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Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO)

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Profitability Ratios (Summary)

Broadcom Inc., profitability ratios (quarterly data)

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Aug 4, 2024 May 5, 2024 Feb 4, 2024 Oct 29, 2023 Jul 30, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 29, 2023 Oct 30, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 May 1, 2022 Jan 30, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Aug 1, 2021 May 2, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Nov 1, 2020 Aug 2, 2020 May 3, 2020 Feb 2, 2020 Nov 3, 2019 Aug 4, 2019 May 5, 2019 Feb 3, 2019 Nov 4, 2018 Aug 5, 2018 May 6, 2018 Feb 4, 2018
Return on Sales
Gross profit margin 63.90% 65.05% 67.06% 68.93% 68.28% 67.71% 66.98% 66.55% 65.68% 64.42% 62.95% 61.36% 60.18% 58.98% 57.54% 56.58% 55.70% 55.21% 55.32% 55.24% 55.09% 54.33% 53.09% 51.48%
Operating profit margin 27.93% 30.84% 36.50% 45.25% 45.00% 45.19% 44.23% 42.84% 40.47% 37.37% 34.35% 31.03% 28.16% 24.83% 20.81% 16.80% 15.27% 14.85% 15.90% 15.24% 18.15% 20.70% 22.28% 24.63%
Net profit margin 10.88% 24.10% 29.93% 39.31% 39.25% 39.06% 37.19% 34.62% 31.96% 29.76% 27.47% 24.54% 22.90% 19.11% 16.01% 12.39% 10.70% 10.97% 11.64% 12.05% 13.44% 15.92% 30.50% 58.80%
Return on Investment
Return on equity (ROE) 7.76% 14.68% 16.55% 58.70% 63.03% 62.20% 54.90% 50.62% 48.50% 42.58% 34.09% 26.99% 24.94% 20.40% 16.49% 12.40% 10.54% 10.48% 10.83% 10.92% 13.91% 15.66% 27.99% 45.99%
Return on assets (ROA) 3.03% 5.86% 6.54% 19.33% 19.44% 19.10% 17.54% 15.69% 14.20% 12.45% 10.69% 8.91% 8.00% 6.47% 5.14% 3.90% 3.13% 3.08% 3.26% 4.04% 4.29% 4.90% 9.01% 24.46%

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-11-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-06), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-04).

Profitability ratio Description The company
Gross profit margin Gross profit margin indicates the percentage of revenue available to cover operating and other expenditures. Broadcom Inc. gross profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.
Operating profit margin A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. Broadcom Inc. operating profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.
Net profit margin An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. Broadcom Inc. net profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.

Profitability ratio Description The company
ROE A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. Broadcom Inc. ROE deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.
ROA A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. Broadcom Inc. ROA deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.

Gross Profit Margin

Broadcom Inc., gross profit margin calculation (quarterly data)

