Growth Metrics

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (LXRX) Return on Capital Employed: 2009-2011

Historic Return on Capital Employed for Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (LXRX) over the last 3 years, with Dec 2011 value amounting to -0.33%.

  • Lexicon Pharmaceuticals' Return on Capital Employed fell 7.00% to -0.33% in Q4 2011 from the same period last year, while for Dec 2011 it was -0.33%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 7.00%. This contributed to the annual value of -0.30% for FY2011, which is 2.00% up from last year.
  • Per Lexicon Pharmaceuticals' latest filing, its Return on Capital Employed stood at -0.33% for Q4 2011, which was up 5.85% from -0.36% recorded in Q3 2011.
  • In the past 5 years, Lexicon Pharmaceuticals' Return on Capital Employed registered a high of -0.26% during Q2 2010, and its lowest value of -0.52% during Q3 2009.
  • Over the past 3 years, Lexicon Pharmaceuticals' median Return on Capital Employed value was -0.33% (recorded in 2010), while the average stood at -0.35%.
  • As far as peak fluctuations go, Lexicon Pharmaceuticals' Return on Capital Employed climbed by 25bps in 2010, and later declined by 8bps in 2011.
  • Over the past 3 years, Lexicon Pharmaceuticals' Return on Capital Employed (Quarterly) stood at -0.50% in 2009, then rose by 23bps to -0.27% in 2010, then fell by 7bps to -0.33% in 2011.
  • Its Return on Capital Employed was -0.33% in Q4 2011, compared to -0.36% in Q3 2011 and -0.32% in Q2 2011.