Ocean Power Technologies OPTT
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Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2012 - 2017)

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Ocean Power Technologies' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -130.95% in fiscal Q4 2017 (quarter ended Apr 30, 2017), up 98.95 percentage points from -229.90% a year earlier but down 17.02 percentage points from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2012 - 2017) Analysis & Trends

For FY2017 (ended Apr 30, 2017), Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Ocean Power Technologies came in at -237.45%, down 99.34 percentage points from FY2016.

  • Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now declined for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of -198.57 percentage points (FY2012 to FY2017).
  • In earlier fiscal years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -138.11% in FY2016 (-77.86 pp), -60.26% in FY2015 (-11.56 pp), -48.69% in FY2014 (+9.56 pp) and -58.25% in FY2013 (-19.37 pp).
  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has moved between -229.90% (fiscal Q4 2016) and -43.73% (fiscal Q4 2014) over five years.
  • Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was higher in two of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -30.75 percentage points.
  • The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was fiscal Q4 2017 (a gain of 98.95 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q4 2016 (a drop of 163.85 percentage points).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 General Electric 345.55 Bn 304.06 Bn 5.02 Bn -38.72%
2 Rtx 264.81 Bn 233.08 Bn 5.81 Bn 8.59%
3 Boeing 136.43 Bn 45.39 Bn 2.17 Bn 18.19%
4 Lockheed Martin 135.31 Bn 119.54 Bn 2.44 Bn 26.48%
5 General Dynamics 97.78 Bn 83.01 Bn 2.25 Bn 14.04%
6 Motorola Solutions 87.14 Bn 83.60 Bn 1.77 Bn 18.83%
7 Howmet Aerospace 85.90 Bn 81.66 Bn 1.00 Bn 21.46%
8 Northrop Grumman 76.66 Bn 64.11 Bn 2.35 Bn 12.20%
9 Honeywell International 72.75 Bn 32.26 Bn 2.02 Bn -6.73%
10 Ocean Power Technologies 2.57 Mn -29.78 Mn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 30, 2017 -130.95%
Jan 31, 2017 -113.93%
Apr 30, 2016 -229.90%
Jan 31, 2016 -151.06%
Apr 30, 2015 -66.05%
Jan 31, 2015 -55.85%
Apr 30, 2014 -43.73%
Jan 31, 2014 -65.83%
Apr 30, 2013 -66.68%
Jan 31, 2013 -59.19%
Apr 30, 2012 -43.77%
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