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Aug 4, 2024 May 5, 2024 Feb 4, 2024 Oct 29, 2023 Jul 30, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 29, 2023 Oct 30, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 May 1, 2022 Jan 30, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Aug 1, 2021 May 2, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Nov 1, 2020 Aug 2, 2020 May 3, 2020 Feb 2, 2020 Nov 3, 2019 Aug 4, 2019 May 5, 2019 Feb 3, 2019 Nov 4, 2018 Aug 5, 2018 May 6, 2018 Feb 4, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Gross margin 8,356 7,776 7,375 6,407 6,164 6,115 6,004 5,926 5,681 5,439 5,049 4,638 4,197 4,057 3,952 3,747 3,316 3,189 3,264 3,152 3,034 3,089 3,208 2,935 2,619 2,551 2,628
Net revenue 13,072 12,487 11,961 9,295 8,876 8,733 8,915 8,930 8,464 8,103 7,706 7,407 6,778 6,610 6,655 6,467 5,821 5,742 5,858 5,776 5,515 5,517 5,789 5,444 5,063 5,014 5,327
Profitability Ratio
Gross profit margin1 63.90% 65.05% 67.06% 68.93% 68.28% 67.71% 66.98% 66.55% 65.68% 64.42% 62.95% 61.36% 60.18% 58.98% 57.54% 56.58% 55.70% 55.21% 55.32% 55.24% 55.09% 54.33% 53.09% 51.48%
Benchmarks
Gross Profit Margin, Competitors2
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 48.38% 47.61% 46.76% 46.12% 45.01% 43.70% 43.98% 44.93% 46.55% 48.01% 48.53% 48.25% 46.82% 45.71% 44.79% 44.53% 44.47% 44.36% 43.69% 42.61%
Analog Devices Inc. 57.85% 59.84% 62.47% 64.01% 65.23% 65.69% 65.62% 62.70% 58.63% 58.33% 57.81% 61.83% 68.04% 67.36% 66.37% 65.87% 65.39% 65.56% 66.43% 67.00% 67.79% 67.95% 68.09% 68.27%
Applied Materials Inc. 47.41% 47.18% 46.98% 46.70% 46.40% 46.35% 46.39% 46.51% 47.05% 47.51% 47.67% 47.32% 46.69% 45.83% 44.96% 44.72% 44.23% 44.04% 43.81% 43.72% 43.93% 44.39% 45.01% 45.31%
First Solar Inc. 46.54% 45.78% 43.05% 39.19% 27.17% 16.86% 6.09% 2.67% 10.13% 14.50% 22.38% 24.97% 24.50% 27.34% 25.99% 25.10% 24.40% 22.42% 20.87% 17.93%
Intel Corp. 34.67% 41.42% 41.49% 40.04% 38.14% 38.27% 38.34% 42.61% 46.56% 49.85% 54.32% 55.45% 56.27% 55.59% 54.62% 56.01% 56.52% 57.88% 59.51% 58.56%
KLA Corp. 59.57% 59.76% 59.44% 59.81% 60.16% 60.69% 61.23% 61.00% 60.86% 60.77% 60.27% 59.93% 59.38% 58.80% 58.43% 57.81% 56.81% 56.09% 57.21% 59.08%
Lam Research Corp. 46.84% 45.23% 44.80% 44.62% 44.65% 45.31% 45.74% 45.69% 45.93% 46.30% 46.19% 46.53% 46.49% 46.59% 46.43% 45.88% 45.86% 45.20% 45.13% 45.15%
Micron Technology Inc. 11.42% -0.32% -14.49% -9.11% 9.03% 27.51% 41.34% 45.18% 46.89% 45.81% 41.37% 37.62% 33.66% 30.70% 31.37% 30.57% 29.03% 30.33% 36.11% 45.72%
NVIDIA Corp. 69.85% 64.62% 56.31% 56.93% 57.84% 60.45% 65.26% 64.93% 64.40% 63.76% 62.43% 62.34% 62.62% 62.84% 63.47% 61.99% 59.49% 58.57% 59.64% 61.21%
Qualcomm Inc. 55.90% 55.80% 55.54% 55.70% 56.31% 56.46% 57.22% 57.84% 57.99% 58.51% 58.16% 57.51% 59.82% 59.99% 60.17% 60.67% 56.96% 65.07% 65.22% 64.57%
Texas Instruments Inc. 58.63% 59.36% 61.01% 62.90% 64.46% 66.29% 67.64% 68.76% 69.51% 69.26% 68.68% 67.47% 66.36% 65.46% 64.70% 64.10% 63.49% 63.65% 63.68% 63.71%

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-11-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-06), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-04).

1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Gross profit margin = 100 × (Gross marginQ3 2024 + Gross marginQ2 2024 + Gross marginQ1 2024 + Gross marginQ4 2023) ÷ (Net revenueQ3 2024 + Net revenueQ2 2024 + Net revenueQ1 2024 + Net revenueQ4 2023)
= 100 × (8,356 + 7,776 + 7,375 + 6,407) ÷ (13,072 + 12,487 + 11,961 + 9,295) = 63.90%

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Profitability ratio Description The company
Gross profit margin Gross profit margin indicates the percentage of revenue available to cover operating and other expenditures. Broadcom Inc. gross profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.

