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Big Technologies (LSE:BIG) ROIC % : 33.64% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Big Technologies ROIC %?

ROIC % measures how well a company generates cash flow relative to the capital it has invested in its business. It is also called ROC %. Big Technologies's annualized return on invested capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 33.64%.

As of today (2024-05-21), Big Technologies's WACC % is 10.21%. Big Technologies's ROIC % is 37.27% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Big Technologies generates higher returns on investment than it costs the company to raise the capital needed for that investment. It is earning excess returns. A firm that expects to continue generating positive excess returns on new investments in the future will see its value increase as growth increases.


Big Technologies ROIC % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Big Technologies's ROIC % 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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Big Technologies ROIC % Chart

Big Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
ROIC %
20.43 41.51 47.93 59.78 38.71

Big Technologies Semi-Annual Data
Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
ROIC % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 43.34 61.03 60.85 39.93 33.64

Competitive Comparison of Big Technologies's ROIC %

For the Software - Application subindustry, Big Technologies's ROIC %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROIC % 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.


Big Technologies's ROIC % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Big Technologies's ROIC % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Big Technologies's ROIC % falls into.



Big Technologies ROIC % Calculation

Big Technologies's annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

ROIC % (A: Dec. 2023 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (A: Dec. 2022 ) + Invested Capital (A: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=16.813 * ( 1 - 9.25% )/( (37.543 + 41.286)/ 2 )
=15.2577975/39.4145
=38.71 %

where

Big Technologies's annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

ROIC % (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Jun. 2023 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=17.242 * ( 1 - 16.81% )/( (44.002 + 41.286)/ 2 )
=14.3436198/42.644
=33.64 %

where

Note: The Operating Income data used here is two times the semi-annual (Dec. 2023) 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.


Big Technologies  (LSE:BIG) ROIC % Explanation

ROIC % measures how well a company generates cash flow relative to the capital it has invested in its business. It is also called ROC %. The reason book values of debt and equity are used is because the book values are the capital the company received when issuing the debt or receiving the equity investments.

There are four key components to this definition. The first is the use of operating income or EBIT rather than net income in the numerator. The second is the tax adjustment to this operating income or EBIT, computed as a hypothetical tax based on an effective or marginal tax rate. The third is the use of book values for invested capital, rather than market values. The final is the timing difference; the capital invested is from the end of the prior year whereas the operating income or EBIT is the current year's number.

Why is ROIC % important?

Because it costs money to raise capital. A firm that generates higher returns on investment than it costs the company to raise the capital needed for that investment is earning excess returns. A firm that expects to continue generating positive excess returns on new investments in the future will see its value increase as growth increases, whereas a firm that earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital will destroy value as it grows.

As of today, Big Technologies's WACC % is 10.21%. Big Technologies's ROIC % is 37.27% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Big Technologies generates higher returns on investment than it costs the company to raise the capital needed for that investment. It is earning excess returns. A firm that expects to continue generating positive excess returns on new investments in the future will see its value increase as growth increases. Big Technologies earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.


Be Aware

Like ROE % and ROA %, ROIC % is calculated with only 12 months of data. Fluctuations in the company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.


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Big Technologies (LSE:BIG) Business Description

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Address
17 Church Street, Talbot House, Rickmansworth, GBR, WD3 1DE
Big Technologies PLC provides products and services to the remote and personal monitoring industry under several brand and trading names. The company's criminal justice solution involves proprietary monitoring software combined with modular monitoring hardware being used to accurately track the location of tag wearers. Alongside this, it also offers monitoring services solutions for its customers. The company provides its solutions on a SaaS-like subscription-based model, with long-term contracts spanning up to twelve years in length, providing a secure revenue base from which to deliver contract expansion and to win new contracts. It generates revenue across the world, with operations across the United Kingdom, Australia, United States and Colombia.

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