Western Copper & Gold WRN
NYSE WRN
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Western Copper & Gold (WRN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2013)

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Western Copper & Gold (WRN) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 6.01% for the quarter ended Dec 31, 2013, down 2.20 percentage points from 8.21% a year earlier.

Analysis

Western Copper & Gold (WRN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2013) Analysis & Trends

For the year ended Dec 31, 2013, Western Copper & Gold posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 5.85%, down 2.31 percentage points from the prior year.

  • Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a four-year change of +2.57 percentage points (years ended Dec 2009 to Dec 2013).
  • By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 8.15% in the year ended Dec 31, 2012 (-25.28 pp), 33.43% in the year ended Dec 31, 2011 (+30.24 pp), 3.20% in the year ended Dec 31, 2010 (-0.08 pp) and 3.28% in the year ended Dec 31, 2009.
  • The figure for the quarter ended Dec 31, 2013 ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since the quarter ended Mar 31, 2011.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Rio Tinto 193.68 Bn 159.81 Bn - -
2 Southern Copper 171.36 Bn 150.22 Bn 2.90 Bn 42.99%
3 Newmont 121.76 Bn 89.94 Bn 4.03 Bn 9.92%
4 Ternium 113.51 Bn 78.56 Bn 941.02 Mn 7.19%
5 Freeport-Mcmoran 103.45 Bn 99.60 Bn 2.19 Bn 13.20%
6 Agnico Eagle Mines 91.92 Bn 91.92 Bn 2.43 Bn 42.05%
7 Barrick Mining 67.42 Bn 52.16 Bn 2.90 Bn 23.46%
8 Nucor 54.54 Bn 45.08 Bn 2.03 Bn 13.42%
9 ArcelorMittal 49.09 Bn 30.12 Bn - 3.51%
10 Western Copper & Gold 439.07 Mn 439.07 Mn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2013 6.01%
Mar 31, 2013 7.67%
Dec 31, 2012 8.21%
Dec 31, 2011 31.41%
Mar 31, 2011 2.89%
Dec 31, 2010 3.09%
Dec 31, 2009 2.82%
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