Rockwell Automation ROK
NYSE ROK
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Rockwell Automation (ROK) Short-term Investments (2011 - 2019)

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Rockwell Automation (ROK) reported Short-term Investments of $39.6 million for fiscal Q4 2019 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2019), down 86.4% from $290.9 million a year earlier and down 68.2% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Rockwell Automation (ROK) Short-term Investments (2011 - 2019) Analysis & Trends

Dating back to fiscal Q1 2012, Rockwell Automation's Short-term Investments record includes 32 quarters.

  • Short-term Investments has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -42.5% (FY2014 to FY2019).
  • By fiscal year, Short-term Investments came in at $290.9 million in FY2018 (-74.1%), $1.12 billion in FY2017 (+24.6%), $902.8 million in FY2016 (+25.1%) and $721.9 million in FY2015 (+14.9%).
  • The fiscal Q4 2019 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Short-term Investments in data going back to fiscal Q1 2012.
  • Year over year, Short-term Investments has now declined in each of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 59.4% over the last eight quarters.
  • The high point for year-over-year Short-term Investments in five years was fiscal Q1 2015 (growth of 70.3%); the low point was fiscal Q1 2019 (a decline of 89.0%).
  • Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2019 came in at $124.6 million (Q3 2019), $122.2 million (Q2 2019) and $121.2 million (Q1 2019).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Caterpillar 317.52 Bn 289.22 Bn 7.76 Bn
2 Amphenol 179.44 Bn 174.02 Bn 3.55 Bn
3 Deere 171.70 Bn 139.79 Bn 4.66 Bn
4 Eaton 141.41 Bn 138.60 Bn 2.86 Bn
5 Parker-Hannifin 110.91 Bn 109.03 Bn 2.25 Bn
6 3M 89.63 Bn 71.07 Bn 2.78 Bn
7 Emerson Electric 88.64 Bn 81.37 Bn 2.66 Bn
8 Illinois Tool Works 79.38 Bn 75.94 Bn 1.90 Bn
9 Vertiv Holdings 74.10 Bn 64.72 Bn 1.23 Bn
10 Rockwell Automation 46.84 Bn 45.02 Bn 1.14 Bn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2019 39.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 124.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 122.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 121.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 290.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 548.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 613.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 1.10 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 1.12 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 1.07 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 1.09 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 888.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 902.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 923.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 913.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 770.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 721.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 590.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 634.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 620.80 Mn
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