Alcoa (AAPRB.PFD) ROIC %

: 2.63% (As of Sep. 2016)

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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 %. Alcoa's annualized return on invested capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was 2.63%.

As of today (2024-04-19), Alcoa's WACC % is 0.00%. Alcoa's ROIC % is -2.73% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Alcoa earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.

Alcoa ROIC % Historical Data

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

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Alcoa Annual Data

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Dec15

ROIC %

3.34

0.69

-5.29

1.17

-1.92

Alcoa Quarterly Data
	Dec11	Mar12	Jun12	Sep12	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15	Jun15	Sep15	Dec15	Mar16	Jun16	Sep16
ROIC %																2.53	-14.12	0.70	2.96	2.63

Competitive Comparison

For the Aluminum subindustry, Alcoa'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.

Alcoa ROIC % Distribution

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Alcoa's ROIC % distribution charts can be found below:

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

Alcoa ROIC % Calculation

Alcoa's annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as:

	ROIC % (A: Dec. 2015 )
=	NOPAT	/	Average Invested Capital
=	Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )	/	( (Invested Capital (A: Dec. 2014 )	+	Invested Capital (A: Dec. 2015 ))	/ count )
=	748 * ( 1 - 179.44% )	/	( (31132	+	30631)	/ 2 )
=	-594.2112	/	30881.5
=	-1.92 %

where

	Invested Capital		(A: Dec. 2014 )
=	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	))
=	37363	-	4354	-	( 1877	-	max(0, 5458	-	7848	+	1877	))
=	31132

	Invested Capital		(A: Dec. 2015 )
=	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	))
=	36528	-	3978	-	( 1919	-	max(0, 5211	-	7953	+	1919	))
=	30631

Alcoa's annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 is calculated as:

	ROIC % (Q: Sep. 2016 )
=	NOPAT	/	Average Invested Capital
=	Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )	/	( (Invested Capital (Q: Jun. 2016 )	+	Invested Capital (Q: Sep. 2016 ))	/ count )
=	1468 * ( 1 - 44.14% )	/	( (30529	+	31799)	/ 2 )
=	820.0248	/	31164
=	2.63 %

where

	Invested Capital		(Q: Jun. 2016 )
=	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	))
=	36139	-	3681	-	( 1929	-	max(0, 5488	-	8093	+	1929	))
=	30529

	Invested Capital		(Q: Sep. 2016 )
=	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	))
=	37448	-	3786	-	( 1863	-	max(0, 5500	-	9368	+	1863	))
=	31799

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2016) data.

Alcoa (NYSE:AAPRB.PFD) 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, Alcoa's WACC % is 0.00%. Alcoa's ROIC % is -2.73% (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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Arconic Inc, formerly known as Alcoa Inc was first incorporated as the Pittsburgh Reduction Company on October 1, 1888. The Company is engaged in manufacturing and engineering lightweight metals. Its products include aluminum, titanium, and nickel, used in aerospace, automotive, commercial transportation, packaging, building and construction, oil and gas, defense, consumer electronics, and industrial applications. The Company is also engaged in the production and management of aluminum, fabricated aluminum, and alumina combined, through its active participation in all aspects of the industry: technology, mining, refining, smelting, fabricating, and recycling. It has investments and operating activities in, among others, Australia, Brazil, China, Guinea, Iceland, Russia, and Saudi Arabia. The Company operates in segments including Global Rolled Products, Engineered Products and Solutions, and Transportation and Construction Solutions. The Company's Global Rolled Products segment represents its midstream operations. The Engineered Products and Solutions segment represents a portion of the Company's downstream operations. Its downstream portfolio includes two segments Engineered Products and Solutions and Transportation and Construction Solutions. The Engineered Products and Solutions consist of Alcoa Titanium & Engineered Products; Alcoa Fastening Systems & Rings; Alcoa Forgings and Extrusions; and Alcoa Power and Propulsion. The Company's Transportation and Construction Solutions segment represents a portion of its downstream operations. The raw materials used includes bauxite, alloying materials, caustic soda, alumina, electricity, aluminum fluoride, fuel oil, calcined petroleum coke, lime (CaO), cathode blocks, natural gas, electricity, liquid pitch, natural gas, titanium alloys, titanium sponge and resin. The Company's trademark products include Howmet metal castings, Huck fasteners, Kawneer building panels and Dura-Bright wheels with easy-clean surface treatments.