ROCE Insights For Blackstone Mortgage Trust

Looking at Q4, Blackstone Mortgage Trust BXMT earned $84.55 million, a 6.87% increase from the preceding quarter. Blackstone Mortgage Trust's sales decreased to $109.45 million, a 4.79% change since Q3. Blackstone Mortgage Trust earned $90.79 million, and sales totaled $114.96 million in Q3.

What Is Return On Capital Employed?

Changes in earnings and sales indicate shifts in Blackstone Mortgage Trust's Return on Capital Employed, a measure of yearly pre-tax profit relative to capital employed by a business. Generally, a higher ROCE suggests successful growth of a company and is a sign of higher earnings per share in the future. In Q4, Blackstone Mortgage Trust posted an ROCE of 0.02%.

It is important to keep in mind ROCE evaluates past performance and is not used as a predictive tool. It is a good measure of a company's recent performance, but several factors could affect earnings and sales in the near future.

Return on Capital Employed is an important measurement of efficiency and a useful tool when comparing companies that operate in the same industry. A relatively high ROCE indicates a company may be generating profits that can be reinvested into more capital, leading to higher returns and growing EPS for shareholders.

For Blackstone Mortgage Trust, the return on capital employed ratio shows the number of assets can actually help the company achieve higher returns, an important note investors will take into account when gauging the payoff from long-term financing strategies.

Q4 Earnings Insight

Blackstone Mortgage Trust reported Q4 earnings per share at $0.6/share, which did not meet analyst predictions of $0.61/share.