Benzinga | Jan 15, 2021 09:31AM EST

Looking Into Eversource Energy's Return On Capital Employed





Looking at Q3, Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES) earned $561.23 million, a 29.42% increase from the preceding quarter. Eversource Energy also posted a total of $2.34 billion in sales, a 20.02% increase since Q2. Eversource Energy earned $433.65 million, and sales totaled $1.95 billion in Q2.

Why ROCE Is 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 Q3, Eversource Energy posted an ROCE of 0.04%.

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.

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 Eversource Energy, 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.

Q3 Earnings Insight

Eversource Energy reported Q3 earnings per share at $1.02/share, which came in-line with analyst predictions of $1.02/share.