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Microsoft Excel LibreOffice Calc

Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO)

Economic Value Added (EVA)

Advanced level

EVA is registered trademark of Stern Stewart.

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

Cisco Systems Inc., economic profit calculation

US$ in millions

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12 months ended Jul 27, 2019 Jul 28, 2018 Jul 29, 2017 Jul 30, 2016 Jul 25, 2015 Jul 26, 2014
Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1
Cost of capital2
Invested capital3
 
Economic profit4

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-09-05), 10-K (filing date: 2018-09-06), 10-K (filing date: 2017-09-07), 10-K (filing date: 2016-09-08), 10-K (filing date: 2015-09-08), 10-K (filing date: 2014-09-09).

1 NOPAT. See details »

2 Cost of capital. See details »

3 Invested capital. See details »

4 2019 Calculation
Economic profit = NOPAT – Cost of capital × Invested capital
= hidden – hidden × hidden = hidden

Item Description The company
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. Cisco Systems Inc.’s economic profit decreased from 2017 to 2018 but then increased from 2018 to 2019 not reaching 2017 level.

Net Operating Profit after Taxes (NOPAT)

Cisco Systems Inc., NOPAT calculation

US$ in millions

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12 months ended Jul 27, 2019 Jul 28, 2018 Jul 29, 2017 Jul 30, 2016 Jul 25, 2015 Jul 26, 2014
Net income
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)1
Increase (decrease) in allowance for doubtful accounts2
Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue3
Increase (decrease) in product warranty liability4
Increase (decrease) in restructuring liability5
Increase (decrease) in equity equivalents6
Interest expense
Interest expense, operating lease liability7
Adjusted interest expense
Tax benefit of interest expense8
Adjusted interest expense, after taxes9
(Gain) loss on marketable securities
Interest income
Investment income, before taxes
Tax expense (benefit) of investment income10
Investment income, after taxes11
Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-09-05), 10-K (filing date: 2018-09-06), 10-K (filing date: 2017-09-07), 10-K (filing date: 2016-09-08), 10-K (filing date: 2015-09-08), 10-K (filing date: 2014-09-09).

1 Elimination of deferred tax expense. See details »

2 Addition of increase (decrease) in allowance for doubtful accounts.

3 Addition of increase (decrease) in deferred revenue.

4 Addition of increase (decrease) in product warranty liability.

5 Addition of increase (decrease) in restructuring liability.

6 Addition of increase (decrease) in equity equivalents to net income.

7 2019 Calculation
Interest expense on capitalized operating leases = Operating lease liability × Discount rate
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8 2019 Calculation
Tax benefit of interest expense = Adjusted interest expense × Statutory income tax rate
= hidden × 21.00% = hidden

9 Addition of after taxes interest expense to net income.

10 2019 Calculation
Tax expense (benefit) of investment income = Investment income, before tax × Statutory income tax rate
= hidden × 21.00% = hidden

11 Elimination of after taxes investment income.

Item Description The company
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. Cisco Systems Inc.’s NOPAT decreased from 2017 to 2018 but then increased from 2018 to 2019 not reaching 2017 level.

Cash Operating Taxes

Cisco Systems Inc., cash operating taxes calculation

US$ in millions

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Provision for income taxes
Less: Deferred income tax expense (benefit)
Add: Tax savings from interest expense
Less: Tax imposed on investment income
Cash operating taxes

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-09-05), 10-K (filing date: 2018-09-06), 10-K (filing date: 2017-09-07), 10-K (filing date: 2016-09-08), 10-K (filing date: 2015-09-08), 10-K (filing date: 2014-09-09).

Item Description The company
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. Cisco Systems Inc.’s cash operating taxes increased from 2017 to 2018 but then slightly decreased from 2018 to 2019 not reaching 2017 level.

Invested Capital

Cisco Systems Inc., invested capital calculation (financing approach)

US$ in millions

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Short-term debt
Long-term debt, excluding current portion
Operating lease liability1
Total reported debt & leases
Total Cisco shareholders’ equity
Net deferred tax (assets) liabilities2
Allowance for doubtful accounts3
Deferred revenue4
Product warranty liability5
Restructuring liability6
Equity equivalents7
Accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss, net of tax8
Noncontrolling interests
Adjusted total Cisco shareholders’ equity
Available-for-sale investments9
Invested capital

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-09-05), 10-K (filing date: 2018-09-06), 10-K (filing date: 2017-09-07), 10-K (filing date: 2016-09-08), 10-K (filing date: 2015-09-08), 10-K (filing date: 2014-09-09).

