Unilever NV (Unilever NV) ROCE % : 21.20% (As of Jun. 2020)

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What is Unilever NV 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. Unilever NV's annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 was 21.20%.

Unilever NV ROCE % Historical Data

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

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Unilever NV ROCE % Chart

Unilever NV Annual Data

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23.95

23.03

25.99

32.22

21.00

Unilever NV Semi-Annual Data
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ROCE %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															24.50	42.35	22.73	19.38	21.20

Unilever NV ROCE % Calculation

Unilever NV's annualized ROCE % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2019 )		(A: Dec. 2018 )		(A: Dec. 2019 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2019 )		(A: Dec. 2018 )		(A: Dec. 2019 )
	=	10006.667	/	( ( (69523.322 - 22923.777)	+	(72006.667 - 23308.889) )	/ 2 )
	=	10006.667	/	( (46599.545	+	48697.778)	/ 2 )
	=	10006.667	/	47648.6615
	=	21.00 %

Unilever NV's ROCE % of for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT ⁽¹⁾	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(Q: Jun. 2020 )		(Q: Dec. 2019 )		(Q: Jun. 2020 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(Q: Jun. 2020 )		(Q: Dec. 2019 )		(Q: Jun. 2020 )
	=	11060.81	/	( ( (72006.667 - 23308.889)	+	(79254.505 - 23621.622) )	/ 2 )
	=	11060.81	/	( ( 48697.778	+	55632.883 )	/ 2 )
	=	11060.81	/	52165.3305
	=	21.20 %

(1) Note: The EBIT data used here is two times the semi-annual (Jun. 2020) EBIT data.

Unilever NV (NYSE:UN) 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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Netherlands-based Unilever NV and U.K.-based Unilever PLC operate Unilever Group, a diversified household and personal product (60% of 2018 sales by value) and packaged-food and refreshments (40%) company. The firm's brands include Knorr soups and sauces, Hellmann's mayonnaise, Lipton teas, Axe and Dove skin products, and the TRESemme hair-care brand. The firm has been acquisitive in recent years, and high-profile purchases include the mail-order men's grooming business Dollar Shave Club.