Financial statement analysis and common stock valuation

DuPont Analysis: Disaggregation of ROE, ROA, and Net Profit Margin

An approach to decomposing FedEx Corp. return on equity, return on assets, and net profit margin ratio as the product of other financial ratios.

• Two-Component Disaggregation of ROE
• Three-Component Disaggregation of ROE
• Five-Component Disaggregation of ROE
• Two-Component Disaggregation of ROA
• Four-Component Disaggregation of ROA
• Disaggregation of Net Profit Margin

Aggregate Accruals

Financial reporting quality relates to the accuracy with which FedEx Corp. reported financial statements reflect its operating performance and to their usefulness for forecasting future cash flows.
Aggregate accruals deriving measures of the accrual component of FedEx Corp. earnings.

• Balance-Sheet-Based Accruals Ratio
• Cash-Flow-Statement-Based Accruals Ratio

Analysis of Short-term (Operating) Activity Ratios
Quarterly Data

Evaluates revenues and output generated by the FedEx Corp. assets. Operating performance ratios describe the relationship between the FedEx Corp. level of operations and the assets needed to sustain operating activities.

• Short-term Activity Ratios (Summary)
• Inventory Turnover
• Receivables Turnover
• Payables Turnover
• Working Capital Turnover
• Average Inventory Processing Period
• Average Receivable Collection Period
• Operating Cycle
• Average Payables Payment Period
• Cash Conversion Cycle

Balance Sheet: Assets
Quarterly Data

The assets reports major classes and amounts of resources owned or controlled by FedEx Corp..

Analysis of Profitability Ratios
Quarterly Data

Measures the income of FedEx Corp. relative to its revenues and invested capital.

• Profitability Ratios (Summary)
• Operating Profit Margin
• Net Profit Margin
• Return on Equity (ROE)
• Return on Assets (ROA)

Analysis of Geographic Areas

FedEx Corp. operates in 2 regions: U.S. and International.

• Area Asset Turnover
• Revenue
• Noncurrent assets

Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)

To calculate EBITDA analysts start with net earnings. To that earnings number, interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization are added. EBITDA as a pre-interest number is a flow to all providers of capital.

• Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)
• EV to EBITDA Ratio, Current
• EV to EBITDA Ratio, Historical

Analysis of Long-term (Investment) Activity Ratios

Measures how efficiently FedEx Corp. generates revenues from its investments in fixed or total assets.

• Long-term Activity Ratios (Summary)
• Net Fixed Asset Turnover
• Net Fixed Asset Turnover (including Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset)
• Total Asset Turnover
• Equity Turnover

Analysis of Reportable Segments

FedEx Corp. operates in 2 segments: Federal Express and FedEx Freight.

• Segment Profit Margin
• Segment Return on Assets (Segment ROA)
• Segment Asset Turnover
• Segment Capital Expenditures to Depreciation
• Revenue
• Depreciation and amortization
• Operating income (loss)
• Segment assets
• Capital expenditures

Analysis of Profitability Ratios

Measures the income of FedEx Corp. relative to its revenues and invested capital.

• Profitability Ratios (Summary)
• Operating Profit Margin
• Net Profit Margin
• Return on Equity (ROE)
• Return on Assets (ROA)

Income Statement

The income statement (statement of earnings) reports on the performance of FedEx Corp., the result of its operating activities.

Enterprise Value (EV)

Enterprise value is total company value (the market value of common equity, debt, and preferred equity) minus the value of cash and short-term investments.

• Current EV
• Historical EV