Stock Analysis on Net

GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE)

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)

GE Aerospace, 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 10,514 1,827 (1,820) 6,132 3,084
Invested capital2 50,194 66,842 72,026 117,528 130,228
Performance Ratio
ROIC3 20.95% 2.73% -2.53% 5.22% 2.37%
Benchmarks
ROIC, Competitors4
Boeing Co. -0.17% -5.73% -5.36% -17.44% -3.49%
Caterpillar Inc. 17.41% 13.36% 12.38% 6.44% 11.83%
Eaton Corp. plc 10.48% 8.00% 7.84% 5.61% 7.87%
Honeywell International Inc. 12.37% 11.54% 12.33% 10.85% 15.49%
Lockheed Martin Corp. 25.46% 21.60% 22.51% 25.67% 26.53%
RTX Corp. 3.68% 4.11% 4.41% -1.38% 7.00%

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 × 10,514 ÷ 50,194 = 20.95%

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. GE Aerospace ROIC improved from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.

Decomposition of ROIC

GE Aerospace, decomposition of ROIC

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ROIC = OPM1 × TO2 × 1 – CTR3
Dec 31, 2023 20.95% = 17.53% × 1.29 × 92.99%
Dec 31, 2022 2.73% = 4.46% × 1.10 × 55.53%
Dec 31, 2021 -2.53% = -2.35% × 0.99 × 100.00%
Dec 31, 2020 5.22% = 12.65% × 0.63 × 65.94%
Dec 31, 2019 2.37% = 6.66% × 0.67 × 52.86%

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


Operating Profit Margin (OPM)

GE Aerospace, 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 10,514 1,827 (1,820) 6,132 3,084
Add: Cash operating taxes2 793 1,464 141 3,167 2,750
Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) 11,307 3,291 (1,679) 9,300 5,834
 
Sales of equipment and services 64,565 73,602 71,090 73,022 87,487
Add: Increase (decrease) in deferred income (61) 134 266 516 126
Adjusted sales of equipment and services 64,504 73,736 71,356 73,538 87,613
Profitability Ratio
OPM3 17.53% 4.46% -2.35% 12.65% 6.66%
Benchmarks
OPM, Competitors4
Boeing Co. 0.85% -3.49% -3.17% -20.02% -1.80%
Caterpillar Inc. 20.95% 17.38% 18.88% 11.93% 16.28%
Eaton Corp. plc 17.76% 14.81% 15.90% 11.40% 13.19%
Honeywell International Inc. 20.28% 19.83% 21.58% 20.26% 21.22%
Lockheed Martin Corp. 13.04% 11.60% 11.85% 13.19% 12.87%
RTX Corp. 7.71% 10.88% 9.65% -1.08% 12.79%

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 ÷ Adjusted sales of equipment and services
= 100 × 11,307 ÷ 64,504 = 17.53%

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. GE Aerospace OPM improved from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.

Turnover of Capital (TO)

GE Aerospace, 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)
Sales of equipment and services 64,565 73,602 71,090 73,022 87,487
Add: Increase (decrease) in deferred income (61) 134 266 516 126
Adjusted sales of equipment and services 64,504 73,736 71,356 73,538 87,613
 
Invested capital1 50,194 66,842 72,026 117,528 130,228
Efficiency Ratio
TO2 1.29 1.10 0.99 0.63 0.67
Benchmarks
TO, Competitors3
Boeing Co. 1.73 1.31 1.26 1.22 2.15
Caterpillar Inc. 1.11 1.03 0.87 0.72 0.92
Eaton Corp. plc 0.74 0.67 0.67 0.65 0.73
Honeywell International Inc. 0.76 0.76 0.72 0.67 0.86
Lockheed Martin Corp. 2.46 2.48 2.34 2.33 2.33
RTX Corp. 0.62 0.59 0.56 0.49 0.75

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 = Adjusted sales of equipment and services ÷ Invested capital
= 64,504 ÷ 50,194 = 1.29

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. GE Aerospace TO improved from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.

Effective Cash Tax Rate (CTR)

GE Aerospace, 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 10,514 1,827 (1,820) 6,132 3,084
Add: Cash operating taxes2 793 1,464 141 3,167 2,750
Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) 11,307 3,291 (1,679) 9,300 5,834
Tax Rate
CTR3 7.01% 44.47% 34.06% 47.14%
Benchmarks
CTR, Competitors4
Boeing Co. 111.76%
Caterpillar Inc. 25.26% 25.48% 24.33% 25.06% 21.38%
Eaton Corp. plc 20.06% 19.89% 26.02% 24.39% 17.70%
Honeywell International Inc. 19.41% 23.25% 20.13% 20.56% 15.05%
Lockheed Martin Corp. 20.72% 24.95% 18.89% 16.51% 11.49%
RTX Corp. 22.52% 36.10% 18.64% 26.56%

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 × 793 ÷ 11,307 = 7.01%

4 Click competitor name to see calculations.