Stock Analysis on Net

Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE:VLO)

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)

Valero Energy Corp., 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 7,868 13,520 5,561 (1,650) 4,429
Invested capital2 51,119 49,772 44,526 40,966 40,757
Performance Ratio
ROIC3 15.39% 27.16% 12.49% -4.03% 10.87%
Benchmarks
ROIC, Competitors4
Chevron Corp. 9.17% 19.68% 10.04% -5.22% 0.44%
ConocoPhillips 15.20% 28.02% 13.45% -5.92% 12.76%
Exxon Mobil Corp. 12.32% 21.12% 12.01% -12.45% 5.40%
Marathon Petroleum Corp. 16.88% 25.81% 9.73% -15.64% 7.54%
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 9.72% 22.25% 7.26% -23.53% -0.80%

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 × 7,868 ÷ 51,119 = 15.39%

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. Valero Energy Corp. ROIC improved from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 not reaching 2021 level.

Decomposition of ROIC

Valero Energy Corp., decomposition of ROIC

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ROIC = OPM1 × TO2 × 1 – CTR3
Dec 31, 2023 15.39% = 7.27% × 2.83 × 74.78%
Dec 31, 2022 27.16% = 9.65% × 3.54 × 79.40%
Dec 31, 2021 12.49% = 5.33% × 2.56 × 91.47%
Dec 31, 2020 -4.03% = -3.98% × 1.58 × 100.00%
Dec 31, 2019 10.87% = 4.62% × 2.66 × 88.48%

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 decrease in return on invested capital (ROIC) over 2023 year is the decrease in profitability measured by operating profit margin (OPM) ratio.


Operating Profit Margin (OPM)

Valero Energy Corp., 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 7,868 13,520 5,561 (1,650) 4,429
Add: Cash operating taxes2 2,654 3,508 519 (931) 577
Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) 10,521 17,028 6,080 (2,581) 5,005
 
Revenues, includes excise taxes on sales by certain of foreign operations 144,766 176,383 113,977 64,912 108,324
Profitability Ratio
OPM3 7.27% 9.65% 5.33% -3.98% 4.62%
Benchmarks
OPM, Competitors4
Chevron Corp. 13.94% 22.85% 15.98% -8.90% 4.08%
ConocoPhillips 29.62% 36.63% 29.99% -13.37% 31.34%
Exxon Mobil Corp. 15.71% 19.95% 14.69% -17.59% 8.83%
Marathon Petroleum Corp. 9.30% 12.61% 5.74% -18.45% 5.25%
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 26.23% 41.51% 20.91% -79.93% 6.27%

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 ÷ Revenues, includes excise taxes on sales by certain of foreign operations
= 100 × 10,521 ÷ 144,766 = 7.27%

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. Valero Energy Corp. OPM improved from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 not reaching 2021 level.

Turnover of Capital (TO)

Valero Energy Corp., 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)
Revenues, includes excise taxes on sales by certain of foreign operations 144,766 176,383 113,977 64,912 108,324
Invested capital1 51,119 49,772 44,526 40,966 40,757
Efficiency Ratio
TO2 2.83 3.54 2.56 1.58 2.66
Benchmarks
TO, Competitors3
Chevron Corp. 0.93 1.11 0.80 0.48 0.71
ConocoPhillips 0.69 1.04 0.60 0.37 0.56
Exxon Mobil Corp. 1.09 1.34 1.01 0.65 0.84
Marathon Petroleum Corp. 2.32 2.55 1.89 0.99 1.51
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 0.50 0.65 0.45 0.28 0.24

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 = Revenues, includes excise taxes on sales by certain of foreign operations ÷ Invested capital
= 144,766 ÷ 51,119 = 2.83

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. Valero Energy Corp. TO improved from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 not reaching 2021 level.

Effective Cash Tax Rate (CTR)

Valero Energy Corp., 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 7,868 13,520 5,561 (1,650) 4,429
Add: Cash operating taxes2 2,654 3,508 519 (931) 577
Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) 10,521 17,028 6,080 (2,581) 5,005
Tax Rate
CTR3 25.22% 20.60% 8.53% 11.52%
Benchmarks
CTR, Competitors4
Chevron Corp. 29.08% 22.40% 21.79% 85.07%
ConocoPhillips 25.68% 26.41% 25.25% 27.88%
Exxon Mobil Corp. 27.99% 21.11% 19.45% 27.33%
Marathon Petroleum Corp. 21.82% 19.76% 10.23% 4.97%
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 25.46% 17.63% 22.36% 152.57%

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 × 2,654 ÷ 10,521 = 25.22%

4 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Tax rate Description The company
CTR Effective cash tax rate on operating income. Valero Energy Corp. CTR increased from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.