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Economic Value Added (EVA)
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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
AT&T Inc., economic profit calculation
USD $ in millions
| 12 months ended | Dec 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Dec 31, 2014 | Dec 31, 2013 | |
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Source: Based on data from AT&T Inc. Annual Reports
2017 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
= – % × =
| Item | Description | The company |
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| 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. | AT&T Inc.'s economic profit declined from 2015 to 2016 but then increased from 2016 to 2017 not reaching 2015 level. |
Net Operating Profit after Taxes (NOPAT)
AT&T Inc., NOPAT calculation
USD $ in millions
Source: Based on data from AT&T Inc. Annual Reports
2017 Calculations
1 Elimination of deferred tax expense. See Details »
2 Addition of increase (decrease) in allowances for doubtful accounts.
3 Addition of increase (decrease) in equity equivalents to net income attributable to AT&T.
4 Addition of interest expense on capitalized operating leases. See Details »
5 Tax benefit of interest expense = Adjusted interest expense × Statutory income tax rate
= × 35% =
6 Addition of after taxes interest expense to net income attributable to AT&T.
7 Tax expense (benefit) of investment income = Investment income, before tax × Statutory income tax rate
= × 35% =
8 Elimination of after taxes investment income.
| Item | Description | The company |
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| 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. | AT&T Inc.'s NOPAT declined from 2015 to 2016 and from 2016 to 2017. |
Cash Operating Taxes
AT&T Inc., cash operating taxes calculation
USD $ in millions
Source: Based on data from AT&T Inc. Annual Reports
| Item | Description | The company |
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| 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. | AT&T Inc.'s cash operating taxes increased from 2015 to 2016 but then declined significantly from 2016 to 2017. |
Invested Capital
AT&T Inc., invested capital calculation (financing approach)
USD $ in millions
Source: Based on data from AT&T Inc. Annual Reports
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 equity equivalents to stockholders' equity attributable to AT&T.
5 Removal of accumulated other comprehensive income.
6 Subtraction of under construction.
7 Subtraction of investment securities.
| Item | Description | The company |
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| Invested capital | Capital is an approximation of the economic book value of all cash invested in going-concern business activities. | AT&T Inc.'s invested capital increased from 2015 to 2016 but then declined significantly from 2016 to 2017. |
Cost of Capital
AT&T Inc., cost of capital calculations
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Source: Based on data from AT&T Inc. Annual Reports
1 USD $ in millions
2 Equity. See Details »
3 Debt. See Details »
4 PV of operating lease payments. See Details »
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Source: Based on data from AT&T Inc. Annual Reports
1 USD $ in millions
2 Equity. See Details »
3 Debt. See Details »
4 PV of operating lease payments. See Details »
| Fair Value1 | Weights | Cost of Capital | |||||||||
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Source: Based on data from AT&T Inc. Annual Reports
1 USD $ in millions
2 Equity. See Details »
3 Debt. See Details »
4 PV of operating lease payments. See Details »
| Fair Value1 | Weights | Cost of Capital | |||||||||
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Source: Based on data from AT&T Inc. Annual Reports
1 USD $ in millions
2 Equity. See Details »
3 Debt. See Details »
4 PV of operating lease payments. See Details »
| Fair Value1 | Weights | Cost of Capital | |||||||||
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Source: Based on data from AT&T Inc. Annual Reports
1 USD $ in millions
2 Equity. See Details »
3 Debt. See Details »
4 PV of operating lease payments. See Details »
Economic Spread
AT&T Inc., economic spread calculation
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Source: Based on data from AT&T Inc. Annual Reports
2017 Calculations
1 Economic profit. See Details »
2 Invested capital. See Details »
3 Economic spread = 100 × Economic profit ÷ Invested capital
= 100 × ÷ = %
| Ratio | Description | The company |
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| Economic spread | The ratio of economic profit to invested capital, also equal to the difference between return on invested capital (ROIC) and cost of capital. | AT&T Inc.'s economic spread deteriorated from 2015 to 2016 but then improved from 2016 to 2017 exceeding 2015 level. |
Economic Profit Margin
AT&T Inc., economic profit margin calculation
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Source: Based on data from AT&T Inc. Annual Reports
2017 Calculations
1 Economic profit. See Details »
2 Economic profit margin = 100 × Economic profit ÷ Operating revenues
= 100 × ÷ = %
| Ratio | Description | The company |
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| 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. | AT&T Inc.'s economic profit margin deteriorated from 2015 to 2016 but then improved from 2016 to 2017 not reaching 2015 level. |