Operating Profit Margin

Broadcom Inc., operating profit margin calculation (quarterly data)

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Aug 4, 2024 May 5, 2024 Feb 4, 2024 Oct 29, 2023 Jul 30, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 29, 2023 Oct 30, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 May 1, 2022 Jan 30, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Aug 1, 2021 May 2, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Nov 1, 2020 Aug 2, 2020 May 3, 2020 Feb 2, 2020 Nov 3, 2019 Aug 4, 2019 May 5, 2019 Feb 3, 2019 Nov 4, 2018 Aug 5, 2018 May 6, 2018 Feb 4, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Operating income 3,788 2,965 2,083 4,240 3,856 4,008 4,103 3,986 3,737 3,394 3,108 2,581 2,126 1,975 1,837 1,526 1,008 766 714 1,054 865 970 555 1,652 1,339 1,201 943
Net revenue 13,072 12,487 11,961 9,295 8,876 8,733 8,915 8,930 8,464 8,103 7,706 7,407 6,778 6,610 6,655 6,467 5,821 5,742 5,858 5,776 5,515 5,517 5,789 5,444 5,063 5,014 5,327
Profitability Ratio
Operating profit margin1 27.93% 30.84% 36.50% 45.25% 45.00% 45.19% 44.23% 42.84% 40.47% 37.37% 34.35% 31.03% 28.16% 24.83% 20.81% 16.80% 15.27% 14.85% 15.90% 15.24% 18.15% 20.70% 22.28% 24.63%
Benchmarks
Operating Profit Margin, Competitors2
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 5.64% 3.74% 2.55% 1.77% -0.41% -1.73% 0.73% 5.36% 11.48% 16.83% 20.86% 22.20% 20.27% 18.83% 16.23% 14.02% 13.27% 11.56% 10.63% 9.37%
Analog Devices Inc. 21.63% 24.23% 28.34% 31.07% 33.43% 33.06% 32.15% 27.29% 20.49% 20.42% 18.87% 23.12% 31.59% 30.06% 28.83% 26.74% 24.91% 25.30% 26.56% 28.55% 30.69% 31.07% 31.05% 30.35%
Applied Materials Inc. 29.02% 28.87% 28.89% 28.86% 28.92% 29.28% 29.64% 30.20% 31.03% 31.80% 31.37% 29.87% 28.47% 26.49% 25.30% 25.37% 24.26% 23.58% 23.20% 22.93% 23.55% 25.09% 26.83% 27.80%
First Solar Inc. 34.68% 34.17% 30.37% 25.83% 13.08% 2.42% 1.73% -1.04% 7.60% 12.55% 11.12% 20.07% 17.95% 21.14% 19.05% 11.71% 4.05% -0.77% -2.73% -5.28%
Intel Corp. -17.52% -0.83% 0.89% 0.17% -6.86% -7.01% -6.16% 3.70% 12.16% 18.88% 25.87% 24.62% 25.93% 26.00% 26.17% 30.41% 31.49% 32.90% 32.88% 30.62%
KLA Corp. 33.27% 34.30% 37.20% 38.06% 39.00% 39.86% 40.05% 39.67% 39.30% 38.90% 37.26% 35.97% 34.43% 28.42% 27.28% 25.87% 23.51% 26.24% 27.73% 30.41%
Lam Research Corp. 28.03% 27.08% 28.42% 29.69% 30.76% 31.76% 31.71% 31.24% 31.18% 31.60% 31.06% 30.64% 29.55% 28.68% 28.02% 26.62% 26.37% 25.20% 25.40% 25.53%
Micron Technology Inc. -7.91% -22.77% -41.18% -36.97% -15.14% 8.73% 25.27% 31.54% 34.38% 31.86% 27.17% 22.68% 17.60% 15.21% 15.19% 14.01% 12.33% 13.36% 20.04% 31.51%
NVIDIA Corp. 45.94% 33.04% 17.37% 15.66% 20.79% 26.93% 33.69% 37.31% 35.34% 33.36% 28.62% 27.18% 27.17% 27.13% 29.41% 26.07% 21.46% 22.40% 26.72% 32.47%
Qualcomm Inc. 23.83% 23.35% 22.74% 21.74% 26.03% 30.91% 33.66% 35.88% 35.82% 32.65% 30.88% 29.16% 31.74% 30.35% 29.04% 26.58% 17.52% 32.49% 32.59% 31.59%
Texas Instruments Inc. 35.78% 37.03% 39.78% 41.85% 44.03% 46.54% 48.77% 50.63% 51.84% 51.52% 50.55% 48.84% 47.02% 45.19% 42.73% 40.76% 38.81% 38.79% 39.58% 39.79%

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-11-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-06), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-04).

