capital employed in a sentence

Examples

1. Hercules cited Allied Colloids " poor investment record, " and said its return on capital employed " has slumped by nearly 70 percent " between 1988 and 1997.
2. Bull's net debt fell 540 million francs from yearend 1994, to a little above 1 . 3 billion francs, thanks " to a rigorous management of capital employed ."
3. Chairman Simon De Bree would only tell a press conference that " anything far off " a return on capital employed of 15 percent was " not good ."
4. The rate of return for the 12 months ended March 31 on average capital employed rose to 13.3 percent from 11.0 percent for the comparable period a year earlier.
5. All of the measures unveiled Thursday were aimed at increasing returns on average capital employed _ one of the main measures by which integrated oil companies are judged, Browne said.
6. What was not stunning was how the Devils won a contest that MacLean said was " like a rugby game " with all the clutching and grabbing the Capitals employed.
7. Today, its return on average capital employed _ a measure of how efficiently a company uses its assets _ is one of the highest in the business, at 9.1 percent.
8. While information technology has rewarded investors handsomely, oil firms have consistently destroyed shareholder value _ that is, their returns on capital employed have been lower than the cost of that capital.
9. Today, its return on average capital employed _ a measure of how efficiently a company uses its assets _ is one of the highest in the business, at 9 . 1 percent.
10. Moody-Stuart said the group is on course to achieve a 14 percent return on average capital employed by 2001, provided oil prices reach an average dlrs 14 a barrel by that time.