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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 Ratio
Economic Profit Margin

DuPont de Nemours Inc., economic profit calculation

US$ in millions

	12 months ended	Dec 31, 2019	Dec 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015
	Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)¹
	Cost of capital²
	Invested capital³

	Economic profit⁴

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2020-02-14), 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-11), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-15), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-09), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-12).

¹ NOPAT. See details »

² Cost of capital. See details »

³ Invested capital. See details »

⁴ 2019 Calculation
Economic profit = NOPAT – Cost of capital × Invested capital
= – × =

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.	DuPont de Nemours Inc.’s economic profit increased from 2017 to 2018 and from 2018 to 2019.

DuPont de Nemours Inc., NOPAT calculation

US$ in millions

	12 months ended	Dec 31, 2019	Dec 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015
	Net income attributable to DuPont
	Deferred income tax expense (benefit)¹
	Increase (decrease) in allowance for doubtful receivables²
	Increase (decrease) in LIFO reserve³
	Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue⁴
	Increase (decrease) in restructuring reserve⁵
	Increase (decrease) in equity equivalents⁶
	Interest expense
	Interest expense, operating lease liability⁷
	Adjusted interest expense
	Tax benefit of interest expense⁸
	Adjusted interest expense, after taxes⁹
	(Gain) loss on marketable securities
	Interest income
	Investment income, before taxes
	Tax expense (benefit) of investment income¹⁰
	Investment income, after taxes¹¹
	(Income) loss from discontinued operations, net of tax¹²
	Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest
	Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2020-02-14), 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-11), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-15), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-09), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-12).

¹ Elimination of deferred tax expense. See details »

² Addition of increase (decrease) in allowance for doubtful receivables.

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

⁴ Addition of increase (decrease) in deferred revenue.

⁵ Addition of increase (decrease) in restructuring reserve.

⁶ Addition of increase (decrease) in equity equivalents to net income attributable to DuPont.

⁷ 2019 Calculation
Interest expense on capitalized operating leases = Operating lease liability × Discount rate
= × =

⁸ 2019 Calculation
Tax benefit of interest expense = Adjusted interest expense × Statutory income tax rate
= × 21.00% =

⁹ Addition of after taxes interest expense to net income attributable to DuPont.

¹⁰ 2019 Calculation
Tax expense (benefit) of investment income = Investment income, before tax × Statutory income tax rate
= × 21.00% =

¹¹ Elimination of after taxes investment income.

¹² 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.	DuPont de Nemours Inc.’s NOPAT increased from 2017 to 2018 but then decreased significantly from 2018 to 2019.

DuPont de Nemours Inc., cash operating taxes calculation

US$ in millions

	12 months ended	Dec 31, 2019	Dec 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015
	Provision for (benefit from) income taxes on continuing operations
	Less: Deferred income tax expense (benefit)
	Add: Tax savings from interest expense
	Less: Tax imposed on investment income
	Cash operating taxes

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2020-02-14), 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-11), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-15), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-09), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-12).

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.	DuPont de Nemours Inc.’s cash operating taxes increased from 2017 to 2018 but then decreased significantly from 2018 to 2019.

DuPont de Nemours Inc., invested capital calculation (financing approach)

US$ in millions

		Dec 31, 2019	Dec 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015
	Short-term borrowings and finance lease obligations
	Long-term debt, excluding debt within one year
	Operating lease liability¹
	Total reported debt & leases
	Total DuPont stockholders’ equity
	Net deferred tax (assets) liabilities²
	Allowance for doubtful receivables³
	LIFO reserve⁴
	Deferred revenue⁵
	Restructuring reserve⁶
	Equity equivalents⁷
	Accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss, net of tax⁸
	Non-redeemable noncontrolling interests
	Adjusted total DuPont stockholders’ equity
	Construction in progress⁹
	Marketable securities¹⁰
	Invested capital

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2020-02-14), 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-11), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-15), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-09), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-12).

¹ Addition of capitalized operating leases.

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 deferred revenue.

⁶ Addition of restructuring reserve.

⁷ Addition of equity equivalents to total DuPont stockholders’ equity.

⁸ Removal of accumulated other comprehensive income.

⁹ Subtraction of construction in progress.

¹⁰ 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.	DuPont de Nemours Inc.’s invested capital increased from 2017 to 2018 but then decreased significantly from 2018 to 2019.

DuPont de Nemours Inc., cost of capital calculations


Equity²	÷	=	×		=
Preferred stock, series A, $1.00 par (book value)	÷	=	×		=
Short-term borrowings and long-term debt³	÷	=	×	× (1 – 21.00%)	=
Operating lease liability⁴	÷	=	×	× (1 – 21.00%)	=
Total:

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2020-02-14).

¹ US$ in millions

² Equity. See details »