1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Operating profit margin = 100 × (Operating incomeQ3 2024 + Operating incomeQ2 2024 + Operating incomeQ1 2024 + Operating incomeQ4 2023) ÷ (Net revenueQ3 2024 + Net revenueQ2 2024 + Net revenueQ1 2024 + Net revenueQ4 2023)
= 100 × (3,788 + 2,965 + 2,083 + 4,240) ÷ (13,072 + 12,487 + 11,961 + 9,295) = 27.93%

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Profitability ratio Description The company
Operating profit margin A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. Broadcom Inc. operating profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.

Net Profit Margin

Broadcom Inc., net profit margin calculation (quarterly data)

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Aug 4, 2024 May 5, 2024 Feb 4, 2024 Oct 29, 2023 Jul 30, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 29, 2023 Oct 30, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 May 1, 2022 Jan 30, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Aug 1, 2021 May 2, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Nov 1, 2020 Aug 2, 2020 May 3, 2020 Feb 2, 2020 Nov 3, 2019 Aug 4, 2019 May 5, 2019 Feb 3, 2019 Nov 4, 2018 Aug 5, 2018 May 6, 2018 Feb 4, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net income (loss) attributable to Broadcom Inc. stockholders (1,875) 2,121 1,325 3,524 3,303 3,481 3,774 3,359 3,074 2,590 2,472 1,989 1,876 1,493 1,378 1,324 688 563 385 847 715 691 471 1,115 1,196 3,718 6,230
Net revenue 13,072 12,487 11,961 9,295 8,876 8,733 8,915 8,930 8,464 8,103 7,706 7,407 6,778 6,610 6,655 6,467 5,821 5,742 5,858 5,776 5,515 5,517 5,789 5,444 5,063 5,014 5,327
Profitability Ratio
Net profit margin1 10.88% 24.10% 29.93% 39.31% 39.25% 39.06% 37.19% 34.62% 31.96% 29.76% 27.47% 24.54% 22.90% 19.11% 16.01% 12.39% 10.70% 10.97% 11.64% 12.05% 13.44% 15.92% 30.50% 58.80%
Benchmarks
Net Profit Margin, Competitors2
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 7.52% 5.82% 4.89% 3.77% 0.94% -0.11% 1.71% 5.59% 9.96% 14.51% 17.98% 19.24% 26.72% 25.76% 25.24% 25.50% 10.17% 7.96% 6.72% 5.07%
Analog Devices Inc. 17.07% 20.45% 24.34% 26.94% 29.23% 28.16% 27.27% 22.88% 17.00% 16.84% 15.18% 19.00% 26.15% 25.16% 23.99% 21.79% 20.14% 20.05% 21.06% 22.75% 24.71% 25.18% 25.42% 24.12%
Applied Materials Inc. 27.74% 27.56% 27.03% 25.86% 24.27% 24.36% 24.57% 25.31% 26.42% 27.20% 27.10% 25.53% 24.54% 22.35% 21.19% 21.04% 19.58% 18.89% 18.83% 18.52% 19.40% 22.10% 23.50% 19.20%
First Solar Inc. 32.41% 31.97% 28.75% 25.03% 14.99% 5.23% 1.49% -1.69% 3.75% 7.63% 8.68% 16.03% 17.26% 18.96% 17.34% 14.69% 6.38% 3.17% 1.42% -3.75%
Intel Corp. -29.42% 1.77% 7.36% 3.11% -3.11% -1.71% -5.06% 12.71% 19.13% 26.03% 31.68% 25.14% 26.89% 23.91% 23.93% 26.84% 28.10% 29.97% 30.02% 29.25%
KLA Corp. 27.19% 27.98% 30.51% 32.27% 33.01% 33.77% 33.28% 36.06% 36.41% 36.57% 36.52% 30.04% 28.77% 22.52% 21.76% 20.96% 18.26% 21.55% 23.04% 25.73%
Lam Research Corp. 25.35% 24.15% 25.08% 25.88% 26.08% 26.91% 26.96% 26.73% 27.13% 27.78% 27.07% 26.72% 26.07% 24.85% 23.60% 22.42% 21.81% 21.67% 22.38% 22.70%
Micron Technology Inc. -7.20% -20.57% -42.47% -37.54% -16.02% 6.99% 22.78% 28.24% 30.61% 28.95% 24.86% 21.16% 16.20% 13.60% 13.59% 12.54% 11.16% 11.72% 17.01% 26.97%
NVIDIA Corp. 42.09% 31.59% 18.52% 16.19% 20.85% 26.03% 32.02% 36.23% 33.81% 32.33% 27.66% 25.98% 25.89% 25.94% 28.18% 25.61% 24.07% 26.92% 30.67% 35.34%
Qualcomm Inc. 23.33% 23.03% 21.39% 20.19% 22.33% 25.67% 27.40% 29.27% 30.52% 28.42% 27.71% 26.94% 28.25% 27.28% 25.21% 22.09% 13.72% 16.36% 17.31% 18.07%
Texas Instruments Inc. 31.60% 33.01% 35.16% 37.16% 39.21% 40.84% 42.33% 43.68% 44.21% 43.78% 43.34% 42.35% 41.61% 40.12% 40.04% 38.69% 36.24% 36.88% 35.23% 34.88%

