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Woolworths Holdings (Woolworths Holdings) ROIC % : 13.62% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Woolworths Holdings ROIC %?

ROIC % measures how well a company generates cash flow relative to the capital it has invested in its business. It is also called ROC %. Woolworths Holdings's annualized return on invested capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 13.62%.

As of today (2024-04-28), Woolworths Holdings's WACC % is 11.93%. Woolworths Holdings's ROIC % is 11.77% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Woolworths Holdings earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.


Woolworths Holdings ROIC % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Woolworths Holdings's ROIC % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Woolworths Holdings ROIC % Chart

Woolworths Holdings Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
ROIC %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.08 4.43 12.24 8.23 10.48

Woolworths Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
ROIC % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.99 9.82 9.45 10.47 13.62

Competitive Comparison of Woolworths Holdings's ROIC %

For the Department Stores subindustry, Woolworths Holdings's ROIC %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROIC % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Woolworths Holdings's ROIC % Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Woolworths Holdings's ROIC % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Woolworths Holdings's ROIC % falls into.



Woolworths Holdings ROIC % Calculation

Woolworths Holdings's annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as:

ROIC % (A: Jun. 2023 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (A: Jun. 2022 ) + Invested Capital (A: Jun. 2023 ))/ count )
=349.964 * ( 1 - 27.72% )/( (3014.467 + 1812.556)/ 2 )
=252.9539792/2413.5115
=10.48 %

where

Invested Capital(A: Jun. 2022 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=3546.072 - 422.4 - ( 339.817 - max(0, 910.499 - 1019.704+339.817))
=3014.467

Invested Capital(A: Jun. 2023 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=2092.687 - 264.127 - ( 190.826 - max(0, 655.809 - 671.813+190.826))
=1812.556

Woolworths Holdings's annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

ROIC % (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Jun. 2023 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=318.148 * ( 1 - 25.73% )/( (1812.556 + 1656.488)/ 2 )
=236.2885196/1734.522
=13.62 %

where

Invested Capital(Q: Jun. 2023 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=2092.687 - 264.127 - ( 190.826 - max(0, 655.809 - 671.813+190.826))
=1812.556

Invested Capital(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=2143.532 - 486.883 - ( 155.962 - max(0, 680.306 - 680.467+155.962))
=1656.488

Note: The Operating Income data used here is two times the semi-annual (Dec. 2023) data.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Woolworths Holdings  (OTCPK:WLWHY) ROIC % Explanation

ROIC % measures how well a company generates cash flow relative to the capital it has invested in its business. It is also called ROC %. The reason book values of debt and equity are used is because the book values are the capital the company received when issuing the debt or receiving the equity investments.

There are four key components to this definition. The first is the use of operating income or EBIT rather than net income in the numerator. The second is the tax adjustment to this operating income or EBIT, computed as a hypothetical tax based on an effective or marginal tax rate. The third is the use of book values for invested capital, rather than market values. The final is the timing difference; the capital invested is from the end of the prior year whereas the operating income or EBIT is the current year's number.

Why is ROIC % important?

Because it costs money to raise capital. A firm that generates higher returns on investment than it costs the company to raise the capital needed for that investment is earning excess returns. A firm that expects to continue generating positive excess returns on new investments in the future will see its value increase as growth increases, whereas a firm that earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital will destroy value as it grows.

As of today, Woolworths Holdings's WACC % is 11.93%. Woolworths Holdings's ROIC % is 11.77% (calculated using TTM income statement data).


Be Aware

Like ROE % and ROA %, ROIC % is calculated with only 12 months of data. Fluctuations in the company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.


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Woolworths Holdings (Woolworths Holdings) Business Description

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Address
93 Longmarket Street, Woolworths House, Cape Town, WC, ZAF, 8001
Woolworths Holdings Ltd is a South Africa-based retail group. Forty percent of revenue (including concession sales) is generated in Australasia. The group has three main operating divisions: Woolworths South Africa, based in South Africa and operating across 11 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, and David Jones and Country Road Group, both based in Australia. Woolworths Financial Services is a joint venture between Woolworths and Barclays Africa Group; Barclays is supervising the credit policy, risk, and funding aspects, while Woolworths is leading the customer integration.

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