Guess? Inc. (GES)
Return on total capital
| Feb 3, 2024 | Oct 28, 2023 | Jul 29, 2023 | Apr 29, 2023 | Jan 28, 2023 | Oct 29, 2022 | Jul 30, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 29, 2022 | Oct 30, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | May 1, 2021 | Jan 30, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Aug 1, 2020 | May 2, 2020 | Feb 1, 2020 | Nov 2, 2019 | Aug 3, 2019 | May 4, 2019 | ||
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| Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 245,433 | 196,493 | 190,050 | 171,444 | 199,302 | 200,291 | 219,258 | 262,687 | 268,061 | 248,609 | 230,068 | 137,274 | -64,698 | -52,845 | -68,258 | -21,136 | 134,617 | 104,972 | 55,897 | 50,975 |
| Long-term debt | US$ in thousands | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 255,801 | — | — | 247,363 | — | — | — |
| Total stockholders’ equity | US$ in thousands | 684,940 | 514,060 | 488,897 | 452,000 | 534,113 | 418,828 | 410,843 | 403,063 | 622,658 | 625,337 | 610,318 | 554,195 | 543,663 | 459,803 | 438,268 | 471,654 | 639,714 | 567,060 | 554,872 | 547,557 |
| Return on total capital | 35.83% | 38.22% | 38.87% | 37.93% | 37.31% | 47.82% | 53.37% | 65.17% | 43.05% | 39.76% | 37.70% | 24.77% | -11.90% | -7.38% | -15.57% | -4.48% | 15.18% | 18.51% | 10.07% | 9.31% |
February 3, 2024 calculation
Return on total capital = EBIT (ttm) ÷ (Long-term debt + Total stockholders’ equity)
= $245,433K ÷ ($—K + $684,940K)
= 35.83%
Guess? Inc.'s return on total capital has shown fluctuations over the past few years, ranging from a high of 65.17% in April 2022 to a low of -15.57% in July 2020. The company's return on total capital has generally been positive, with a few periods of negative returns indicating challenges in generating profits relative to the capital employed. Overall, the trend in the return on total capital shows variability, with some periods of strong performance and other periods of declining returns. This suggests that Guess? Inc. has been able to effectively utilize its capital to generate profits, although there have been some periods of underperformance.