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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- Income Statement
- Statement of Comprehensive Income
- Common-Size Balance Sheet: Assets
- Analysis of Long-term (Investment) Activity Ratios
- Enterprise Value (EV)
- Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)
- Dividend Discount Model (DDM)
- Return on Equity (ROE) since 2005
- Price to Earnings (P/E) since 2005
- Price to Sales (P/S) since 2005
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Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
Dec 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Dec 31, 2014 | Dec 31, 2013 | ||
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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 | ||||||
Alphabet Inc. | ||||||
Comcast Corp. | ||||||
Meta Platforms Inc. | ||||||
Netflix Inc. | ||||||
Walt Disney Co. |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2013-12-31).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Invested capital. See details »
3 2017 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. | Time Warner Inc. ROIC improved from 2015 to 2016 but then deteriorated significantly from 2016 to 2017. |
Decomposition of ROIC
ROIC | = | OPM1 | × | TO2 | × | 1 – CTR3 | |
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Dec 31, 2017 | = | × | × | ||||
Dec 31, 2016 | = | × | × | ||||
Dec 31, 2015 | = | × | × | ||||
Dec 31, 2014 | = | × | × | ||||
Dec 31, 2013 | = | × | × |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2013-12-31).
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 decrease in return on invested capital (ROIC) over 2017 year is the increase in effective cash tax rate (CTR).
Operating Profit Margin (OPM)
Dec 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Dec 31, 2014 | Dec 31, 2013 | ||
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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) | ||||||
Revenues | ||||||
Add: Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue | ||||||
Adjusted revenues | ||||||
Profitability Ratio | ||||||
OPM3 | ||||||
Benchmarks | ||||||
OPM, Competitors4 | ||||||
Alphabet Inc. | ||||||
Comcast Corp. | ||||||
Meta Platforms Inc. | ||||||
Netflix Inc. | ||||||
Walt Disney Co. |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2013-12-31).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Cash operating taxes. See details »
3 2017 Calculation
OPM = 100 × NOPBT ÷ Adjusted revenues
= 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. | Time Warner Inc. OPM deteriorated from 2015 to 2016 but then improved from 2016 to 2017 not reaching 2015 level. |
Turnover of Capital (TO)
Dec 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Dec 31, 2014 | Dec 31, 2013 | ||
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Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||
Revenues | ||||||
Add: Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue | ||||||
Adjusted revenues | ||||||
Invested capital1 | ||||||
Efficiency Ratio | ||||||
TO2 | ||||||
Benchmarks | ||||||
TO, Competitors3 | ||||||
Alphabet Inc. | ||||||
Comcast Corp. | ||||||
Meta Platforms Inc. | ||||||
Netflix Inc. | ||||||
Walt Disney Co. |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2013-12-31).
1 Invested capital. See details »
2 2017 Calculation
TO = Adjusted revenues ÷ 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. | Time Warner Inc. TO improved from 2015 to 2016 and from 2016 to 2017. |
Effective Cash Tax Rate (CTR)
Dec 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Dec 31, 2014 | Dec 31, 2013 | ||
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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 | ||||||
Alphabet Inc. | ||||||
Comcast Corp. | ||||||
Meta Platforms Inc. | ||||||
Netflix Inc. | ||||||
Walt Disney Co. |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2013-12-31).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Cash operating taxes. See details »
3 2017 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. | Time Warner Inc. CTR decreased from 2015 to 2016 but then increased from 2016 to 2017 exceeding 2015 level. |