Return on Capital (ROC)
Return on capital (ROC) is after tax rate of return on net business assets. ROIC is unaffected by changes in interest rates or company debt and equity structure. It measures business productivity performance.
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
Autodesk Inc., ROIC calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Jan 31, 2021 | Jan 31, 2020 | Jan 31, 2019 | Jan 31, 2018 | Jan 31, 2017 | Jan 31, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||
| Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 | 832,602) | 1,196,547) | 41,163) | (361,454) | (324,280) | 305,366) | |
| Invested capital2 | 5,723,300) | 5,534,900) | 4,411,650) | 3,237,189) | 3,430,162) | 3,614,318) | |
| Performance Ratio | |||||||
| ROIC3 | 14.55% | 21.62% | 0.93% | -11.17% | -9.45% | 8.45% | |
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| ROIC, Competitors4 | |||||||
| Accenture PLC | 25.83% | 26.30% | 24.83% | 25.00% | — | — | |
| Adobe Inc. | 29.44% | 21.67% | 19.74% | 17.25% | — | — | |
| International Business Machines Corp. | 3.78% | 3.44% | 7.64% | — | — | — | |
| Intuit Inc. | 17.64% | 20.65% | 34.71% | 32.34% | — | — | |
| Microsoft Corp. | 45.56% | 43.43% | 38.28% | 19.75% | — | — | |
| Oracle Corp. | 17.55% | 11.53% | 15.18% | 5.88% | — | — | |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 11.48% | 9.91% | 13.83% | 10.72% | — | — | |
| Salesforce Inc. | 8.23% | 5.09% | 8.97% | — | — | — | |
| ServiceNow Inc. | 18.88% | 20.49% | 19.87% | — | — | — | |
| Synopsys Inc. | 11.52% | 11.63% | 8.35% | 6.37% | — | — | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-01-31).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Invested capital. See details »
3 2021 Calculation
ROIC = 100 × NOPAT ÷ Invested capital
= 100 × 832,602 ÷ 5,723,300 = 14.55%
4 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Performance ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROIC | A measure of the periodic, after tax, cash-on-cash yield earned in the business. | Autodesk Inc. ROIC improved from 2019 to 2020 but then slightly deteriorated from 2020 to 2021. |
Decomposition of ROIC
Autodesk Inc., decomposition of ROIC
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-01-31).
1 Operating profit margin (OPM). See calculations »
2 Turnover of capital (TO). See calculations »
3 Effective cash tax rate (CTR). See calculations »
The primary reason for the decrease in return on invested capital (ROIC) over 2021 year is the decrease in profitability measured by operating profit margin (OPM) ratio.
Operating Profit Margin (OPM)
Autodesk Inc., OPM calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Jan 31, 2021 | Jan 31, 2020 | Jan 31, 2019 | Jan 31, 2018 | Jan 31, 2017 | Jan 31, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||
| Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 | 832,602) | 1,196,547) | 41,163) | (361,454) | (324,280) | 305,366) | |
| Add: Cash operating taxes2 | 129,771) | 81,533) | 63,827) | 64,126) | 106,157) | 78,613) | |
| Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) | 962,373) | 1,278,079) | 104,990) | (297,328) | (218,123) | 383,979) | |
| Net revenue | 3,790,400) | 3,274,300) | 2,569,800) | 2,056,600) | 2,031,000) | 2,504,100) | |
| Add: Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue | 353,100) | 915,700) | 136,300) | 167,100) | 268,800) | 362,100) | |
| Adjusted net revenue | 4,143,500) | 4,190,000) | 2,706,100) | 2,223,700) | 2,299,800) | 2,866,200) | |
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||
| OPM3 | 23.23% | 30.50% | 3.88% | -13.37% | -9.48% | 13.40% | |
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| OPM, Competitors4 | |||||||
| Accenture PLC | 16.65% | 16.59% | 14.89% | 14.07% | — | — | |
| Adobe Inc. | 40.89% | 34.42% | 31.93% | 35.32% | — | — | |
| International Business Machines Corp. | 10.91% | 9.64% | 15.99% | — | — | — | |
| Intuit Inc. | 28.02% | 29.42% | 28.33% | 25.71% | — | — | |
| Microsoft Corp. | 43.49% | 38.29% | 36.61% | 35.11% | — | — | |
| Oracle Corp. | 40.03% | 34.29% | 34.21% | 35.42% | — | — | |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 16.95% | 17.41% | 16.22% | 16.97% | — | — | |
| Salesforce Inc. | 20.24% | 15.63% | 19.12% | — | — | — | |
| ServiceNow Inc. | 17.20% | 17.77% | 14.93% | — | — | — | |
| Synopsys Inc. | 22.47% | 22.28% | 17.29% | 15.30% | — | — | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-01-31).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Cash operating taxes. See details »
