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Axon Enterprise Inc. (NASDAQ:AXON)

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Return on Capital (ROC)

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Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)

Axon Enterprise Inc., ROIC calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 326,174 38,523 51,762 17,857 78,057
Invested capital2 1,607,800 1,262,920 722,746 500,291 631,660
Performance Ratio
ROIC3 20.29% 3.05% 7.16% 3.57% 12.36%
Benchmarks
ROIC, Competitors4
Boeing Co. -5.73% -5.36% -17.44% -3.49%
Caterpillar Inc. 13.36% 12.38% 6.44% 11.83%
Cummins Inc. 10.36% 14.75% 11.55% 17.13%
Eaton Corp. plc 8.00% 7.84% 5.61% 7.87%
General Electric Co. 2.73% -2.53% 5.22% 2.37%
Honeywell International Inc. 11.54% 12.33% 10.85% 15.49%
Lockheed Martin Corp. 21.60% 22.51% 25.67% 26.53%
RTX Corp. 4.11% 4.41% -1.38% 7.00%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31).

1 NOPAT. See details »

2 Invested capital. See details »

3 2022 Calculation
ROIC = 100 × NOPAT ÷ Invested capital
= 100 × 326,174 ÷ 1,607,800 = 20.29%

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. Axon Enterprise Inc. ROIC deteriorated from 2020 to 2021 but then improved from 2021 to 2022 exceeding 2020 level.

Decomposition of ROIC

Axon Enterprise Inc., decomposition of ROIC

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ROIC = OPM1 × TO2 × 1 – CTR3
Dec 31, 2022 20.29% = 26.29% × 0.84 × 92.12%
Dec 31, 2021 3.05% = 3.62% × 0.82 × 102.26%
Dec 31, 2020 7.16% = 8.50% × 1.04 × 81.14%
Dec 31, 2019 3.57% = 4.88% × 1.11 × 65.84%
Dec 31, 2018 12.36% = 18.00% × 0.75 × 91.06%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31).

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 increase in return on invested capital (ROIC) over 2022 year is the increase in profitability measured by operating profit margin (OPM) ratio.


Operating Profit Margin (OPM)

Axon Enterprise Inc., OPM calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 326,174 38,523 51,762 17,857 78,057
Add: Cash operating taxes2 27,888 (851) 12,034 9,266 7,666
Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) 354,062 37,672 63,795 27,123 85,723
 
Net sales 1,189,935 863,381 681,003 530,860 420,068
Add: Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue 156,728 176,131 69,381 24,367 56,151
Adjusted net sales 1,346,663 1,039,512 750,384 555,227 476,219
Profitability Ratio
OPM3 26.29% 3.62% 8.50% 4.88% 18.00%
Benchmarks
OPM, Competitors4
Boeing Co. -3.49% -3.17% -20.02% -1.80%
Caterpillar Inc. 17.38% 18.88% 11.93% 16.28%
Cummins Inc. 11.71% 13.19% 12.82% 13.49%
Eaton Corp. plc 14.81% 15.90% 11.40% 13.19%
General Electric Co. 4.46% -2.35% 12.65% 6.66%
Honeywell International Inc. 19.83% 21.58% 20.26% 21.22%
Lockheed Martin Corp. 11.60% 11.85% 13.19% 12.87%
RTX Corp. 10.88% 9.65% -1.08% 12.79%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31).

1 NOPAT. See details »

2 Cash operating taxes. See details »

3 2022 Calculation
OPM = 100 × NOPBT ÷ Adjusted net sales
= 100 × 354,062 ÷ 1,346,663 = 26.29%

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. Axon Enterprise Inc. OPM deteriorated from 2020 to 2021 but then improved from 2021 to 2022 exceeding 2020 level.

Turnover of Capital (TO)

Axon Enterprise Inc., TO calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Net sales 1,189,935 863,381 681,003 530,860 420,068
Add: Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue 156,728 176,131 69,381 24,367 56,151
Adjusted net sales 1,346,663 1,039,512 750,384 555,227 476,219
 
Invested capital1 1,607,800 1,262,920 722,746 500,291 631,660
Efficiency Ratio
TO2 0.84 0.82 1.04 1.11 0.75
Benchmarks
TO, Competitors3
Boeing Co. 1.31 1.26 1.22 2.15
Caterpillar Inc. 1.03 0.87 0.72 0.92
Cummins Inc. 1.25 1.38 1.14 1.56
Eaton Corp. plc 0.67 0.67 0.65 0.73
General Electric Co. 1.10 0.99 0.63 0.67
Honeywell International Inc. 0.76 0.72 0.67 0.86
Lockheed Martin Corp. 2.48 2.34 2.33 2.33
RTX Corp. 0.59 0.56 0.49 0.75

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31).

1 Invested capital. See details »

2 2022 Calculation
TO = Adjusted net sales ÷ Invested capital
= 1,346,663 ÷ 1,607,800 = 0.84

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. Axon Enterprise Inc. TO deteriorated from 2020 to 2021 but then slightly improved from 2021 to 2022.

Effective Cash Tax Rate (CTR)

Axon Enterprise Inc., CTR calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 326,174 38,523 51,762 17,857 78,057
Add: Cash operating taxes2 27,888 (851) 12,034 9,266 7,666
Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) 354,062 37,672 63,795 27,123 85,723
Tax Rate
CTR3 7.88% -2.26% 18.86% 34.16% 8.94%
Benchmarks
CTR, Competitors4
Boeing Co.
Caterpillar Inc. 25.48% 24.33% 25.06% 21.38%
Cummins Inc. 28.93% 18.99% 21.24% 18.60%
Eaton Corp. plc 19.89% 26.02% 24.39% 17.70%
General Electric Co. 44.47% 34.06% 47.14%
Honeywell International Inc. 23.25% 20.13% 20.56% 15.05%
Lockheed Martin Corp. 24.95% 18.89% 16.51% 11.49%
RTX Corp. 36.10% 18.64% 26.56%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31).

1 NOPAT. See details »

2 Cash operating taxes. See details »

3 2022 Calculation
CTR = 100 × Cash operating taxes ÷ NOPBT
= 100 × 27,888 ÷ 354,062 = 7.88%

4 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Tax rate Description The company
CTR Effective cash tax rate on operating income. Axon Enterprise Inc. CTR decreased from 2020 to 2021 but then slightly increased from 2021 to 2022.