigations services.

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