United States Lime & Minerals USLM
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United States Lime & Minerals (USLM) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2015)

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United States Lime & Minerals (USLM) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 10.61% for Q1 2015, down 0.56 percentage points from 11.17% a year earlier and down 1.37 percentage points from the prior quarter.

Analysis

United States Lime & Minerals (USLM) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2015) Analysis & Trends

For FY2014, United States Lime & Minerals' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 12.38%, up 1.80 percentage points from FY2013.

  • Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a three-year change of -1.66 percentage points (FY2011 to FY2014).
  • In prior years, United States Lime & Minerals' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 10.58% in FY2013 (-0.58 pp), 11.16% in FY2012 (-2.88 pp) and 14.04% in FY2011.
  • The Q1 2015 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q4 2013.
  • On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.75 percentage points.
  • The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q4 2014, with a gain of 1.72 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2013, with a drop of 4.64 percentage points.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was 11.98% (Q4 2014), 11.61% (Q3 2014) and 11.56% (Q2 2014).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Rio Tinto 164.02 Bn 133.06 Bn - -
2 Southern Copper 154.30 Bn 133.16 Bn 2.90 Bn -
3 Rio Tinto 135.37 Bn 95.87 Bn - -
4 Newmont 113.13 Bn 78.45 Bn 4.22 Bn 8.59%
5 Freeport-Mcmoran 93.66 Bn 89.81 Bn 2.19 Bn 11.56%
6 Agnico Eagle Mines 86.95 Bn 76.58 Bn 2.43 Bn 23.34%
7 Barrick Mining 63.88 Bn 48.62 Bn 2.90 Bn 24.82%
8 Nucor 58.56 Bn 49.10 Bn 2.03 Bn 11.01%
9 ArcelorMittal 45.28 Bn 26.31 Bn - 3.49%
10 United States Lime & Minerals 3.20 Bn 1.70 Bn 46.72 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2015 10.61%
Dec 31, 2014 11.98%
Sep 30, 2014 11.61%
Jun 30, 2014 11.56%
Mar 31, 2014 11.17%
Dec 31, 2013 10.26%
Sep 30, 2013 11.23%
Jun 30, 2013 10.92%
Mar 31, 2013 10.80%
Dec 31, 2012 12.33%
Sep 30, 2012 13.04%
Jun 30, 2012 15.56%
Mar 31, 2012 15.06%
Dec 31, 2011 13.78%
Sep 30, 2011 13.13%
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