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Formula for Capital Employed for ROCE

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  • This topic has 5 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 7 years ago by Ken Garrett.
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  • October 3, 2015 at 3:41 pm #274820
    malcolmtucker
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    The current BPP P3 textbook has capital employed = shareholders’ funds plus current liabilities plus any long term provisions for liabilities and charges (Chapter 14 pg 537) for the ROCE formula. However, for P2, and I believe in general, the capital employed formula is “Total Assets less Current Liabilities”. I know that ratio formulae have many variations, but do we have to use a different formula for P3? Or is this just an error in the textbook?

    October 3, 2015 at 7:41 pm #274838
    Ken Garrett
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    I would always say that capital employed = Shareholders’ finds + Long term loans. This is also equal to Total assets less current liabilities.

    No different formula is needed for P3

    March 21, 2018 at 9:03 am #443207
    ameera98
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    Capital employed is the sum of shareholders funds and interest bearing liabilities. So should it include deferred tax and long term provision?
    And what if a particular loan is interest free?…Should it be included as well???
    And the company I am calculating for includes deposits from customers as long term liability…is that interest bearing??

    March 21, 2018 at 9:22 am #443209
    ameera98
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    Also, is capital subsidy a part of shareholders funds?

    March 21, 2018 at 10:26 am #443213
    ameera98
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    @ameera98 said:
    Also, is capital subsidy a part of shareholders funds?

    “” Government grant
    During the year ended 31 March 2013, an amount of ` 5 was received towards capital subsidy for the
    Hajipur Factory, Bihar in accordance with the State Industrial Policy of Bihar. Out of this, an amount of
    0.71 (31 March 2016: 0.71) has been credited to the statement of profit and loss (by reducing the
    depreciation charge for the year) and the outstanding amount of 2.15 (31 March 2016: 2.86, 1 April
    2015: ` 3.57) has been classified as government grant in the balance sheet “”

    How do i deal with this in capital employed?

    March 21, 2018 at 6:09 pm #443300
    Ken Garrett
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    Sorry. I have no idea.

    Unlikely to be relevant to P3.

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