Stock Analysis on Net

General Motors Co. (NYSE:GM)

Return on Capital (ROC)

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Return on capital (ROC) is after tax rate of return on net business assets. ROIC is unaffected by changes in interest rates or company debt and equity structure. It measures business productivity performance.


Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)

General Motors Co., ROIC calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 11,524 10,217 13,885 7,866 6,227
Invested capital2 182,260 172,128 167,086 152,793 145,313
Performance Ratio
ROIC3 6.32% 5.94% 8.31% 5.15% 4.29%
Benchmarks
ROIC, Competitors4
Ford Motor Co. 1.73% 1.70% 7.11% -0.25% -0.61%
Tesla Inc. 17.33% 29.98% 17.93% 5.84% 3.54%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 NOPAT. See details »

2 Invested capital. See details »

3 2023 Calculation
ROIC = 100 × NOPAT ÷ Invested capital
= 100 × 11,524 ÷ 182,260 = 6.32%

4 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Performance ratio Description The company
ROIC A measure of the periodic, after tax, cash-on-cash yield earned in the business. General Motors Co. ROIC deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly improved from 2022 to 2023.

Decomposition of ROIC

General Motors Co., decomposition of ROIC

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ROIC = OPM1 × TO2 × 1 – CTR3
Dec 31, 2023 6.32% = 8.21% × 0.87 × 87.99%
Dec 31, 2022 5.94% = 8.16% × 0.84 × 86.57%
Dec 31, 2021 8.31% = 12.91% × 0.68 × 94.97%
Dec 31, 2020 5.15% = 8.22% × 0.71 × 88.33%
Dec 31, 2019 4.29% = 5.89% × 0.84 × 86.32%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 Operating profit margin (OPM). See calculations »

2 Turnover of capital (TO). See calculations »

3 Effective cash tax rate (CTR). See calculations »

The primary reason for the increase in return on invested capital (ROIC) over 2023 year is the increase in efficiency measured by turnover of capital (TO) ratio.


Operating Profit Margin (OPM)

General Motors Co., OPM calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 11,524 10,217 13,885 7,866 6,227
Add: Cash operating taxes2 1,573 1,585 735 1,039 987
Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) 13,097 11,802 14,620 8,905 7,214
 
Automotive net sales and revenue 157,658 143,975 113,590 108,673 122,697
Add: Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue 1,780 570 (376) (349) (267)
Adjusted automotive net sales and revenue 159,438 144,545 113,214 108,324 122,430
Profitability Ratio
OPM3 8.21% 8.16% 12.91% 8.22% 5.89%
Benchmarks
OPM, Competitors4
Ford Motor Co. 2.56% 3.67% 8.31% 0.22% -0.26%
Tesla Inc. 12.73% 19.64% 14.93% 8.50% 4.51%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 NOPAT. See details »

2 Cash operating taxes. See details »

3 2023 Calculation
OPM = 100 × NOPBT ÷ Adjusted automotive net sales and revenue
= 100 × 13,097 ÷ 159,438 = 8.21%

4 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Profitability ratio Description The company
OPM The operating profit margin (OPM) is the ratio of pretax economic earnings, or NOPBT, to sales. General Motors Co. OPM deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly improved from 2022 to 2023.

Turnover of Capital (TO)

General Motors Co., TO calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Automotive net sales and revenue 157,658 143,975 113,590 108,673 122,697
Add: Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue 1,780 570 (376) (349) (267)
Adjusted automotive net sales and revenue 159,438 144,545 113,214 108,324 122,430
 
Invested capital1 182,260 172,128 167,086 152,793 145,313
Efficiency Ratio
TO2 0.87 0.84 0.68 0.71 0.84
Benchmarks
TO, Competitors3
Ford Motor Co. 0.96 0.91 0.79 0.68 0.83
Tesla Inc. 1.51 1.66 1.36 0.81 0.99

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 Invested capital. See details »

2 2023 Calculation
TO = Adjusted automotive net sales and revenue ÷ Invested capital
= 159,438 ÷ 182,260 = 0.87

3 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Efficiency ratio Description The company
TO The turnover of capital (TO) is the ratio of sales to invested capital. Capital turnover is a function of the efficiency of working capital management and of net fixed assets. General Motors Co. TO improved from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.

Effective Cash Tax Rate (CTR)

General Motors Co., CTR calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 11,524 10,217 13,885 7,866 6,227
Add: Cash operating taxes2 1,573 1,585 735 1,039 987
Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) 13,097 11,802 14,620 8,905 7,214
Tax Rate
CTR3 12.01% 13.43% 5.03% 11.67% 13.68%
Benchmarks
CTR, Competitors4
Ford Motor Co. 29.29% 49.15% -8.20% 269.76%
Tesla Inc. 9.65% 8.24% 11.48% 15.54% 21.15%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 NOPAT. See details »

2 Cash operating taxes. See details »

3 2023 Calculation
CTR = 100 × Cash operating taxes ÷ NOPBT
= 100 × 1,573 ÷ 13,097 = 12.01%

4 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Tax rate Description The company
CTR Effective cash tax rate on operating income. General Motors Co. CTR increased from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly decreased from 2022 to 2023.