1 Addition of capitalized operating leases.

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 product warranty liability.

6 Addition of restructuring liability.

7 Addition of equity equivalents to total Cisco shareholders’ equity.

8 Removal of accumulated other comprehensive income.

9 Subtraction of available-for-sale investments.

Item Description The company
Invested capital Capital is an approximation of the economic book value of all cash invested in going-concern business activities. Cisco Systems Inc.’s invested capital decreased from 2017 to 2018 but then slightly increased from 2018 to 2019.

Cost of Capital

Cisco Systems Inc., cost of capital calculations

Capital (fair value)1 Weights Cost of capital
Equity2 ÷ = × =
Debt3 ÷ = × hidden × (1 – 21.00%) =
Operating lease liability4 ÷ = × hidden × (1 – 21.00%) =
Total:

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-09-05).

1 US$ in millions

2 Equity. See details »

3 Debt. See details »

4 Operating lease liability. See details »

Capital (fair value)1 Weights Cost of capital
Equity2 ÷ = × =
Debt3 ÷ = × hidden × (1 – 27.00%) =
Operating lease liability4 ÷ = × hidden × (1 – 27.00%) =
Total:

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2018-09-06).

1 US$ in millions

2 Equity. See details »

3 Debt. See details »

4 Operating lease liability. See details »

Capital (fair value)1 Weights Cost of capital
Equity2 ÷ = × =
Debt3 ÷ = × hidden × (1 – 35.00%) =
Operating lease liability4 ÷ = × hidden × (1 – 35.00%) =
Total:

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2017-09-07).

1 US$ in millions

2 Equity. See details »

3 Debt. See details »

4 Operating lease liability. See details »

Capital (fair value)1 Weights Cost of capital
Equity2 ÷ = × =
Debt3 ÷ = × hidden × (1 – 35.00%) =
Operating lease liability4 ÷ = × hidden × (1 – 35.00%) =
Total:

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2016-09-08).

1 US$ in millions

2 Equity. See details »

3 Debt. See details »

4 Operating lease liability. See details »

Capital (fair value)1 Weights Cost of capital
Equity2 ÷ = × =
Debt3 ÷ = × hidden × (1 – 35.00%) =
Operating lease liability4 ÷ = × hidden × (1 – 35.00%) =
Total:

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2015-09-08).

1 US$ in millions

2 Equity. See details »

3 Debt. See details »

4 Operating lease liability. See details »

Capital (fair value)1 Weights Cost of capital
Equity2 ÷ = × =
Debt3 ÷ = × hidden × (1 – 35.00%) =
Operating lease liability4 ÷ = × hidden × (1 – 35.00%) =
Total:

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2014-09-09).

1 US$ in millions

2 Equity. See details »

3 Debt. See details »

4 Operating lease liability. See details »

Economic Spread Ratio

Cisco Systems Inc., economic spread ratio calculation

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Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Economic profit1
Invested capital2
Performance Ratio
Economic spread ratio3

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-09-05), 10-K (filing date: 2018-09-06), 10-K (filing date: 2017-09-07), 10-K (filing date: 2016-09-08), 10-K (filing date: 2015-09-08), 10-K (filing date: 2014-09-09).

1 Economic profit. See details »

2 Invested capital. See details »

3 2019 Calculation
Economic spread ratio = 100 × Economic profit ÷ Invested capital
= 100 × hidden ÷ hidden = hidden

Performance ratio Description The company
Economic spread ratio The ratio of economic profit to invested capital, also equal to the difference between return on invested capital (ROIC) and cost of capital. Cisco Systems Inc.’s economic spread ratio deteriorated from 2017 to 2018 but then improved from 2018 to 2019 not reaching 2017 level.

Economic Profit Margin

Cisco Systems Inc., economic profit margin calculation

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Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Economic profit1
Revenue
Add: Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue
Adjusted revenue
Performance Ratio
Economic profit margin2

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-09-05), 10-K (filing date: 2018-09-06), 10-K (filing date: 2017-09-07), 10-K (filing date: 2016-09-08), 10-K (filing date: 2015-09-08), 10-K (filing date: 2014-09-09).

1 Economic profit. See details »

2 2019 Calculation
Economic profit margin = 100 × Economic profit ÷ Adjusted revenue
= 100 × hidden ÷ hidden = hidden

Performance ratio Description The company
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. Cisco Systems Inc.’s economic profit margin deteriorated from 2017 to 2018 but then improved from 2018 to 2019 not reaching 2017 level.