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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
Net Operating Profit after Taxes (NOPAT)
Cash Operating Taxes
Invested Capital
Cost of Capital
Economic Spread
Economic Profit Margin

Twenty-First Century Fox Inc., economic profit calculation

USD $ in millions

	12 months ended	Jun 30, 2018	Jun 30, 2017	Jun 30, 2016	Jun 30, 2015	Jun 30, 2014	Jun 30, 2013
	Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)¹
	Cost of capital²
	Invested capital³

	Economic profit⁴

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2018-08-13), 10-K (filing date: 2017-08-14), 10-K (filing date: 2016-08-11), 10-K (filing date: 2015-08-13), 10-K (filing date: 2014-08-14), 10-K (filing date: 2013-08-19).

2018 Calculations

¹ NOPAT. See Details »

² Cost of capital. See Details »

³ Invested capital. See Details »

⁴ Economic profit = NOPAT – Cost of capital × Invested capital
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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.	Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.’s economic profit declined from 2016 to 2017 and from 2017 to 2018.

Twenty-First Century Fox Inc., NOPAT calculation

USD $ in millions

	12 months ended	Jun 30, 2018	Jun 30, 2017	Jun 30, 2016	Jun 30, 2015	Jun 30, 2014	Jun 30, 2013
	Net income attributable to Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. stockholders
	Deferred income tax expense (benefit)¹
	Increase (decrease) in allowances for returns and doubtful accounts²
	Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue³
	Increase (decrease) in restructuring program liabilities⁴
	Increase (decrease) in equity equivalents⁵
	Interest expense, net
	Interest expense, operating lease obligations⁶
	Adjusted interest expense, net
	Tax benefit of interest expense, net⁷
	Adjusted interest expense, net, after taxes⁸
	(Gain) loss on marketable securities
	Interest income
	Investment income, before taxes
	Tax expense (benefit) of investment income⁹
	Investment income, after taxes¹⁰
	(Income) loss from discontinued operations, net of tax¹¹
	Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest
	Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2018-08-13), 10-K (filing date: 2017-08-14), 10-K (filing date: 2016-08-11), 10-K (filing date: 2015-08-13), 10-K (filing date: 2014-08-14), 10-K (filing date: 2013-08-19).

2018 Calculations

¹ Elimination of deferred tax expense. See Details »

² Addition of increase (decrease) in allowances for returns and doubtful accounts.

³ Addition of increase (decrease) in deferred revenue.

⁴ Addition of increase (decrease) in restructuring program liabilities.

⁵ Addition of increase (decrease) in equity equivalents to net income attributable to Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. stockholders.

⁶ Addition of interest expense on capitalized operating leases. See Details »

⁷ Tax benefit of interest expense, net = Adjusted interest expense, net × Statutory income tax rate
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⁸ Addition of after taxes interest expense to net income attributable to Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. stockholders.

⁹ Tax expense (benefit) of investment income = Investment income, before tax × Statutory income tax rate
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¹⁰ Elimination of after taxes investment income.

¹¹ Elimination of discontinued operations.

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.	Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.’s NOPAT increased from 2016 to 2017 and from 2017 to 2018.

Twenty-First Century Fox Inc., cash operating taxes calculation

USD $ in millions

	12 months ended	Jun 30, 2018	Jun 30, 2017	Jun 30, 2016	Jun 30, 2015	Jun 30, 2014	Jun 30, 2013
	Provision for income taxes from continuing operations
	Less: Deferred income tax expense (benefit)
	Add: Tax savings from interest expense, net
	Less: Tax imposed on investment income
	Cash operating taxes

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2018-08-13), 10-K (filing date: 2017-08-14), 10-K (filing date: 2016-08-11), 10-K (filing date: 2015-08-13), 10-K (filing date: 2014-08-14), 10-K (filing date: 2013-08-19).

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.	Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.’s cash operating taxes increased from 2016 to 2017 but then declined significantly from 2017 to 2018.

Twenty-First Century Fox Inc., invested capital calculation (financing approach)

USD $ in millions

		Jun 30, 2018	Jun 30, 2017	Jun 30, 2016	Jun 30, 2015	Jun 30, 2014	Jun 30, 2013
	Current borrowings
	Non-current borrowings
	PV of operating lease payments¹
	Total reported debt & leases
	Total Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. stockholders’ equity
	Net deferred tax (assets) liabilities²
	Allowances for returns and doubtful accounts³
	Deferred revenue⁴
	Restructuring program liabilities⁵
	Equity equivalents⁶
	Accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss, net of tax⁷
	Redeemable noncontrolling interests
	Noncontrolling interests
	Adjusted total Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. stockholders’ equity
	Construction in progress⁸
	Available-for-sale securities⁹
	Invested capital

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2018-08-13), 10-K (filing date: 2017-08-14), 10-K (filing date: 2016-08-11), 10-K (filing date: 2015-08-13), 10-K (filing date: 2014-08-14), 10-K (filing date: 2013-08-19).

¹ Addition of capitalized operating leases. See Details »

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 restructuring program liabilities.

⁶ Addition of equity equivalents to total Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. stockholders’ equity.

⁷ Removal of accumulated other comprehensive income.

⁸ Subtraction of construction in progress.

⁹ Subtraction of available-for-sale securities.

Item	Description	The company
Invested capital	Capital is an approximation of the economic book value of all cash invested in going-concern business activities.	Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.’s invested capital increased from 2016 to 2017 and from 2017 to 2018.

Twenty-First Century Fox Inc., cost of capital calculations


Equity²	÷	=	×		=
Borrowings³	÷	=	×	× (1 – 28.00%)	=
PV of operating lease payments⁴	÷	=	×	× (1 – 28.00%)	=
Total:

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2018-08-13).

¹ USD $ in millions

² Equity. See Details »

³ Borrowings. See Details »