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Return on invested capital, or ROIC, is the profitability ratio for a company - measuring the amount of money it makes above the average cost for debt. Find out how to calculate it and more.

Tom Stevenson, investment director at Fidelity International, explains what you can learn from a balance sheet using drinks giant Britvic as his test case.

Invested capital typically refers to a combination of shareholders' equity and long-term debt, both of which can be found on the balance sheet. Shareholders' equity is generally the last item ...