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.
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- Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
- Common-Size Income Statement
- Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
- Analysis of Profitability Ratios
- Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
- Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)
- Price to FCFE (P/FCFE)
- Net Profit Margin since 2005
- Price to Operating Profit (P/OP) since 2005
- Aggregate Accruals
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Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
Jan 31, 2022 | Jan 31, 2021 | Jan 31, 2020 | Jan 31, 2019 | Jan 31, 2018 | Jan 31, 2017 | ||
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Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||
Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 | |||||||
Invested capital2 | |||||||
Performance Ratio | |||||||
ROIC3 | |||||||
Benchmarks | |||||||
ROIC, Competitors4 | |||||||
Costco Wholesale Corp. |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-01-31).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Invested capital. See details »
3 2022 Calculation
ROIC = 100 × NOPAT ÷ Invested capital
= 100 × ÷ =
4 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Performance ratio | Description | The company |
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ROIC | A measure of the periodic, after tax, cash-on-cash yield earned in the business. | Walmart Inc. ROIC improved from 2020 to 2021 but then deteriorated significantly from 2021 to 2022. |
Decomposition of ROIC
ROIC | = | OPM1 | × | TO2 | × | 1 – CTR3 | |
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Jan 31, 2022 | = | × | × | ||||
Jan 31, 2021 | = | × | × | ||||
Jan 31, 2020 | = | × | × | ||||
Jan 31, 2019 | = | × | × | ||||
Jan 31, 2018 | = | × | × | ||||
Jan 31, 2017 | = | × | × |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-01-31).
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 2022 year is the decrease in profitability measured by operating profit margin (OPM) ratio.
Operating Profit Margin (OPM)
Jan 31, 2022 | Jan 31, 2021 | Jan 31, 2020 | Jan 31, 2019 | Jan 31, 2018 | Jan 31, 2017 | ||
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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 | |||||||
Profitability Ratio | |||||||
OPM3 | |||||||
Benchmarks | |||||||
OPM, Competitors4 | |||||||
Costco Wholesale Corp. |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-01-31).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Cash operating taxes. See details »
3 2022 Calculation
OPM = 100 × NOPBT ÷ Net sales
= 100 × ÷ =
4 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
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OPM | The operating profit margin (OPM) is the ratio of pretax economic earnings, or NOPBT, to sales. | Walmart Inc. OPM deteriorated from 2020 to 2021 and from 2021 to 2022. |
Turnover of Capital (TO)
Jan 31, 2022 | Jan 31, 2021 | Jan 31, 2020 | Jan 31, 2019 | Jan 31, 2018 | Jan 31, 2017 | ||
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Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||
Net sales | |||||||
Invested capital1 | |||||||
Efficiency Ratio | |||||||
TO2 | |||||||
Benchmarks | |||||||
TO, Competitors3 | |||||||
Costco Wholesale Corp. |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-01-31).
1 Invested capital. See details »
2 2022 Calculation
TO = Net sales ÷ Invested capital
= ÷ =
3 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Efficiency ratio | Description | The company |
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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. | Walmart Inc. TO improved from 2020 to 2021 and from 2021 to 2022. |
Effective Cash Tax Rate (CTR)
Jan 31, 2022 | Jan 31, 2021 | Jan 31, 2020 | Jan 31, 2019 | Jan 31, 2018 | Jan 31, 2017 | ||
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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 | |||||||
Costco Wholesale Corp. |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-01-31).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Cash operating taxes. See details »
3 2022 Calculation
CTR = 100 × Cash operating taxes ÷ NOPBT
= 100 × ÷ =
4 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Tax rate | Description | The company |
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CTR | Effective cash tax rate on operating income. | Walmart Inc. CTR increased from 2020 to 2021 and from 2021 to 2022. |