An operating lease is treated like a rental contract. Neither the leased asset nor the associated liability is reported on the lessee balance sheet, but the rights may be very similar to the rights of an owner. The lessee only records the lease payments as a rental expense in income statement.

Adjustments to Financial Statements for Operating Leases
Adjusted Financial Ratios for Operating Leases (Summary)
Adjusted Total Asset Turnover
Adjusted Debt to Equity
Adjusted Return on Assets (ROA)

Applied Materials Inc., adjustments to financial statements

US$ in millions

	Oct 29, 2023	Oct 30, 2022	Oct 31, 2021	Oct 25, 2020	Oct 27, 2019	Oct 28, 2018
Adjustment to Total Assets
Total assets (as reported)	30,729)	26,726)	25,825)	22,353)	19,024)	17,773)
Add: Operating lease right-of-use asset (before adoption of FASB Topic 842)¹	—)	—)	—)	—)	151)	154)
Total assets (adjusted)	30,729)	26,726)	25,825)	22,353)	19,175)	17,927)
Adjustment to Total Debt
Total debt (as reported)	5,663)	5,457)	5,452)	5,448)	5,313)	5,309)
Add: Operating lease liability (before adoption of FASB Topic 842)²	—)	—)	—)	—)	151)	154)
Add: Operating lease liabilities, current	84)	85)	73)	64)	—)	—)
Add: Operating lease liabilities, non-current	252)	287)	228)	195)	—)	—)
Total debt (adjusted)	5,999)	5,829)	5,753)	5,707)	5,464)	5,463)

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-10-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-10-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-10-28).

^{1, 2} Equal to total present value of future operating lease payments.

Applied Materials Inc., Financial Data: Reported vs. Adjusted

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Applied Materials Inc., adjusted financial ratios

	Oct 29, 2023	Oct 30, 2022	Oct 31, 2021	Oct 25, 2020	Oct 27, 2019	Oct 28, 2018
Total Asset Turnover¹
Reported total asset turnover	0.86	0.96	0.89	0.77	0.77	0.97
Adjusted total asset turnover	0.86	0.96	0.89	0.77	0.76	0.96
Debt to Equity²
Reported debt to equity	0.35	0.45	0.45	0.52	0.65	0.78
Adjusted debt to equity	0.37	0.48	0.47	0.54	0.67	0.80
Return on Assets³ (ROA)
Reported ROA	22.31%	24.41%	22.80%	16.19%	14.22%	18.64%
Adjusted ROA	22.31%	24.41%	22.80%	16.19%	14.11%	18.48%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-10-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-10-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-10-28).

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Financial ratio	Description	The company
Adjusted total asset turnover	An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by adjusted total assets.	Applied Materials Inc. adjusted total asset turnover ratio improved from 2021 to 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from 2022 to 2023.
Adjusted debt to equity	A solvency ratio calculated as adjusted total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity.	Applied Materials Inc. adjusted debt to equity ratio deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then improved from 2022 to 2023 exceeding 2021 level.
Adjusted ROA	A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by adjusted total assets.	Applied Materials Inc. adjusted ROA improved from 2021 to 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from 2022 to 2023.

Applied Materials Inc., Financial Ratios: Reported vs. Adjusted

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	Oct 29, 2023	Oct 30, 2022	Oct 31, 2021	Oct 25, 2020	Oct 27, 2019	Oct 28, 2018
As Reported
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net sales	26,517)	25,785)	23,063)	17,202)	14,608)	17,253)
Total assets	30,729)	26,726)	25,825)	22,353)	19,024)	17,773)
Activity Ratio
Total asset turnover¹	0.86	0.96	0.89	0.77	0.77	0.97
Adjusted for Operating Leases
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net sales	26,517)	25,785)	23,063)	17,202)	14,608)	17,253)
Adjusted total assets	30,729)	26,726)	25,825)	22,353)	19,175)	17,927)
Activity Ratio
Adjusted total asset turnover²	0.86	0.96	0.89	0.77	0.76	0.96

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-10-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-10-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-10-28).

2023 Calculations

¹ Total asset turnover = Net sales ÷ Total assets
= 26,517 ÷ 30,729 = 0.86

² Adjusted total asset turnover = Net sales ÷ Adjusted total assets
= 26,517 ÷ 30,729 = 0.86

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Activity ratio	Description	The company
Adjusted total asset turnover	An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by adjusted total assets.	Applied Materials Inc. adjusted total asset turnover ratio improved from 2021 to 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from 2022 to 2023.

	Oct 29, 2023	Oct 30, 2022	Oct 31, 2021	Oct 25, 2020	Oct 27, 2019	Oct 28, 2018
As Reported
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Total debt	5,663)	5,457)	5,452)	5,448)	5,313)	5,309)
Stockholders’ equity	16,349)	12,194)	12,247)	10,578)	8,214)	6,839)
Solvency Ratio
Debt to equity¹	0.35	0.45	0.45	0.52	0.65	0.78
Adjusted for Operating Leases
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Adjusted total debt	5,999)	5,829)	5,753)	5,707)	5,464)	5,463)
Stockholders’ equity	16,349)	12,194)	12,247)	10,578)	8,214)	6,839)
Solvency Ratio
Adjusted debt to equity²	0.37	0.48	0.47	0.54	0.67	0.80

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-10-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-10-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-10-28).

2023 Calculations

¹ Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Stockholders’ equity
= 5,663 ÷ 16,349 = 0.35

² Adjusted debt to equity = Adjusted total debt ÷ Stockholders’ equity
= 5,999 ÷ 16,349 = 0.37

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Solvency ratio	Description	The company
Adjusted debt-to-equity	A solvency ratio calculated as adjusted total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity.	Applied Materials Inc. adjusted debt-to-equity ratio deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then improved from 2022 to 2023 exceeding 2021 level.

	Oct 29, 2023	Oct 30, 2022	Oct 31, 2021	Oct 25, 2020	Oct 27, 2019	Oct 28, 2018
As Reported
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net income	6,856)	6,525)	5,888)	3,619)	2,706)	3,313)
Total assets	30,729)	26,726)	25,825)	22,353)	19,024)	17,773)
Profitability Ratio
ROA¹	22.31%	24.41%	22.80%	16.19%	14.22%	18.64%
Adjusted for Operating Leases
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net income	6,856)	6,525)	5,888)	3,619)	2,706)	3,313)
Adjusted total assets	30,729)	26,726)	25,825)	22,353)	19,175)	17,927)
Profitability Ratio
Adjusted ROA²	22.31%	24.41%	22.80%	16.19%	14.11%	18.48%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-10-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-10-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-10-28).

2023 Calculations

¹ ROA = 100 × Net income ÷ Total assets
= 100 × 6,856 ÷ 30,729 = 22.31%

² Adjusted ROA = 100 × Net income ÷ Adjusted total assets
= 100 × 6,856 ÷ 30,729 = 22.31%

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Profitability ratio	Description	The company
Adjusted ROA	A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by adjusted total assets.	Applied Materials Inc. adjusted ROA improved from 2021 to 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from 2022 to 2023.

Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT)

Analysis of Operating Leases

Adjustments to Financial Statements for Operating Leases

Applied Materials Inc., Financial Data: Reported vs. Adjusted

Adjusted Financial Ratios for Operating Leases (Summary)

Applied Materials Inc., Financial Ratios: Reported vs. Adjusted

Adjusted Total Asset Turnover

Adjusted Debt to Equity

Adjusted Return on Assets (ROA)