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.
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- Income Statement
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- Analysis of Long-term (Investment) Activity Ratios
- Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)
- Enterprise Value to FCFF (EV/FCFF)
- Price to FCFE (P/FCFE)
- Dividend Discount Model (DDM)
- Selected Financial Data since 2005
- Operating Profit Margin since 2005
- Price to Operating Profit (P/OP) since 2005
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Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
Intuitive Surgical Inc., ROIC calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||
| Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 | ||||||
| Invested capital2 | ||||||
| Performance Ratio | ||||||
| ROIC3 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||
| ROIC, Competitors4 | ||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | ||||||
| Anthem Inc. | ||||||
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | ||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | ||||||
| Danaher Corp. | ||||||
| HCA Healthcare Inc. | ||||||
| Medtronic PLC | ||||||
| Stryker Corp. | ||||||
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | ||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Invested capital. See details »
3 2021 Calculation
ROIC = 100 × NOPAT ÷ Invested capital
= 100 × ÷ =
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. | Intuitive Surgical Inc. ROIC deteriorated from 2019 to 2020 but then improved from 2020 to 2021 not reaching 2019 level. |
Decomposition of ROIC
Intuitive Surgical Inc., decomposition of ROIC
| ROIC | = | OPM1 | × | TO2 | × | 1 – CTR3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2021 | = | × | × | ||||
| Dec 31, 2020 | = | × | × | ||||
| Dec 31, 2019 | = | × | × | ||||
| Dec 31, 2018 | = | × | × | ||||
| Dec 31, 2017 | = | × | × |
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31).
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 2021 year is the increase in efficiency measured by turnover of capital (TO) ratio.
Operating Profit Margin (OPM)
Intuitive Surgical Inc., OPM calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||
| Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 | ||||||
| Add: Cash operating taxes2 | ||||||
| Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) | ||||||
| Revenue | ||||||
| Add: Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue | ||||||
| Adjusted revenue | ||||||
| Profitability Ratio | ||||||
| OPM3 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||
| OPM, Competitors4 | ||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | ||||||
| Anthem Inc. | ||||||
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | ||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | ||||||
| Danaher Corp. | ||||||
| HCA Healthcare Inc. | ||||||
| Medtronic PLC | ||||||
| Stryker Corp. | ||||||
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | ||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Cash operating taxes. See details »
3 2021 Calculation
OPM = 100 × NOPBT ÷ Adjusted revenue
= 100 × ÷ =
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. | Intuitive Surgical Inc. OPM deteriorated from 2019 to 2020 but then improved from 2020 to 2021 not reaching 2019 level. |
Turnover of Capital (TO)
Intuitive Surgical Inc., TO calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||
| Revenue | ||||||
| Add: Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue | ||||||
| Adjusted revenue | ||||||
| Invested capital1 | ||||||
| Efficiency Ratio | ||||||
| TO2 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||
| TO, Competitors3 | ||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | ||||||
| Anthem Inc. | ||||||
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | ||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | ||||||
| Danaher Corp. | ||||||
| HCA Healthcare Inc. | ||||||
| Medtronic PLC | ||||||
| Stryker Corp. | ||||||
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | ||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31).
1 Invested capital. See details »
2 2021 Calculation
TO = Adjusted revenue ÷ Invested capital
= ÷ =
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. | Intuitive Surgical Inc. TO deteriorated from 2019 to 2020 but then improved from 2020 to 2021 not reaching 2019 level. |
Effective Cash Tax Rate (CTR)
Intuitive Surgical Inc., CTR calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||
| Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 | ||||||
| Add: Cash operating taxes2 | ||||||
| Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) | ||||||
| Tax Rate | ||||||
| CTR3 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||
| CTR, Competitors4 | ||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | ||||||
| Anthem Inc. | ||||||
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | ||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | ||||||
| Danaher Corp. | ||||||
| HCA Healthcare Inc. | ||||||
| Medtronic PLC | ||||||
| Stryker Corp. | ||||||
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | ||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Cash operating taxes. See details »
3 2021 Calculation
CTR = 100 × Cash operating taxes ÷ NOPBT
= 100 × ÷ =
4 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Tax rate | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| CTR | Effective cash tax rate on operating income. | Intuitive Surgical Inc. CTR decreased from 2019 to 2020 but then increased from 2020 to 2021 exceeding 2019 level. |