ROCE, which stands for Return on Capital Employed, is a financial ratio utilized to evaluate a company’s profitability and efficiency in utilizing its capital investments. It measures how effectively a company generates profits from the capital it has employed, encompassing both equity and debt.
Expressed as a percentage, ROCE represents the return achieved by the company for each unit of capital employed. A higher ROCE indicates greater efficiency in generating profits from capital investments, reflecting effective resource utilization and favourable returns. Conversely, a lower ROCE suggests inadequate capital utilization or unsatisfactory returns.
The trend of ROCE over time is a significant performance indicator for a company. Investors typically prefer companies that demonstrate consistent or increasing levels of ROCE, rather than companies with volatile or declining ROCE.
ROCE holds significant importance as a metric since it offers valuable insights into a company’s profitability, efficiency, and overall financial performance. It finds widespread use among investors, analysts, and management alike for purposes such as evaluating and comparing companies within an industry, making investment decisions, and assessing the effective utilization of capital.
There are more than 45 companies having market capitalisation over Rs 50,000 crore maintaining a good ROCE consistently over 15%.
Name | CMP | Market Cap | 52-Week High | ROCE % | 5 Yr ROCE % | 5 Yr Stock Return |
Nestle India | 21536 | 207639 | 22300 | 137.75% | 113.0% | 118% |
Coal India | 245 | 150987 | 263 | 71.48% | 67.4% | -17% |
TCS | 3310 | 1211018 | 3575 | 59.11% | 51.8% | 91% |
IRCTC | 632 | 50556 | 775 | 58.99% | 47.7% | 305% |
Britannia Inds. | 4610 | 111031 | 4706 | 48.85% | 43.6% | 59% |
Name | CMP | Market Cap | 52-Week High | ROCE % | 5 Yr ROCE % | 5 Yr Stock Return |
Godrej Consumer | 1047 | 107118 | 1059 | 16.77% | 18.7% | 35% |
Wipro | 402 | 220614 | 488 | 17.71% | 19.9% | 106% |
P I Industries | 3506 | 53198 | 3699 | 21.66% | 21.0% | 320% |
Tech Mahindra | 1104 | 107535 | 1197 | 22.51% | 24.0% | 57% |
ICICI Lombard | 1178 | 57857 | 1369 | 21.20% | 24.1% | 63% |
Name | CMP | Market Cap | 52-Week High | ROCE % | 5 Yr ROCE % | 5 Yr Stock Return |
Adani Total Gas | 702 | 77256 | 4000 | 20.31% | 25.8% | 779% |
Polycab India | 3391 | 50787 | 3490 | 28.36% | 26.2% | 427% |
P I Industries | 3506 | 53198 | 3699 | 21.66% | 21.0% | 320% |
IRCTC | 632 | 50556 | 775 | 58.99% | 47.7% | 305% |
Divi’s Lab. | 3454 | 91698 | 3977 | 19.34% | 27.6% | 228% |
Bharat Electron | 112 | 81614 | 115 | 30.06% | 28.3% | 201% |
Hind.Aeronautics | 3093 | 103428 | 3169 | 30.60% | 28.1% | 200% |
LTI Mindtree | 5006 | 148095 | 5361 | 42.77% | 39.8% | 198% |
HCL Technologies | 1135 | 308110 | 1157 | 28.66% | 27.3% | 151% |
Asian Paints | 3143 | 301476 | 3590 | 35.30% | 33.6% | 143% |
It is essential to consider that when evaluating ROCE, comparisons should be made within the same industry or sector. This is because different industries may have distinct capital requirements and expectations regarding profitability. Furthermore, to gain a comprehensive understanding of a company’s financial health, it is vital to take into account other financial ratios and metrics in conjunction with ROCE.
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