3 2021 Calculation
OPM = 100 × NOPBT ÷ Adjusted net revenue
= 100 × 962,373 ÷ 4,143,500 = 23.23%
4 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| OPM | The operating profit margin (OPM) is the ratio of pretax economic earnings, or NOPBT, to sales. | Autodesk Inc. OPM improved from 2019 to 2020 but then slightly deteriorated from 2020 to 2021. |
Turnover of Capital (TO)
Autodesk Inc., TO calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Jan 31, 2021 | Jan 31, 2020 | Jan 31, 2019 | Jan 31, 2018 | Jan 31, 2017 | Jan 31, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||
| Net revenue | 3,790,400) | 3,274,300) | 2,569,800) | 2,056,600) | 2,031,000) | 2,504,100) | |
| Add: Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue | 353,100) | 915,700) | 136,300) | 167,100) | 268,800) | 362,100) | |
| Adjusted net revenue | 4,143,500) | 4,190,000) | 2,706,100) | 2,223,700) | 2,299,800) | 2,866,200) | |
| Invested capital1 | 5,723,300) | 5,534,900) | 4,411,650) | 3,237,189) | 3,430,162) | 3,614,318) | |
| Efficiency Ratio | |||||||
| TO2 | 0.72 | 0.76 | 0.61 | 0.69 | 0.67 | 0.79 | |
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| TO, Competitors3 | |||||||
| Accenture PLC | 1.95 | 1.97 | 2.16 | 2.38 | — | — | |
| Adobe Inc. | 0.80 | 0.70 | 0.67 | 0.61 | — | — | |
| International Business Machines Corp. | 0.52 | 0.58 | 0.59 | — | — | — | |
| Intuit Inc. | 0.79 | 0.89 | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | — | |
| Microsoft Corp. | 1.20 | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.41 | — | — | |
| Oracle Corp. | 0.51 | 0.44 | 0.55 | 0.55 | — | — | |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 0.74 | 0.62 | 0.90 | 0.67 | — | — | |
| Salesforce Inc. | 0.44 | 0.41 | 0.51 | — | — | — | |
| ServiceNow Inc. | 1.16 | 1.23 | 1.36 | — | — | — | |
| Synopsys Inc. | 0.63 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.59 | — | — | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-01-31).
1 Invested capital. See details »
2 2021 Calculation
TO = Adjusted net revenue ÷ Invested capital
= 4,143,500 ÷ 5,723,300 = 0.72
3 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Efficiency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| TO | The turnover of capital (TO) is the ratio of sales to invested capital. Capital turnover is a function of the efficiency of working capital management and of net fixed assets. | Autodesk Inc. TO improved from 2019 to 2020 but then slightly deteriorated from 2020 to 2021. |
Effective Cash Tax Rate (CTR)
Autodesk Inc., CTR calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Jan 31, 2021 | Jan 31, 2020 | Jan 31, 2019 | Jan 31, 2018 | Jan 31, 2017 | Jan 31, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||
| Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 | 832,602) | 1,196,547) | 41,163) | (361,454) | (324,280) | 305,366) | |
| Add: Cash operating taxes2 | 129,771) | 81,533) | 63,827) | 64,126) | 106,157) | 78,613) | |
| Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) | 962,373) | 1,278,079) | 104,990) | (297,328) | (218,123) | 383,979) | |
| Tax Rate | |||||||
| CTR3 | 13.48% | 6.38% | 60.79% | — | — | 20.47% | |
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| CTR, Competitors4 | |||||||
| Accenture PLC | 20.47% | 19.34% | 22.96% | 25.38% | — | — | |
| Adobe Inc. | 10.28% | 9.63% | 7.06% | 19.97% | — | — | |
| International Business Machines Corp. | 33.85% | 37.95% | 18.49% | — | — | — | |
| Intuit Inc. | 20.15% | 20.99% | 18.37% | 16.40% | — | — | |
| Microsoft Corp. | 13.05% | 15.80% | 22.65% | 60.11% | — | — | |
| Oracle Corp. | 13.28% | 23.42% | 19.20% | 70.01% | — | — | |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 8.83% | 7.62% | 5.72% | 6.34% | — | — | |
| Salesforce Inc. | 6.79% | 19.81% | 7.62% | — | — | — | |
| ServiceNow Inc. | 5.03% | 5.90% | 2.51% | — | — | — | |
| Synopsys Inc. | 18.39% | 10.36% | 16.50% | 28.97% | — | — | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-01-31).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Cash operating taxes. See details »
3 2021 Calculation
CTR = 100 × Cash operating taxes ÷ NOPBT
= 100 × 129,771 ÷ 962,373 = 13.48%
4 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Tax rate | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| CTR | Effective cash tax rate on operating income. | Autodesk Inc. CTR decreased from 2019 to 2020 but then slightly increased from 2020 to 2021. |