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)

Qualcomm Inc., adjustments to financial statements

US$ in millions

	Sep 24, 2023	Sep 25, 2022	Sep 26, 2021	Sep 27, 2020	Sep 29, 2019	Sep 30, 2018
Adjustment to Total Assets
Total assets (as reported)	51,040)	49,014)	41,240)	35,594)	32,957)	32,686)
Add: Operating lease right-of-use asset (before adoption of FASB Topic 842)¹	—)	—)	—)	—)	354)	375)
Total assets (adjusted)	51,040)	49,014)	41,240)	35,594)	33,311)	33,061)
Adjustment to Total Debt
Total debt (as reported)	15,398)	15,482)	15,745)	15,726)	15,933)	16,370)
Add: Operating lease liability (before adoption of FASB Topic 842)²	—)	—)	—)	—)	354)	375)
Add: Operating lease liabilities (recorded in Other current liabilities)	98)	104)	126)	134)	—)	—)
Add: Operating lease liabilities (recorded in Other liabilities)	571)	573)	428)	371)	—)	—)
Total debt (adjusted)	16,067)	16,159)	16,299)	16,231)	16,287)	16,745)

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-30).

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

Qualcomm Inc., Financial Data: Reported vs. Adjusted

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Qualcomm Inc., adjusted financial ratios

	Sep 24, 2023	Sep 25, 2022	Sep 26, 2021	Sep 27, 2020	Sep 29, 2019	Sep 30, 2018
Total Asset Turnover¹
Reported total asset turnover	0.70	0.90	0.81	0.66	0.74	0.70
Adjusted total asset turnover	0.70	0.90	0.81	0.66	0.73	0.69
Debt to Equity²
Reported debt to equity	0.71	0.86	1.58	2.59	3.25	17.64
Adjusted debt to equity	0.74	0.90	1.64	2.67	3.32	18.04
Return on Assets³ (ROA)
Reported ROA	14.17%	26.39%	21.93%	14.60%	13.31%	-14.88%
Adjusted ROA	14.17%	26.39%	21.93%	14.60%	13.17%	-14.71%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-30).

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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.	Qualcomm 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.	Qualcomm Inc. adjusted debt to equity ratio improved from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.
Adjusted ROA	A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by adjusted total assets.	Qualcomm Inc. adjusted ROA improved from 2021 to 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from 2022 to 2023.

Qualcomm Inc., Financial Ratios: Reported vs. Adjusted

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	Sep 24, 2023	Sep 25, 2022	Sep 26, 2021	Sep 27, 2020	Sep 29, 2019	Sep 30, 2018
As Reported
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Revenues	35,820)	44,200)	33,566)	23,531)	24,273)	22,732)
Total assets	51,040)	49,014)	41,240)	35,594)	32,957)	32,686)
Activity Ratio
Total asset turnover¹	0.70	0.90	0.81	0.66	0.74	0.70
Adjusted for Operating Leases
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Revenues	35,820)	44,200)	33,566)	23,531)	24,273)	22,732)
Adjusted total assets	51,040)	49,014)	41,240)	35,594)	33,311)	33,061)
Activity Ratio
Adjusted total asset turnover²	0.70	0.90	0.81	0.66	0.73	0.69

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-30).

2023 Calculations

¹ Total asset turnover = Revenues ÷ Total assets
= 35,820 ÷ 51,040 = 0.70

² Adjusted total asset turnover = Revenues ÷ Adjusted total assets
= 35,820 ÷ 51,040 = 0.70

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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.	Qualcomm Inc. adjusted total asset turnover ratio improved from 2021 to 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from 2022 to 2023.

	Sep 24, 2023	Sep 25, 2022	Sep 26, 2021	Sep 27, 2020	Sep 29, 2019	Sep 30, 2018
As Reported
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Total debt	15,398)	15,482)	15,745)	15,726)	15,933)	16,370)
Stockholders’ equity	21,581)	18,013)	9,950)	6,077)	4,909)	928)
Solvency Ratio
Debt to equity¹	0.71	0.86	1.58	2.59	3.25	17.64
Adjusted for Operating Leases
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Adjusted total debt	16,067)	16,159)	16,299)	16,231)	16,287)	16,745)
Stockholders’ equity	21,581)	18,013)	9,950)	6,077)	4,909)	928)
Solvency Ratio
Adjusted debt to equity²	0.74	0.90	1.64	2.67	3.32	18.04

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-30).

2023 Calculations

¹ Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Stockholders’ equity
= 15,398 ÷ 21,581 = 0.71

² Adjusted debt to equity = Adjusted total debt ÷ Stockholders’ equity
= 16,067 ÷ 21,581 = 0.74

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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.	Qualcomm Inc. adjusted debt-to-equity ratio improved from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.

	Sep 24, 2023	Sep 25, 2022	Sep 26, 2021	Sep 27, 2020	Sep 29, 2019	Sep 30, 2018
As Reported
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net income (loss)	7,232)	12,936)	9,043)	5,198)	4,386)	(4,864)
Total assets	51,040)	49,014)	41,240)	35,594)	32,957)	32,686)
Profitability Ratio
ROA¹	14.17%	26.39%	21.93%	14.60%	13.31%	-14.88%
Adjusted for Operating Leases
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net income (loss)	7,232)	12,936)	9,043)	5,198)	4,386)	(4,864)
Adjusted total assets	51,040)	49,014)	41,240)	35,594)	33,311)	33,061)
Profitability Ratio
Adjusted ROA²	14.17%	26.39%	21.93%	14.60%	13.17%	-14.71%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-30).

2023 Calculations

¹ ROA = 100 × Net income (loss) ÷ Total assets
= 100 × 7,232 ÷ 51,040 = 14.17%

² Adjusted ROA = 100 × Net income (loss) ÷ Adjusted total assets
= 100 × 7,232 ÷ 51,040 = 14.17%

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

Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM)

Analysis of Operating Leases

Adjustments to Financial Statements for Operating Leases

Qualcomm Inc., Financial Data: Reported vs. Adjusted

Adjusted Financial Ratios for Operating Leases (Summary)

Qualcomm Inc., Financial Ratios: Reported vs. Adjusted

Adjusted Total Asset Turnover

Adjusted Debt to Equity

Adjusted Return on Assets (ROA)