Stock Analysis on Net

Lam Research Corp. (NASDAQ:LRCX)

Return on Capital (ROC)

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Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)

Lam Research Corp., ROIC calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Jun 30, 2024 Jun 25, 2023 Jun 26, 2022 Jun 27, 2021 Jun 28, 2020 Jun 30, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 3,256,005 4,061,570 5,632,304 4,553,546 2,400,750 1,598,307
Invested capital2 14,840,667 14,985,787 13,512,167 12,264,919 11,789,502 9,801,641
Performance Ratio
ROIC3 21.94% 27.10% 41.68% 37.13% 20.36% 16.31%
Benchmarks
ROIC, Competitors4
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. -0.35% -0.24% 56.77% 30.47% 12.00%
Analog Devices Inc. 3.09% 7.11% 5.76% 2.37% 6.95% 8.23%
Applied Materials Inc. 28.75% 36.75% 46.34% 41.96% 29.68% 28.97%
Broadcom Inc. 7.86% 23.04% 20.76% 11.02% 4.80% 5.00%
Intel Corp. -1.60% 4.14% 22.03% 28.01% 26.78%
KLA Corp. 36.99% 40.63% 42.51% 31.64% 19.88% 20.98%
Micron Technology Inc. 1.61% -11.01% 17.20% 12.88% 6.84% 17.15%
Monolithic Power Systems Inc. 27.75% 33.83% 36.35% 25.23% 21.54%
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: 2023-06-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 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 × 3,256,005 ÷ 14,840,667 = 21.94%

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. Lam Research Corp. ROIC deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.

Decomposition of ROIC

Lam Research Corp., decomposition of ROIC

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ROIC = OPM1 × TO2 × 1 – CTR3
Jun 30, 2024 21.94% = 27.18% × 0.99 × 81.93%
Jun 25, 2023 27.10% = 28.38% × 1.14 × 83.85%
Jun 26, 2022 41.68% = 35.59% × 1.35 × 86.45%
Jun 27, 2021 37.13% = 34.25% × 1.24 × 87.43%
Jun 28, 2020 20.36% = 27.26% × 0.86 × 86.91%
Jun 30, 2019 16.31% = 20.46% × 0.93 × 85.74%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 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)

Lam Research Corp., OPM calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Jun 30, 2024 Jun 25, 2023 Jun 26, 2022 Jun 27, 2021 Jun 28, 2020 Jun 30, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 3,256,005 4,061,570 5,632,304 4,553,546 2,400,750 1,598,307
Add: Cash operating taxes2 717,911 782,173 882,564 654,450 361,456 265,817
Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) 3,973,916 4,843,743 6,514,868 5,207,996 2,762,207 1,864,124
 
Revenue 14,905,386 17,428,516 17,227,039 14,626,150 10,044,736 9,653,559
Add: Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue (286,311) (360,193) 1,079,292 581,380 88,122 (544,695)
Adjusted revenue 14,619,075 17,068,323 18,306,331 15,207,530 10,132,858 9,108,864
Profitability Ratio
OPM3 27.18% 28.38% 35.59% 34.25% 27.26% 20.46%
Benchmarks
OPM, Competitors4
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 2.02% 5.31% 22.70% 13.87% 6.93%
Analog Devices Inc. 20.23% 32.00% 27.59% 20.52% 26.98% 29.60%
Applied Materials Inc. 29.32% 29.22% 30.32% 30.54% 25.67% 23.94%
Broadcom Inc. 26.39% 45.19% 42.94% 31.06% 17.10% 15.65%
Intel Corp. -0.86% 13.58% 28.05% 32.68% 33.46%
KLA Corp. 37.54% 39.78% 41.73% 36.39% 26.09% 32.80%
Micron Technology Inc. 5.12% -36.77% 31.50% 23.15% 14.37% 29.89%
Monolithic Power Systems Inc. 26.12% 28.64% 22.75% 19.51% 16.32%
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: 2023-06-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30).

1 NOPAT. See details »

2 Cash operating taxes. See details »

3 2024 Calculation
OPM = 100 × NOPBT ÷ Adjusted revenue
= 100 × 3,973,916 ÷ 14,619,075 = 27.18%

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. Lam Research Corp. OPM deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.

Turnover of Capital (TO)

Lam Research Corp., TO calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Jun 30, 2024 Jun 25, 2023 Jun 26, 2022 Jun 27, 2021 Jun 28, 2020 Jun 30, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Revenue 14,905,386 17,428,516 17,227,039 14,626,150 10,044,736 9,653,559
Add: Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue (286,311) (360,193) 1,079,292 581,380 88,122 (544,695)
Adjusted revenue 14,619,075 17,068,323 18,306,331 15,207,530 10,132,858 9,108,864
 
Invested capital1 14,840,667 14,985,787 13,512,167 12,264,919 11,789,502 9,801,641
Efficiency Ratio
TO2 0.99 1.14 1.35 1.24 0.86 0.93
Benchmarks
TO, Competitors3
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 0.39 0.40 2.65 2.24 1.98
Analog Devices Inc. 0.22 0.28 0.27 0.16 0.31 0.33
Applied Materials Inc. 1.23 1.49 1.73 1.57 1.31 1.44
Broadcom Inc. 0.37 0.57 0.53 0.42 0.36 0.38
Intel Corp. 0.59 0.71 0.89 0.95 0.89
KLA Corp. 1.17 1.26 1.18 1.01 0.89 0.72
Micron Technology Inc. 0.47 0.29 0.58 0.60 0.51 0.60
Monolithic Power Systems Inc. 1.23 1.46 1.77 1.33 1.36
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: 2023-06-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30).

1 Invested capital. See details »

2 2024 Calculation
TO = Adjusted revenue ÷ Invested capital
= 14,619,075 ÷ 14,840,667 = 0.99

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. Lam Research Corp. TO deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.

Effective Cash Tax Rate (CTR)

Lam Research Corp., CTR calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Jun 30, 2024 Jun 25, 2023 Jun 26, 2022 Jun 27, 2021 Jun 28, 2020 Jun 30, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 3,256,005 4,061,570 5,632,304 4,553,546 2,400,750 1,598,307
Add: Cash operating taxes2 717,911 782,173 882,564 654,450 361,456 265,817
Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) 3,973,916 4,843,743 6,514,868 5,207,996 2,762,207 1,864,124
Tax Rate
CTR3 18.07% 16.15% 13.55% 12.57% 13.09% 14.26%
Benchmarks
CTR, Competitors4
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 143.92% 111.01% 5.73% 1.76% 12.31%
Analog Devices Inc. 29.57% 20.23% 21.73% 25.70% 16.31% 14.82%
Applied Materials Inc. 20.15% 15.68% 11.76% 12.33% 12.01% 16.10%
Broadcom Inc. 18.62% 10.78% 9.59% 16.44% 22.63% 15.10%
Intel Corp. 57.13% 12.07% 9.78% 10.35%
KLA Corp. 15.45% 18.86% 13.88% 14.30% 14.62% 10.70%
Micron Technology Inc. 33.29% 6.38% 6.96% 6.13% 4.94%
Monolithic Power Systems Inc. 13.92% 18.92% 9.60% 2.72% 3.20%
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: 2023-06-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 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 × 717,911 ÷ 3,973,916 = 18.07%

4 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Tax rate Description The company
CTR Effective cash tax rate on operating income. Lam Research Corp. CTR increased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.