Charter Communications's Return On Capital Employed Overview

According to Benzinga Pro, during Q4, Charter Communications CHTR earned $1.83 billion, a 30.35% increase from the preceding quarter. Charter Communications also posted a total of $13.21 billion in sales, a 0.5% increase since Q3. Charter Communications earned $1.41 billion, and sales totaled $13.15 billion in Q3.

Why Is ROCE Significant?

Return on Capital Employed is a measure of yearly pre-tax profit relative to capital employed by a business. Changes in earnings and sales indicate shifts in a company's ROCE. A higher ROCE is generally representative of successful growth of a company and is a sign of higher earnings per share in the future. A low or negative ROCE suggests the opposite. In Q4, Charter Communications posted an ROCE of 0.1%.

Keep in mind, while ROCE is a good measure of a company's recent performance, it is not a highly reliable predictor of a company's earnings or sales in the near future.

ROCE is a powerful metric for comparing the effectiveness of capital allocation for similar companies. A relatively high ROCE shows Charter Communications is potentially operating at a higher level of efficiency than other companies in its industry. If the company is generating high profits with its current level of capital, some of that money can be reinvested in more capital which will generally lead to higher returns and, ultimately, earnings per share (EPS) growth.

For Charter Communications, the positive return on capital employed ratio of 0.1% suggests that management is allocating their capital effectively. Effective capital allocation is a positive indicator that a company will achieve more durable success and favorable long-term returns.