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Economic Value Added (EVA)
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Economic value added or economic profit is the difference between revenues and costs,where costs include not only expenses, but also cost of capital.
Economic Profit
Alphabet Inc., economic profit calculation
USD $ in millions
| 12 months ended | Dec 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Dec 31, 2014 | Dec 31, 2013 | |
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Source: Based on data from Alphabet Inc. Annual Reports
2017 Calculations
1 NOPAT. See Details »
2 Cost of capital. See Details »
3 Invested capital. See Details »
4 Economic profit = NOPAT – Cost of capital × Invested capital
= – % × =
| Item | Description | The company |
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| Economic profit | Economic profit is a measure of corporate performance computed by taking the spread between the return on invested capital and the cost of capital, and multiplying by the invested capital. | Alphabet Inc.'s economic profit increased from 2015 to 2016 but then declined significantly from 2016 to 2017. |
Net Operating Profit after Taxes (NOPAT)
Alphabet Inc., NOPAT calculation
USD $ in millions
Source: Based on data from Alphabet Inc. Annual Reports
2017 Calculations
1 Elimination of deferred tax expense. See Details »
2 Addition of increase (decrease) in allowance for doubtful accounts and sales credits.
3 Addition of increase (decrease) in deferred revenue.
4 Addition of increase (decrease) in restructuring accruals.
5 Addition of increase (decrease) in equity equivalents to net income.
6 Addition of interest expense on capitalized operating leases. See Details »
7 Tax benefit of interest expense = Adjusted interest expense × Statutory income tax rate
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8 Addition of after taxes interest expense to net income.
9 Tax expense (benefit) of investment income = Investment income, before tax × Statutory income tax rate
= × 35% =
10 Elimination of after taxes investment income.
11 Elimination of discontinued operations.
| Item | Description | The company |
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| NOPAT | Net operating profit after taxes is income from operations, but after removement of taxes calculated on cash basis that are relevant to operating income. | Alphabet Inc.'s NOPAT increased from 2015 to 2016 but then declined significantly from 2016 to 2017. |
Cash Operating Taxes
Alphabet Inc., cash operating taxes calculation
USD $ in millions
Source: Based on data from Alphabet Inc. Annual Reports
| Item | Description | The company |
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| Cash operating taxes | Cash operating taxes are estimated by adjusting income tax expense for changes in deferred taxes and tax benefit from the interest deduction. | Alphabet Inc.'s cash operating taxes increased from 2015 to 2016 and from 2016 to 2017. |
Invested Capital
Alphabet Inc., invested capital calculation (financing approach)
USD $ in millions
Source: Based on data from Alphabet Inc. Annual Reports
1 Addition of capitalized operating leases. See Details »
2 Elimination of deferred taxes from assets and liabilities. See Details »
3 Addition of allowance for doubtful accounts receivable.
4 Addition of deferred revenue.
5 Addition of restructuring accruals.
6 Addition of equity equivalents to stockholders' equity.
7 Removal of accumulated other comprehensive income.
8 Subtraction of construction in progress.
9 Subtraction of marketable securities.
| Item | Description | The company |
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| Invested capital | Capital is an approximation of the economic book value of all cash invested in going-concern business activities. | Alphabet Inc.'s invested capital increased from 2015 to 2016 but then declined significantly from 2016 to 2017. |
Cost of Capital
Alphabet Inc., cost of capital calculations
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Source: Based on data from Alphabet Inc. Annual Reports
1 USD $ in millions
2 Equity. See Details »
3 Debt and capital lease obligation. See Details »
4 PV of operating lease payments. See Details »
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Source: Based on data from Alphabet Inc. Annual Reports
1 USD $ in millions
2 Equity. See Details »
3 Debt and capital lease obligation. See Details »
4 PV of operating lease payments. See Details »
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Source: Based on data from Alphabet Inc. Annual Reports
1 USD $ in millions
2 Equity. See Details »
3 Debt and capital lease obligation. See Details »
4 PV of operating lease payments. See Details »
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Source: Based on data from Alphabet Inc. Annual Reports
1 USD $ in millions
2 Equity. See Details »
3 Debt and capital lease obligation. See Details »
4 PV of operating lease payments. See Details »
| Fair Value1 | Weights | Cost of Capital | |||||||||
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Source: Based on data from Alphabet Inc. Annual Reports
1 USD $ in millions
2 Equity. See Details »
3 Debt and capital lease obligation. See Details »
4 PV of operating lease payments. See Details »
Economic Spread
Alphabet Inc., economic spread calculation
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Source: Based on data from Alphabet Inc. Annual Reports
2017 Calculations
1 Economic profit. See Details »
2 Invested capital. See Details »
3 Economic spread = 100 × Economic profit ÷ Invested capital
= 100 × ÷ = %
| Ratio | Description | The company |
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| Economic spread | The ratio of economic profit to invested capital, also equal to the difference between return on invested capital (ROIC) and cost of capital. | Alphabet Inc.'s economic spread improved from 2015 to 2016 but then deteriorated significantly from 2016 to 2017. |
Economic Profit Margin
Alphabet Inc., economic profit margin calculation
Source: Based on data from Alphabet Inc. Annual Reports
2017 Calculations
1 Economic profit. See Details »
2 Economic profit margin = 100 × Economic profit ÷ (Revenues + Change in deferred revenue)
= 100 × ÷ ( + ) = %
| Ratio | Description | The company |
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| Economic profit margin | The ratio of economic profit to sales. It is the company's profit margin covering income efficiency and asset management. Economic profit margin is not biased in favor of capital-intensive business models, because any added capital is a cost to the economic profit margin. | Alphabet Inc.'s economic profit margin improved from 2015 to 2016 but then deteriorated significantly from 2016 to 2017. |
