Comtech Telecom's Return on Invested Capital Insights - Comtech Telecom (NASDAQ:CMTL)
Benzinga Benzinga Pro data, Comtech Telecom CMTL reported Q3 sales of $136.32 million. Earnings fell to a loss of $7.46 million, resulting in a 55.21% decrease from last quarter. Comtech Telecom collected $133.72 million in revenue during Q2, but reported earnings showed a $4.80 million loss.
Why Is ROIC Significant?
Earnings data without context is not clear and can difficult to base trading decisions on. Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) helps to filter signal from noise by measuring yearly pre-tax profit relative to invested capital by a business. Generally, a higher ROIC suggests successful growth of a company and is a sign of higher earnings per share in the future. In Q3, Comtech Telecom posted an ROIC of -0.13%.
It is important to keep in mind that ROIC evaluates past performance and is not used as a predictive tool. It is a good measure of a company's recent performance, but does not account for factors that could affect earnings and sales in the near future.
ROIC is a powerful metric for comparing the effectiveness of capital allocation for similar companies. A relatively high ROIC shows Comtech Telecom is potentially operating at a higher level of efficiency than other companies in its industry. If the company is generating high profits with its current level of invested capital, some of that money can be reinvested in more capital which will generally lead to higher returns and, ultimately, earnings per share (EPS) growth.
