Stock Analysis on Net

KLA Corp. (NASDAQ:KLAC)

Return on Capital (ROC)

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Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)

KLA Corp., ROIC calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Jun 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 3,284,868 3,464,285 3,432,493 2,157,964 1,310,622 1,386,961
Invested capital2 8,881,599 8,526,100 8,075,406 6,820,696 6,592,642 6,611,994
Performance Ratio
ROIC3 36.99% 40.63% 42.51% 31.64% 19.88% 20.98%
Benchmarks
ROIC, Competitors4
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. -0.35% -0.24% 56.77% 30.47% 12.00%
Analog Devices Inc. 7.11% 5.76% 2.37% 6.95% 8.23%
Applied Materials Inc. 36.75% 46.34% 41.96% 29.68% 28.97%
Broadcom Inc. 23.04% 20.76% 11.02% 4.80% 5.00%
First Solar Inc. 19.67% 16.36% 9.98% 4.19% -1.93%
Intel Corp. -1.60% 4.14% 22.03% 28.01% 26.78%
Lam Research Corp. 21.94% 27.10% 41.68% 37.13% 20.36% 16.31%
Micron Technology Inc. 1.61% -11.01% 17.20% 12.88% 6.84% 17.15%
NVIDIA Corp. 89.32% 10.91% 53.12% 33.44% 19.63% 80.01%
Qualcomm Inc. 26.75% 18.69% 45.12% 42.56% 27.48% 28.27%
Texas Instruments Inc. 28.83% 49.74% 48.28% 43.48% 43.15%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30).

1 NOPAT. See details »

2 Invested capital. See details »

3 2024 Calculation
ROIC = 100 × NOPAT ÷ Invested capital
= 100 × 3,284,868 ÷ 8,881,599 = 36.99%

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. KLA Corp. ROIC deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.

Decomposition of ROIC

KLA Corp., decomposition of ROIC

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ROIC = OPM1 × TO2 × 1 – CTR3
Jun 30, 2024 36.99% = 37.54% × 1.17 × 84.55%
Jun 30, 2023 40.63% = 39.78% × 1.26 × 81.14%
Jun 30, 2022 42.51% = 41.73% × 1.18 × 86.12%
Jun 30, 2021 31.64% = 36.39% × 1.01 × 85.70%
Jun 30, 2020 19.88% = 26.09% × 0.89 × 85.38%
Jun 30, 2019 20.98% = 32.80% × 0.72 × 89.30%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30).

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 2024 year is the decrease in efficiency measured by turnover of capital (TO) ratio.


Operating Profit Margin (OPM)

KLA Corp., OPM calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Jun 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 3,284,868 3,464,285 3,432,493 2,157,964 1,310,622 1,386,961
Add: Cash operating taxes2 600,366 805,213 553,387 360,189 224,495 166,222
Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) 3,885,234 4,269,498 3,985,879 2,518,152 1,535,117 1,553,183
 
Revenues 9,812,247 10,496,056 9,211,883 6,918,734 5,806,424 4,568,904
Add: Increase (decrease) in deferred system and service revenue 537,235 237,683 339,621 1,648 78,266 166,956
Adjusted revenues 10,349,482 10,733,739 9,551,504 6,920,382 5,884,690 4,735,860
Profitability Ratio
OPM3 37.54% 39.78% 41.73% 36.39% 26.09% 32.80%
Benchmarks
OPM, Competitors4
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 2.02% 5.31% 22.70% 13.87% 6.93%
Analog Devices Inc. 32.00% 27.59% 20.52% 26.98% 29.60%
Applied Materials Inc. 29.22% 30.32% 30.54% 25.67% 23.94%
Broadcom Inc. 45.19% 42.94% 31.06% 17.10% 15.65%
First Solar Inc. 38.84% 24.98% 19.78% 3.73% -1.57%
Intel Corp. -0.86% 13.58% 28.05% 32.68% 33.46%
Lam Research Corp. 27.18% 28.38% 35.59% 34.25% 27.26% 20.46%
Micron Technology Inc. 5.12% -36.77% 31.50% 23.15% 14.37% 29.89%
NVIDIA Corp. 55.52% 15.97% 37.99% 28.45% 26.65% 33.15%
Qualcomm Inc. 26.67% 21.48% 35.06% 30.10% 24.17% 29.86%
Texas Instruments Inc. 44.51% 51.22% 49.60% 43.13% 40.81%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30).

