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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
Chevron Corp., 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 Chevron Corp. 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. | Chevron Corp.'s economic profit declined from 2015 to 2016 but then increased from 2016 to 2017 exceeding 2015 level. |
Net Operating Profit after Taxes (NOPAT)
Chevron Corp., NOPAT calculation
USD $ in millions
Source: Based on data from Chevron Corp. Annual Reports
2017 Calculations
1 Elimination of deferred tax expense. See Details »
2 Addition of increase (decrease) in allowance for doubtful accounts.
3 Addition of increase (decrease) in LIFO reserve. See Details »
4 Addition of increase (decrease) in accrued severance liability.
5 Addition of increase (decrease) in equity equivalents to net income (loss) attributable to Chevron Corporation.
6 Addition of interest expense on capitalized operating leases. See Details »
7 Tax benefit of interest and debt expense = Adjusted interest and debt expense × Statutory income tax rate
= × 35% =
8 Addition of after taxes interest expense to net income (loss) attributable to Chevron Corporation.
| 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. | Chevron Corp.'s NOPAT declined from 2015 to 2016 but then increased from 2016 to 2017 exceeding 2015 level. |
Cash Operating Taxes
Chevron Corp., cash operating taxes calculation
USD $ in millions
Source: Based on data from Chevron Corp. 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. | Chevron Corp.'s cash operating taxes increased from 2015 to 2016 and from 2016 to 2017. |
Invested Capital
Chevron Corp., invested capital calculation (financing approach)
USD $ in millions
Source: Based on data from Chevron Corp. 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 LIFO reserve. See Details »
5 Addition of accrued severance liability.
6 Addition of equity equivalents to total Chevron Corporation stockholders' equity.
7 Removal of accumulated other comprehensive income.
8 Subtraction of marketable 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. | Chevron Corp.'s invested capital declined from 2015 to 2016 and from 2016 to 2017. |
Cost of Capital
Chevron Corp., cost of capital calculations
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Source: Based on data from Chevron Corp. 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 Chevron Corp. 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 Chevron Corp. 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 Chevron Corp. 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 Chevron Corp. Annual Reports
1 USD $ in millions
2 Equity. See Details »
3 Debt. See Details »
4 PV of operating lease payments. See Details »
Economic Spread
Chevron Corp., economic spread calculation
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Source: Based on data from Chevron Corp. 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. | Chevron Corp.'s economic spread deteriorated from 2015 to 2016 but then improved from 2016 to 2017 exceeding 2015 level. |
Economic Profit Margin
Chevron Corp., economic profit margin calculation
Source: Based on data from Chevron Corp. Annual Reports
2017 Calculations
1 Economic profit. See Details »
2 Economic profit margin = 100 × Economic profit ÷ Sales and other 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. | Chevron Corp.'s economic profit margin deteriorated from 2015 to 2016 but then improved from 2016 to 2017 exceeding 2015 level. |
