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capital turnover

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Capital turnover
Calculated by dividing annual sales by average stockholder equity (net worth). The ratio indicates how much a company could grow its current capital investment level. Low capital turnover generally corresponds to high profit margins.

capital turnover
A measure indicating how effectively investment capital is used to produce revenues. Capital turnover is expressed as a ratio of annual sales to invested capital.

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In order to reach our target of 30% ROI, excluding pension costs, we must deliver on organic growth and selective acquisitions, continue to lower our cost base and improve our capital turnover.
the capital turnover ratio showed a marked increase with sales representing 3.
During the restructuring, the company eliminated approximately $250 million of low-margin and nonstrategic business, reduced yearly fixed operating costs by over $125 million, reduced production capacity by 30 percent, and improved working capital turnover by 25 percent.
 
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