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Lamar Advertising Co (Lamar Advertising Co) ROIC %

: 11.23% (As of Dec. 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 %. Lamar Advertising Co's annualized return on invested capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 11.23%.

As of today (2024-04-23), Lamar Advertising Co's WACC % is 9.98%. Lamar Advertising Co's ROIC % is 9.76% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Lamar Advertising Co earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.


Lamar Advertising Co ROIC % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lamar Advertising Co'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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Lamar Advertising Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
ROIC %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.64 6.53 8.41 8.38 9.73

Lamar Advertising Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
ROIC % 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.21 6.78 10.23 10.82 11.23

Competitive Comparison

For the REIT - Specialty subindustry, Lamar Advertising Co'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.


Lamar Advertising Co ROIC % Distribution

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Lamar Advertising Co's ROIC % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lamar Advertising Co's ROIC % falls into.



Lamar Advertising Co ROIC % Calculation

Lamar Advertising Co's annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

ROIC % (A: Dec. 2023 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (A: Dec. 2022 ) + Invested Capital (A: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=669.96 * ( 1 - 1.93% )/( (6711.679 + 6786.836)/ 2 )
=657.029772/6749.2575
=9.73 %

where

Invested Capital(A: Dec. 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))
=6475.214 - 125.02 - ( 52.619 - max(0, 726.037 - 364.552+52.619))
=6711.679

Invested Capital(A: 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))
=6563.622 - 117.497 - ( 44.605 - max(0, 713.897 - 373.186+44.605))
=6786.836

Lamar Advertising Co'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: Sep. 2023 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=765.912 * ( 1 - 0.64% )/( (6770.514 + 6786.836)/ 2 )
=761.0101632/6778.675
=11.23 %

where

Invested Capital(Q: Sep. 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))
=6572.322 - 113.882 - ( 39.395 - max(0, 690.24 - 378.166+39.395))
=6770.514

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))
=6563.622 - 117.497 - ( 44.605 - max(0, 713.897 - 373.186+44.605))
=6786.836

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


Lamar Advertising Co  (NAS:LAMR) 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, Lamar Advertising Co's WACC % is 9.98%. Lamar Advertising Co's ROIC % is 9.76% (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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Lamar Advertising Co (Lamar Advertising Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
5321 Corporate Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA, USA, 70808
Lamar Advertising Co is an outdoor advertising company organized as a real estate investment trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Lamar's core revenue-generating activity is leasing space for advertising on billboards, buses, shelters, benches, logo plates, and airport terminals through short-term agreements. The company is involved in this process from ad copy production to the placement and maintenance of physical advertisements. The vast majority of Lamar's revenue comes from renting ad space on its portfolio of static and digital roadside billboard displays in the U.S. The states of Pennsylvania and Texas house a proportion of these. The company's customers are restaurant, service, healthcare, and retail firms in terms of total revenue.
Executives
Jay Lecoryelle Johnson officer: CFO, Treasurer, EVP C/O DIAMONDROCK HOSPITALITY COMPANY, 2 BETHESDA METRO CENTER, SUITE 1400, BETHESDA MD 20814
Nancy Fletcher director 5321 CORPORATE BOULEVARD, BATON ROUGE LA 70808
Thomas V Reifenheiser director C/O LAMAR CORP, 5551 CORPORATE BLVD, BATON ROUGE LA 70808
Wendell Reilly director C/O BERMAN CAPITAL ADVISORS, 3475 LENOX RD. STE. 760, ATLANTA GA 30326
Koerner John E Iii director 200 WEST CONGRESS STREET, LAFAYETTE LA 70501
Anna Reilly director C/O LAMAR ADVERTISING COMPANY, 5321 CORPORATE BLVD, BATON ROUGE LA 70808
Stephen P Mumblow director 790 TOWNSHIP LINE ROAD, YARDLEY PA 19067
Elizabeth Mary Thompson director 5321 CORPORATE BOULEVARD, BATON ROUGE LA 70808
Keith A Istre officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O LAMAR CORP, 5321 CORPORATE BLVD, BATON ROUGE LA 70808
Sean E Reilly officer: Chief Operating Officer 5321 CORPORATE BLVD, BATON ROUGE LA 70808
Marshall A Loeb director C/O EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC., 190 EAST CAPITOL STREET, JACKSON MS 39201
John Maxwell Hamilton director C/O LAMAR CORP, 5551 CORPORATE BLVD, BATON ROUGE LA 70808
Reilly Kevin P Jr director, officer: President and CEO C/O LAMAR CORP, 5321 CORPORATE BLVD, BATON ROUGE LA 70808
Spo Advisory Corp 10 percent owner PO BOX 2722, C/O SPO PARTNERS & CO, SAN ANSELMO CA 94979
Abrams Capital Management, L.p. 10 percent owner 222 BERKELEY STREET, 21ST FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116