Broadcom (NAS:AVGO) ROIC %

: 27.15% (As of Jan. 2023)

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ROIC % measures how well a company generates cash flow relative to the capital it has invested in its business. It is also called ROC %. Broadcom's annualized return on invested capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2023 was 27.15%.

As of today (2023-03-20), Broadcom's WACC % is 8.39%. Broadcom's ROIC % is 23.60% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Broadcom generates higher returns on investment than it costs the company to raise the capital needed for that investment. It 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.

Broadcom ROIC % Historical Data

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

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Broadcom Annual Data

Trend

Oct13

Oct14

Oct15

Oct16

Oct17

Oct18

Oct19

Oct20

Oct21

Oct22

ROIC %

34.58

9.52

7.70

13.03

21.46

Broadcom Quarterly Data
	Apr18	Jul18	Oct18	Jan19	Apr19	Jul19	Oct19	Jan20	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23
ROIC %																18.33	20.37	22.33	24.54	27.15

Competitive Comparison

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Broadcom'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.

Annual Data Quarterly Data

Broadcom ROIC % Distribution

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Broadcom's ROIC % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Broadcom's ROIC % falls in comparison to its industry or sector. The grey bar indicates the ROIC %'s extreme value range as defined by GuruFocus.

Broadcom ROIC % Calculation

Broadcom's annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2022 is calculated as:

	ROIC % (A: Oct. 2022 )
=	NOPAT	/	Average Invested Capital
=	Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )	/	( (Invested Capital (A: Oct. 2021 )	+	Invested Capital (A: Oct. 2022 ))	/ count )
=	14282 * ( 1 - 7.55% )	/	( (63356	+	59726)	/ 2 )
=	13203.709	/	61541
=	21.46 %

where

	Invested Capital		(A: Oct. 2021 )
=	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	))
=	75570	-	1909	-	( 12163	-	max(0, 6281	-	16586	+	12163	))
=	63356

	Invested Capital		(A: Oct. 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	))
=	73249	-	2071	-	( 12416	-	max(0, 7052	-	18504	+	12416	))
=	59726

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

	ROIC % (Q: Jan. 2023 )
=	NOPAT	/	Average Invested Capital
=	Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )	/	( (Invested Capital (Q: Oct. 2022 )	+	Invested Capital (Q: Jan. 2023 ))	/ count )
=	16452 * ( 1 - 1.72% )	/	( (59726	+	59379)	/ 2 )
=	16169.0256	/	59552.5
=	27.15 %

where

	Invested Capital		(Q: Oct. 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	))
=	73249	-	2071	-	( 12416	-	max(0, 7052	-	18504	+	12416	))
=	59726

	Invested Capital		(Q: Jan. 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	))
=	72976	-	2244	-	( 12647	-	max(0, 7483	-	18836	+	12647	))
=	59379

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Jan. 2023) data.

Broadcom (NAS:AVGO) 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, Broadcom's WACC % is 8.39%. Broadcom's ROIC % is 23.60% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Broadcom generates higher returns on investment than it costs the company to raise the capital needed for that investment. It 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. Broadcom earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.

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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Broadcom (NAS:AVGO) Business Description

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Website

https://www.broadcom.com

Broadcom—the combined entity of Broadcom and Avago—boasts a highly diverse product portfolio across an array of end markets. Avago focused primarily on radio frequency filters and amplifiers used in high-end smartphones, such as the Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy devices, in addition to an assortment of solutions for wired infrastructure, enterprise storage, and industrial end markets. Legacy Broadcom targeted networking semiconductors, such as switch and physical layer chips, broadband products (such as television set-top box processors), and connectivity chips that handle standards such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The company has acquired Brocade, CA Technologies, Symantec's enterprise security business, and has a pending deal to acquire VMware to bolster its offerings in software.

Executives

Raul J Fernandez	director	11600 SUNRISE VALLEY DR, RESTON VA 20191
Justine Lien	director	1320 RIDDER PARK DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Diane M Bryant	director	2200 MISSION COLLEGE BLVD, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Harry L. You	director	EMC CORPORATION, 176 SOUTH STREET, HOPKINTON MA 01748
Thomas H. Krause	officer: Chief Financial Officer	1320 RIDDER PARK, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Bryan Ingram	officer: SVP & GM, Wireless Semicon Div	C/O AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, 350 WEST TRIMBLE ROAD, BLDG. 90, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Kirsten M. Spears	officer: Principal Accounting Officer	1320 RIDDER PARK, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Charlie B Kawwas	officer: SVP & Chief Sales Officer	C/O AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES U.S. INC., 350 WEST TRIMBLE ROAD, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Mark David Brazeal	officer: Chief Legal Officer	1320 RIDDER PARK DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Hock E Tan	director, officer: President and CEO	BROADCOM INC., 1320 RIDDER PARK DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Silver Lake Partners V De (aiv), L.p.	director	C/O SILVER LAKE, 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Silver Lake Technology Associates V, L.p.	director	C/O SILVER LAKE, 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Slta V (gp), L.l.c.	director	C/O SILVER LAKE, 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Silver Lake Technology Investors V, L.p.	director	C/O SILVER LAKE, 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Silver Lake Group, L.l.c.	director	2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025