Six things every investor should know about return on capital employed (ROCE)

Return on capital employed is a key ratio that can reveal lots of useful information about a firm. In this short guide, Tim Bennett explains how it works, when it is most useful and when it can let you down.

Return on capital employed (ROCE) is a key ratio that can reveal lots of useful information about a firm. In this short guide, Tim Bennett explains how it works, when it is most useful and when it can let you down.

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Tim graduated with a history degree from Cambridge University in 1989 and, after a year of travelling, joined the financial services firm Ernst and Young in 1990, qualifying as a chartered accountant in 1994.

He then moved into financial markets training, designing and running a variety of courses at graduate level and beyond for a range of organisations including the Securities and Investment Institute and UBS. He joined MoneyWeek in 2007.