Stock Analysis on Net

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. (NYSE:ELF)

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)

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc., ROIC calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Mar 31, 2024 Mar 31, 2023 Mar 31, 2022 Mar 31, 2021 Mar 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 132,182 57,046 20,327 618 26,428
Invested capital2 936,268 496,463 439,123 434,062 418,026
Performance Ratio
ROIC3 14.12% 11.49% 4.63% 0.14% 6.32%
Benchmarks
ROIC, Competitors4
Procter & Gamble Co. 15.48% 15.21% 15.53% 15.02% 12.65%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-03-31).

1 NOPAT. See details »

2 Invested capital. See details »

3 2024 Calculation
ROIC = 100 × NOPAT ÷ Invested capital
= 100 × 132,182 ÷ 936,268 = 14.12%

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. e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. ROIC improved from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.

Decomposition of ROIC

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc., decomposition of ROIC

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ROIC = OPM1 × TO2 × 1 – CTR3
Mar 31, 2024 14.12% = 14.70% × 1.09 × 87.79%
Mar 31, 2023 11.49% = 11.49% × 1.17 × 85.78%
Mar 31, 2022 4.63% = 7.22% × 0.89 × 71.79%
Mar 31, 2021 0.14% = 2.41% × 0.73 × 8.07%
Mar 31, 2020 6.32% = 11.17% × 0.68 × 83.62%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-03-31).

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 2024 year is the increase in profitability measured by operating profit margin (OPM) ratio.


Operating Profit Margin (OPM)

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc., OPM calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Mar 31, 2024 Mar 31, 2023 Mar 31, 2022 Mar 31, 2021 Mar 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 132,182 57,046 20,327 618 26,428
Add: Cash operating taxes2 18,383 9,455 7,989 7,044 5,178
Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) 150,565 66,500 28,316 7,663 31,606
 
Net sales 1,023,932 578,844 392,155 318,110 282,851
Profitability Ratio
OPM3 14.70% 11.49% 7.22% 2.41% 11.17%
Benchmarks
OPM, Competitors4
Procter & Gamble Co. 22.90% 23.00% 22.79% 23.52% 22.81%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-03-31).

1 NOPAT. See details »

2 Cash operating taxes. See details »

3 2024 Calculation
OPM = 100 × NOPBT ÷ Net sales
= 100 × 150,565 ÷ 1,023,932 = 14.70%

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. e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. OPM improved from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.

Turnover of Capital (TO)

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc., TO calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Mar 31, 2024 Mar 31, 2023 Mar 31, 2022 Mar 31, 2021 Mar 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Net sales 1,023,932 578,844 392,155 318,110 282,851
Invested capital1 936,268 496,463 439,123 434,062 418,026
Efficiency Ratio
TO2 1.09 1.17 0.89 0.73 0.68
Benchmarks
TO, Competitors3
Procter & Gamble Co. 0.86 0.85 0.85 0.80 0.70

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-03-31).

1 Invested capital. See details »

2 2024 Calculation
TO = Net sales ÷ Invested capital
= 1,023,932 ÷ 936,268 = 1.09

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. e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. TO improved from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from 2023 to 2024.

Effective Cash Tax Rate (CTR)

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc., CTR calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Mar 31, 2024 Mar 31, 2023 Mar 31, 2022 Mar 31, 2021 Mar 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 132,182 57,046 20,327 618 26,428
Add: Cash operating taxes2 18,383 9,455 7,989 7,044 5,178
Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) 150,565 66,500 28,316 7,663 31,606
Tax Rate
CTR3 12.21% 14.22% 28.21% 91.93% 16.38%
Benchmarks
CTR, Competitors4
Procter & Gamble Co. 21.48% 22.10% 20.19% 20.23% 21.01%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-03-31).

1 NOPAT. See details »

2 Cash operating taxes. See details »

3 2024 Calculation
CTR = 100 × Cash operating taxes ÷ NOPBT
= 100 × 18,383 ÷ 150,565 = 12.21%

4 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Tax rate Description The company
CTR Effective cash tax rate on operating income. e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. CTR decreased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.