Colgate-Palmolive Co. (CL)

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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

Colgate-Palmolive Co., economic profit calculation

USD $ in millions

12 months ended	Dec 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014	Dec 31, 2013
Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)¹
Cost of capital²	%	%	%	%	%
Invested capital³

Economic profit⁴

Source: Based on data from Colgate-Palmolive Co. 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
= hidden – hidden % × hidden = hidden

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.	Colgate-Palmolive Co.'s economic profit increased from 2015 to 2016 but then slightly declined from 2016 to 2017.

Colgate-Palmolive Co., NOPAT calculation

USD $ in millions

	12 months ended	Dec 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014	Dec 31, 2013
	Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company
	Deferred income tax expense (benefit)¹
	Increase (decrease) in allowance for doubtful accounts and estimated returns²
	Increase (decrease) in LIFO reserve³
	Increase (decrease) in restructuring accrual⁴
	Increase (decrease) in equity equivalents⁵
	Interest expense
	Interest expense, operating lease obligations⁶
	Adjusted interest expense
	Tax benefit of interest expense⁷
	Adjusted interest expense, after taxes⁸
	(Gain) loss on marketable securities
	Interest income
	Investment income, before taxes
	Tax expense (benefit) of investment income⁹
	Investment income, after taxes¹⁰
	Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest
	Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)

Source: Based on data from Colgate-Palmolive Co. Annual Reports

2017 Calculations

¹ Elimination of deferred tax expense. See Details »

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

³ Addition of increase (decrease) in LIFO reserve. See Details »

⁴ Addition of increase (decrease) in restructuring accrual.

⁵ Addition of increase (decrease) in equity equivalents to net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company.

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

⁷ Tax benefit of interest expense = Adjusted interest expense × Statutory income tax rate
= hidden × 35% = hidden

⁸ Addition of after taxes interest expense to net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company.

⁹ Tax expense (benefit) of investment income = Investment income, before tax × Statutory income tax rate
= hidden × 35% = hidden

¹⁰ Elimination of after taxes investment income.

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.	Colgate-Palmolive Co.'s NOPAT increased from 2015 to 2016 but then slightly declined from 2016 to 2017.

Colgate-Palmolive Co., cash operating taxes calculation

USD $ in millions

	12 months ended	Dec 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014	Dec 31, 2013
	Provision for income taxes
	Less: Deferred income tax expense (benefit)
	Add: Tax savings from interest expense
	Less: Tax imposed on investment income
	Cash operating taxes

Source: Based on data from Colgate-Palmolive Co. Annual Reports

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.	Colgate-Palmolive Co.'s cash operating taxes declined from 2015 to 2016 but then increased from 2016 to 2017 not reaching 2015 level.

Colgate-Palmolive Co., invested capital calculation (financing approach)

USD $ in millions

		Dec 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014	Dec 31, 2013
	Notes and loans payable
	Current portion of long-term debt
	Long-term debt, excluding current portion
	PV of operating lease payments¹
	Total reported debt & leases
	Total Colgate-Palmolive Company shareholders' equity
	Net deferred tax (assets) liabilities²
	Allowance for doubtful accounts and estimated returns³
	LIFO reserve⁴
	Restructuring accrual⁵
	Equity equivalents⁶
	Accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss, net of tax⁷
	Noncontrolling interests
	Adjusted total Colgate-Palmolive Company shareholders' equity
	Marketable securities⁸
	Invested capital

Source: Based on data from Colgate-Palmolive Co. 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 restructuring accrual.

⁶ Addition of equity equivalents to total Colgate-Palmolive Company shareholders' equity.

⁷ Removal of accumulated other comprehensive income.

⁸ Subtraction of marketable 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.	Colgate-Palmolive Co.'s invested capital increased from 2015 to 2016 and from 2016 to 2017.

Colgate-Palmolive Co., cost of capital calculations


Equity²	÷	=	×	%	=	%
Debt³	÷	=	×	% × (1 – 35%)	=	%
PV of operating lease payments⁴	÷	=	×	% × (1 – 35%)	=	%
Total:						%

Source: Based on data from Colgate-Palmolive Co. Annual Reports

¹ USD $ in millions

² Equity. See Details »

³ Debt. See Details »

⁴ PV of operating lease payments. See Details »


Equity²	÷	=	×	%	=	%
Debt³	÷	=	×	% × (1 – 35%)	=	%
PV of operating lease payments⁴	÷	=	×	% × (1 – 35%)	=	%
Total:						%

Source: Based on data from Colgate-Palmolive Co. Annual Reports

¹ USD $ in millions

² Equity. See Details »

³ Debt. See Details »

⁴ PV of operating lease payments. See Details »


Equity²	÷	=	×	%	=	%
Debt³	÷	=	×	% × (1 – 35%)	=	%
PV of operating lease payments⁴	÷	=	×	% × (1 – 35%)	=	%
Total:						%

Source: Based on data from Colgate-Palmolive Co. Annual Reports

¹ USD $ in millions

² Equity. See Details »

³ Debt. See Details »

⁴ PV of operating lease payments. See Details »


Equity²	÷	=	×	%	=	%
Debt³	÷	=	×	% × (1 – 35%)	=	%
PV of operating lease payments⁴	÷	=	×	% × (1 – 35%)	=	%
Total:						%

Source: Based on data from Colgate-Palmolive Co. Annual Reports

¹ USD $ in millions

² Equity. See Details »

³ Debt. See Details »

⁴ PV of operating lease payments. See Details »


Equity²	÷	=	×	%	=	%
Debt³	÷	=	×	% × (1 – 35%)	=	%
PV of operating lease payments⁴	÷	=	×	% × (1 – 35%)	=	%
Total:						%

Source: Based on data from Colgate-Palmolive Co. Annual Reports

¹ USD $ in millions

² Equity. See Details »

³ Debt. See Details »

⁴ PV of operating lease payments. See Details »

Colgate-Palmolive Co., economic spread calculation

	Dec 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014	Dec 31, 2013
Selected Financial Data (USD $ in millions)
Economic profit¹
Invested capital²
Ratio
Economic spread³	%	%	%	%	%

Source: Based on data from Colgate-Palmolive Co. Annual Reports

2017 Calculations

¹ Economic profit. See Details »

² Invested capital. See Details »

³ Economic spread = 100 × Economic profit ÷ Invested capital
= 100 × hidden ÷ hidden = hidden %

Ratio	Description	The company
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.	Colgate-Palmolive Co.'s economic spread improved from 2015 to 2016 but then slightly deteriorated from 2016 to 2017.

Colgate-Palmolive Co., economic profit margin calculation

	Dec 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014	Dec 31, 2013
Selected Financial Data (USD $ in millions)
Economic profit¹
Net sales
Ratio
Economic profit margin²	%	%	%	%	%

Source: Based on data from Colgate-Palmolive Co. Annual Reports

2017 Calculations

¹ Economic profit. See Details »

² Economic profit margin = 100 × Economic profit ÷ Net sales
= 100 × hidden ÷ hidden = hidden %

Ratio	Description	The company
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.	Colgate-Palmolive Co.'s economic profit margin improved from 2015 to 2016 but then slightly deteriorated from 2016 to 2017.

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Economic Profit

Net Operating Profit after Taxes (NOPAT)

Cash Operating Taxes

Invested Capital

Cost of Capital

Dec 31, 2017

Dec 31, 2016

Dec 31, 2015

Dec 31, 2014

Dec 31, 2013

Economic Spread

Economic Profit Margin