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Sabre (SABR) ROIC % : 4.88% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Sabre 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 %. Sabre's annualized return on invested capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.88%.

As of today (2024-04-26), Sabre's WACC % is 9.29%. Sabre's ROIC % is 1.34% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Sabre earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.


Sabre ROIC % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sabre'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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Sabre ROIC % Chart

Sabre Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
ROIC %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.05 -20.90 -15.31 -6.69 1.33

Sabre Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 -6.15 -0.02 -4.69 5.76 4.88

Competitive Comparison of Sabre's ROIC %

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Sabre'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.


Sabre's ROIC % Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Sabre ROIC % Calculation

Sabre'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 )
=47.143 * ( 1 - -7.04% )/( (3813.391 + 3761.519)/ 2 )
=50.4618672/3787.455
=1.33 %

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))
=4962.875 - 603.566 - ( 849.191 - max(0, 815.571 - 1361.489+849.191))
=3813.391

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))
=4672.194 - 666.797 - ( 700.177 - max(0, 914.713 - 1158.591+700.177))
=3761.519

Sabre'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 )
=149.352 * ( 1 - -23.01% )/( (3761.996 + 3761.519)/ 2 )
=183.7178952/3761.7575
=4.88 %

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))
=4741.701 - 691.63 - ( 601.604 - max(0, 907.757 - 1195.832+601.604))
=3761.996

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))
=4672.194 - 666.797 - ( 700.177 - max(0, 914.713 - 1158.591+700.177))
=3761.519

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.


Sabre  (NAS:SABR) 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, Sabre's WACC % is 9.29%. Sabre's ROIC % is 1.34% (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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Sabre (SABR) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3150 Sabre Drive, Southlake, TX, USA, 76092
Sabre holds the number-two air booking volume share in the global distribution system industry. The travel solutions segment represented 91% of total 2022 revenue, split between distribution (70% of segment sales) and airline IT solutions (30%) revenue. The company also has a growing hotel IT solutions division (10% of revenue). Transaction fees, which are mostly tied to volume and not price, account for the bulk of sales and profits.
Executives
Sean E Menke officer: Executive Vice President C/O IHS INC., 15 INVERNESS WAY EAST, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Joe Difonzo officer: Executive Vice President 3150 SABRE DRIVE, SOUTHLAKE TX 76092
Gail Mandel director 22 SYLVAN WAY, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Michael O Randolfi officer: Executive Vice President, CFO C/O ORBITZ WORLDWIDE, 500 W. MADISON, SUITE 1000, CHICAGO IL 60661
Kurt Joseph Ekert officer: President MORRIS CORPORATE CENTER III, 400 INTERPACE PKWY, BLDG A, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Ann J. Bruder officer: EVP and Chief Legal Officer 6565 N. MACARTHUR BLVD., SUITE 800, IRVING TX 75039
Chadwick Ho officer: EVP and Chief Legal Officer 3150 SABRE DRIVE, SOUTHLAKE TX 76092
Garry R Wiseman officer: EVP and Chief Product Officer C/O NAUTILUS, INC., 17750 SE 6TH WAY, VANCOUVER WA 98683
Shawn G Williams officer: EVP and Chief People Officer 3150 SABRE DRIVE, SOUTHLAKE TX 76092
Cem Tanyel officer: EVP & Pres. Airline Solutions 3150 SABRE DRIVE, SOUTHLAKE TX 76092
David J Shirk officer: Executive Vice President C/O SABRE CORPORATION, 3150 SABRE DRIVE, SOUTHLAKE TX 76092
Phyllis Newhouse director 3150 SABRE DRIVE, SOUTHLAKE TX 76092
Wendi Christine Sturgis director C/O THE CONTAINER STORE GROUP, INC., 500 FREEPORT PARKWAY, COPPELL TX 75019
John C Siciliano director C/O BKF CAPITAL GROUP, INC., ONE ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10020
Judson Wade Jones officer: Executive Vice President 3150 SABRE DRIVE, SOUTHLAKE TX 76092