Lipocine (LPCN) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2018 - 2022)
Lipocine's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 6.82% for Q1 2022, up 55.32 percentage points from -48.50% a year earlier but down 0.69 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Lipocine (LPCN) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2018 - 2022) Analysis & Trends
For FY2021, Lipocine's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 9.14%, up 113.87 percentage points from FY2020.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] carries a three-year change of +67.71 percentage points (FY2018 to FY2021).
- Going back by year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -104.73% in FY2020 (-26.85 pp), -77.88% in FY2019 (-19.31 pp) and -58.57% in FY2018.
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] is -109.11% (Q1 2020) to 7.50% (Q4 2021).
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +34.10 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in Q4 2021 (a gain of 93.62 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2020 (a drop of 52.50 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows LPCN's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 7.50% (Q4 2021), -38.18% (Q3 2021) and -35.18% (Q2 2021) in the three quarters before Q1 2022.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,076.25 Bn | 1,044.84 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 37.16% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 617.18 Bn | 535.70 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 16.10% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 464.58 Bn | 437.73 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 18.68% |
| 4 | Merck | 356.04 Bn | 310.47 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 3.56% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 269.07 Bn | 224.94 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 21.95% |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 243.21 Bn | 216.77 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 28.83% |
| 7 | Amgen | 217.88 Bn | 173.28 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 14.33% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 179.62 Bn | 153.74 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -5.97% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 158.45 Bn | 105.40 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 13.44% |
| 10 | Lipocine | 11.11 Mn | -56.60 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.82% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.50% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -38.18% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -35.18% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -48.50% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -86.11% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -82.63% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -94.31% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -109.11% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -89.35% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -74.24% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -59.10% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -56.61% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -54.39% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -58.99% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -62.94% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -82.88% |
Lipocine Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=LPCN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "LPCN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=LPCN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();