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-11-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-06), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-04).

1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Net profit margin = 100 × (Net income (loss) attributable to Broadcom Inc. stockholdersQ3 2024 + Net income (loss) attributable to Broadcom Inc. stockholdersQ2 2024 + Net income (loss) attributable to Broadcom Inc. stockholdersQ1 2024 + Net income (loss) attributable to Broadcom Inc. stockholdersQ4 2023) ÷ (Net revenueQ3 2024 + Net revenueQ2 2024 + Net revenueQ1 2024 + Net revenueQ4 2023)
= 100 × (-1,875 + 2,121 + 1,325 + 3,524) ÷ (13,072 + 12,487 + 11,961 + 9,295) = 10.88%

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Profitability ratio Description The company
Net profit margin An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. Broadcom Inc. net profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.

Return on Equity (ROE)

Broadcom Inc., ROE calculation (quarterly data)

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Aug 4, 2024 May 5, 2024 Feb 4, 2024 Oct 29, 2023 Jul 30, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 29, 2023 Oct 30, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 May 1, 2022 Jan 30, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Aug 1, 2021 May 2, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Nov 1, 2020 Aug 2, 2020 May 3, 2020 Feb 2, 2020 Nov 3, 2019 Aug 4, 2019 May 5, 2019 Feb 3, 2019 Nov 4, 2018 Aug 5, 2018 May 6, 2018 Feb 4, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net income (loss) attributable to Broadcom Inc. stockholders (1,875) 2,121 1,325 3,524 3,303 3,481 3,774 3,359 3,074 2,590 2,472 1,989 1,876 1,493 1,378 1,324 688 563 385 847 715 691 471 1,115 1,196 3,718 6,230
Total Broadcom Inc. stockholders’ equity 65,651 69,961 70,284 23,988 22,079 22,007 23,310 22,709 20,876 20,963 22,968 24,962 24,340 23,939 23,973 23,874 23,557 23,942 24,368 24,941 21,503 22,172 23,224 26,657 27,452 32,067 25,901
Profitability Ratio
ROE1 7.76% 14.68% 16.55% 58.70% 63.03% 62.20% 54.90% 50.62% 48.50% 42.58% 34.09% 26.99% 24.94% 20.40% 16.49% 12.40% 10.54% 10.48% 10.83% 10.92% 13.91% 15.66% 27.99% 45.99%
Benchmarks
ROE, Competitors2
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 3.20% 2.39% 1.99% 1.53% 0.38% -0.05% 0.72% 2.41% 4.17% 5.67% 6.13% 42.18% 55.62% 48.63% 44.51% 42.66% 22.73% 18.43% 16.04% 12.06%