1 NOPAT. See details »

2 Cash operating taxes. See details »

3 2024 Calculation
OPM = 100 × NOPBT ÷ Adjusted revenues
= 100 × 3,885,234 ÷ 10,349,482 = 37.54%

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. KLA Corp. OPM deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.

Turnover of Capital (TO)

KLA Corp., TO calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Jun 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Revenues 9,812,247 10,496,056 9,211,883 6,918,734 5,806,424 4,568,904
Add: Increase (decrease) in deferred system and service revenue 537,235 237,683 339,621 1,648 78,266 166,956
Adjusted revenues 10,349,482 10,733,739 9,551,504 6,920,382 5,884,690 4,735,860
 
Invested capital1 8,881,599 8,526,100 8,075,406 6,820,696 6,592,642 6,611,994
Efficiency Ratio
TO2 1.17 1.26 1.18 1.01 0.89 0.72
Benchmarks
TO, Competitors3
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 0.39 0.40 2.65 2.24 1.98
Analog Devices Inc. 0.28 0.27 0.16 0.31 0.33
Applied Materials Inc. 1.49 1.73 1.57 1.31 1.44
Broadcom Inc. 0.57 0.53 0.42 0.36 0.38
First Solar Inc. 0.52 0.70 0.52 0.50 0.67
Intel Corp. 0.59 0.71 0.89 0.95 0.89
Lam Research Corp. 0.99 1.14 1.35 1.24 0.86 0.93
Micron Technology Inc. 0.47 0.29 0.58 0.60 0.51 0.60
NVIDIA Corp. 1.98 1.26 1.49 1.28 0.77 2.45
Qualcomm Inc. 1.26 1.14 1.50 1.66 1.33 1.13
Texas Instruments Inc. 0.78 1.14 1.12 1.12 1.19

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30).

1 Invested capital. See details »

2 2024 Calculation
TO = Adjusted revenues ÷ Invested capital
= 10,349,482 ÷ 8,881,599 = 1.17

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. KLA Corp. TO improved from 2022 to 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from 2023 to 2024.

Effective Cash Tax Rate (CTR)

KLA Corp., CTR calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Jun 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 3,284,868 3,464,285 3,432,493 2,157,964 1,310,622 1,386,961
Add: Cash operating taxes2 600,366 805,213 553,387 360,189 224,495 166,222
Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) 3,885,234 4,269,498 3,985,879 2,518,152 1,535,117 1,553,183
Tax Rate
CTR3 15.45% 18.86% 13.88% 14.30% 14.62% 10.70%
Benchmarks
CTR, Competitors4
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 143.92% 111.01% 5.73% 1.76% 12.31%
Analog Devices Inc. 20.23% 21.73% 25.70% 16.31% 14.82%
Applied Materials Inc. 15.68% 11.76% 12.33% 12.01% 16.10%
Broadcom Inc. 10.78% 9.59% 16.44% 22.63% 15.10%
First Solar Inc. 3.53% 6.23% 3.90% -125.42%
Intel Corp. 57.13% 12.07% 9.78% 10.35%
Lam Research Corp. 18.07% 16.15% 13.55% 12.57% 13.09% 14.26%
Micron Technology Inc. 33.29% 6.38% 6.96% 6.13% 4.94%
NVIDIA Corp. 18.77% 45.94% 6.28% 8.10% 4.59% 1.47%
Qualcomm Inc. 20.47% 23.51% 14.27% 14.84% 14.19% 16.37%
Texas Instruments Inc. 16.49% 14.83% 12.93% 9.63% 11.38%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30).

1 NOPAT. See details »

2 Cash operating taxes. See details »

3 2024 Calculation
CTR = 100 × Cash operating taxes ÷ NOPBT
= 100 × 600,366 ÷ 3,885,234 = 15.45%

4 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Tax rate Description The company
CTR Effective cash tax rate on operating income. KLA Corp. CTR increased from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly decreased from 2023 to 2024 not reaching 2022 level.