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Return on Capital (ROC)
Advanced level
Return on capital (ROC) is after tax rate of return on net business assets. ROIC is unaffected by changes in interest rates or company’s debt and equity structure. It measures business productivity performance.
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
Home Depot Inc., ROIC calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Feb 2, 2020 | Feb 3, 2019 | Jan 28, 2018 | Jan 29, 2017 | Jan 31, 2016 | Feb 1, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||
| Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 | |||||||
| Invested capital2 | |||||||
| Performance Ratio | |||||||
| ROIC3 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| ROIC, Competitors4 | |||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | |||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | |||||||
| Dollar General Corp. | |||||||
| Lowe’s Cos. Inc. | |||||||
| Target Corp. | |||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | |||||||
| Walmart Inc. | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2020-03-25), 10-K (filing date: 2019-03-28), 10-K (filing date: 2018-03-22), 10-K (filing date: 2017-03-23), 10-K (filing date: 2016-03-24), 10-K (filing date: 2015-03-26).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Invested capital. See details »
3 2020 Calculation
ROIC = 100 × NOPAT ÷ Invested capital
= 100 × ÷ =
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. | Home Depot Inc.’s ROIC improved from 2018 to 2019 but then slightly deteriorated from 2019 to 2020. |
Decomposition of ROIC
Home Depot Inc., decomposition of ROIC
| ROIC | = | OPM1 | × | TO2 | × | 1 – CTR3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 2020 | = | × | × | ||||
| Feb 3, 2019 | = | × | × | ||||
| Jan 28, 2018 | = | × | × | ||||
| Jan 29, 2017 | = | × | × | ||||
| Jan 31, 2016 | = | × | × | ||||
| Feb 1, 2015 | = | × | × |
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2020-03-25), 10-K (filing date: 2019-03-28), 10-K (filing date: 2018-03-22), 10-K (filing date: 2017-03-23), 10-K (filing date: 2016-03-24), 10-K (filing date: 2015-03-26).
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 decrease in return on invested capital (ROIC) over 2020 year is the decrease in efficiency measured by turnover of capital (TO) ratio.
Operating Profit Margin (OPM)
Home Depot Inc., OPM calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Feb 2, 2020 | Feb 3, 2019 | Jan 28, 2018 | Jan 29, 2017 | Jan 31, 2016 | Feb 1, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||
| Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 | |||||||
| Add: Cash operating taxes2 | |||||||
| Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) | |||||||
| Net sales | |||||||
| Add: Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue | |||||||
| Adjusted net sales | |||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||
| OPM3 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| OPM, Competitors4 | |||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | |||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | |||||||
| Dollar General Corp. | |||||||
| Lowe’s Cos. Inc. | |||||||
| Target Corp. | |||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | |||||||
| Walmart Inc. | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2020-03-25), 10-K (filing date: 2019-03-28), 10-K (filing date: 2018-03-22), 10-K (filing date: 2017-03-23), 10-K (filing date: 2016-03-24), 10-K (filing date: 2015-03-26).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Cash operating taxes. See details »
3 2020 Calculation
OPM = 100 × NOPBT ÷ Adjusted net sales
= 100 × ÷ =
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. | Home Depot Inc.’s OPM deteriorated from 2018 to 2019 but then slightly improved from 2019 to 2020. |
Turnover of Capital (TO)
Home Depot Inc., TO calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Feb 2, 2020 | Feb 3, 2019 | Jan 28, 2018 | Jan 29, 2017 | Jan 31, 2016 | Feb 1, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||
| Net sales | |||||||
| Add: Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue | |||||||
| Adjusted net sales | |||||||
| Invested capital1 | |||||||
| Efficiency Ratio | |||||||
| TO2 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| TO, Competitors3 | |||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | |||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | |||||||
| Dollar General Corp. | |||||||
| Lowe’s Cos. Inc. | |||||||
| Target Corp. | |||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | |||||||
| Walmart Inc. | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2020-03-25), 10-K (filing date: 2019-03-28), 10-K (filing date: 2018-03-22), 10-K (filing date: 2017-03-23), 10-K (filing date: 2016-03-24), 10-K (filing date: 2015-03-26).
1 Invested capital. See details »
2 2020 Calculation
TO = Adjusted net sales ÷ Invested capital
= ÷ =
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. | Home Depot Inc.’s TO improved from 2018 to 2019 but then slightly deteriorated from 2019 to 2020 not reaching 2018 level. |
Effective Cash Tax Rate (CTR)
Home Depot Inc., CTR calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Feb 2, 2020 | Feb 3, 2019 | Jan 28, 2018 | Jan 29, 2017 | Jan 31, 2016 | Feb 1, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||
| Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 | |||||||
| Add: Cash operating taxes2 | |||||||
| Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) | |||||||
| Tax Rate | |||||||
| CTR3 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| CTR, Competitors4 | |||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | |||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | |||||||
| Dollar General Corp. | |||||||
| Lowe’s Cos. Inc. | |||||||
| Target Corp. | |||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | |||||||
| Walmart Inc. | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2020-03-25), 10-K (filing date: 2019-03-28), 10-K (filing date: 2018-03-22), 10-K (filing date: 2017-03-23), 10-K (filing date: 2016-03-24), 10-K (filing date: 2015-03-26).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Cash operating taxes. See details »
3 2020 Calculation
CTR = 100 × Cash operating taxes ÷ NOPBT
= 100 × ÷ =
4 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Tax rate | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| CTR | Effective cash tax rate on operating income. | Home Depot Inc.’s CTR decreased from 2018 to 2019 and from 2019 to 2020. |