Analog Devices Inc. 4.70% 6.07% 7.92% 9.32% 10.45% 10.06% 9.39% 7.54% 5.15% 4.43% 3.43% 3.66% 13.87% 12.83% 11.63% 10.17% 9.44% 9.59% 10.37% 11.64% 12.88% 13.37% 13.66% 13.61%
Applied Materials Inc. 39.54% 40.14% 41.07% 41.94% 42.69% 45.93% 48.06% 53.51% 55.06% 58.35% 55.09% 48.08% 44.00% 36.95% 33.62% 34.21% 33.30% 32.31% 32.64% 32.94% 35.53% 42.51% 48.11% 48.44%
First Solar Inc. 16.44% 16.59% 14.85% 12.42% 7.52% 2.59% 0.71% -0.76% 1.63% 3.21% 3.67% 7.86% 7.77% 9.73% 9.08% 7.22% 4.14% 1.89% 0.84% -2.26%
Intel Corp. -16.04% 0.85% 3.84% 1.60% -1.61% -0.91% -2.91% 7.90% 13.32% 18.88% 23.87% 20.83% 23.42% 21.78% 23.30% 25.79% 29.44% 28.85% 29.78% 27.16%
KLA Corp. 84.34% 88.92% 103.76% 116.01% 130.76% 136.01% 156.01% 237.04% 77.19% 73.76% 70.61% 61.53% 59.60% 46.59% 46.99% 45.65% 44.35% 42.61% 42.32% 44.21%
Lam Research Corp. 45.00% 42.06% 49.36% 54.94% 58.49% 61.71% 65.45% 73.35% 75.35% 70.88% 73.28% 64.85% 64.42% 53.86% 48.15% 43.53% 46.21% 47.26% 43.02% 46.89%
Micron Technology Inc. -3.48% -8.59% -16.02% -13.22% -6.41% 3.41% 12.55% 17.41% 20.12% 18.86% 16.04% 13.34% 9.77% 7.86% 7.51% 6.89% 5.98% 6.20% 9.62% 17.59%
NVIDIA Corp. 56.78% 37.54% 19.55% 19.76% 27.90% 32.45% 35.93% 36.65% 34.49% 33.48% 28.37% 25.64% 24.95% 24.36% 25.34% 22.91% 21.50% 26.53% 33.91% 44.33%
Qualcomm Inc. 35.31% 34.27% 33.67% 33.51% 41.68% 53.52% 62.58% 71.81% 80.15% 83.73% 88.12% 90.88% 112.56% 108.05% 91.17% 85.54% 83.00% 132.94% 94.02% 89.35%
Texas Instruments Inc. 28.75% 30.86% 34.78% 38.53% 42.70% 48.22% 54.16% 60.02% 61.52% 60.86% 58.62% 58.27% 60.23% 60.30% 60.73% 60.90% 59.78% 66.05% 64.31% 56.33%

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-11-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-06), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-04).

1 Q3 2024 Calculation
ROE = 100 × (Net income (loss) attributable to Broadcom Inc. stockholdersQ3 2024 + Net income (loss) attributable to Broadcom Inc. stockholdersQ2 2024 + Net income (loss) attributable to Broadcom Inc. stockholdersQ1 2024 + Net income (loss) attributable to Broadcom Inc. stockholdersQ4 2023) ÷ Total Broadcom Inc. stockholders’ equity
= 100 × (-1,875 + 2,121 + 1,325 + 3,524) ÷ 65,651 = 7.76%

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Profitability ratio Description The company
ROE A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. Broadcom Inc. ROE deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.

Return on Assets (ROA)

Broadcom Inc., ROA calculation (quarterly data)

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Aug 4, 2024 May 5, 2024 Feb 4, 2024 Oct 29, 2023 Jul 30, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 29, 2023 Oct 30, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 May 1, 2022 Jan 30, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Aug 1, 2021 May 2, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Nov 1, 2020 Aug 2, 2020 May 3, 2020 Feb 2, 2020 Nov 3, 2019 Aug 4, 2019 May 5, 2019 Feb 3, 2019 Nov 4, 2018 Aug 5, 2018 May 6, 2018 Feb 4, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net income (loss) attributable to Broadcom Inc. stockholders (1,875) 2,121 1,325 3,524 3,303 3,481 3,774 3,359 3,074 2,590 2,472 1,989 1,876 1,493 1,378 1,324 688 563 385 847 715 691 471 1,115 1,196 3,718 6,230
Total assets 167,966 175,211 177,870 72,861 71,595 71,667 72,976 73,249 71,326 71,719 73,224 75,570 75,880 75,524 76,972 75,933 79,298 81,548 81,006 67,493 69,767 70,916 72,110 50,124 50,372 54,936 54,544
Profitability Ratio
ROA1 3.03% 5.86% 6.54% 19.33% 19.44% 19.10% 17.54% 15.69% 14.20% 12.45% 10.69% 8.91% 8.00% 6.47% 5.14% 3.90% 3.13% 3.08% 3.26% 4.04% 4.29% 4.90% 9.01% 24.46%
Benchmarks
ROA, Competitors2
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 2.62% 1.99% 1.64% 1.26% 0.31% -0.04% 0.58% 1.95% 3.35% 4.64% 5.07% 25.46% 35.59% 32.14% 28.70% 27.78% 12.52% 9.25% 8.30% 5.66%
Analog Devices Inc. 3.41% 4.38% 5.82% 6.79% 7.60% 7.32% 6.83% 5.46% 3.75% 3.23% 2.50% 2.66% 7.86% 7.23% 6.56% 5.69% 5.15% 5.21% 5.67% 6.37% 7.04% 7.21% 7.25% 7.31%
Applied Materials Inc. 22.14% 22.86% 22.69% 22.31% 21.19% 22.31% 23.07% 24.41% 25.40% 26.54% 25.76% 22.80% 21.68% 18.40% 16.55% 16.19% 15.05% 13.37% 14.30% 14.22% 15.34% 18.57% 20.87% 18.64%
First Solar Inc. 10.91% 10.93% 9.52% 8.02% 4.95% 1.74% 0.49% -0.54% 1.26% 2.55% 2.92% 6.32% 6.23% 7.77% 7.28% 5.60% 3.20% 1.40% 0.62% -1.53%
Intel Corp. -8.25% 0.47% 2.11% 0.88% -0.87% -0.50% -1.54% 4.40% 7.61% 11.21% 13.96% 11.80% 12.56% 12.00% 12.35% 13.65% 15.11% 15.51% 15.39% 15.42%
KLA Corp. 17.45% 18.95% 21.95% 24.07% 25.64% 25.79% 24.99% 26.37% 26.21% 25.57% 24.46% 20.23% 18.68% 13.93% 13.85% 13.11% 11.57% 12.30% 12.20% 13.05%
Lam Research Corp. 19.75% 18.41% 21.43% 24.02% 25.55% 26.68% 25.91% 26.78% 27.37% 27.51% 27.40% 24.59% 22.64% 19.28% 17.33% 15.47% 16.21% 17.37% 17.21% 18.26%
Micron Technology Inc. -2.32% -5.73% -10.78% -9.08% -4.43% 2.42% 9.11% 13.11% 15.18% 14.17% 12.02% 9.96% 7.38% 5.91% 5.59% 5.01% 4.35% 4.63% 7.07% 12.91%
NVIDIA Corp. 34.88% 20.84% 10.78% 10.61% 14.71% 17.80% 20.92% 22.07% 20.20% 18.32% 17.30% 15.05% 14.23% 13.46% 14.27% 16.15% 15.25% 18.56% 23.47% 31.15%
Qualcomm Inc. 16.52% 15.77% 14.89% 14.17% 17.58% 21.80% 23.54% 26.39% 27.35% 25.19% 23.32% 21.93% 23.74% 21.58% 17.95% 14.60% 8.49% 12.67% 12.81% 13.31%
Texas Instruments Inc. 14.06% 15.16% 16.93% 20.12% 22.44% 24.85% 28.25% 32.16% 34.25% 34.69% 32.51% 31.48% 31.45% 32.64% 31.44% 28.91% 27.34% 28.94% 28.78% 27.84%

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-11-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-06), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-04).

1 Q3 2024 Calculation
ROA = 100 × (Net income (loss) attributable to Broadcom Inc. stockholdersQ3 2024 + Net income (loss) attributable to Broadcom Inc. stockholdersQ2 2024 + Net income (loss) attributable to Broadcom Inc. stockholdersQ1 2024 + Net income (loss) attributable to Broadcom Inc. stockholdersQ4 2023) ÷ Total assets
= 100 × (-1,875 + 2,121 + 1,325 + 3,524) ÷ 167,966 = 3.03%

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Profitability ratio Description The company
ROA A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. Broadcom Inc. ROA deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.