Walmart (XTER:WMT) ROC % : 11.17% (As of Oct. 2024)

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What is Walmart ROC %?

ROC % measures how well a company generates cash flow relative to the capital it has invested in its business. It is also called ROIC %. Walmart's annualized return on capital (ROC %) for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 was 11.17%.

As of today (2024-12-15), Walmart's WACC % is 7.79%. Walmart's ROC % is 11.77% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Walmart 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.

Walmart ROC % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Walmart's ROC % can be seen below:

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Walmart Annual Data

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8.95

7.79

11.33

7.97

11.07

Walmart Quarterly Data
	Jan20	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24	Apr24	Jul24	Oct24
ROC %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															9.68	11.65	11.20	12.90	11.17

Walmart ROC % Calculation

Walmart's annualized Return on Capital (ROC %) for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

	ROC % (A: Jan. 2024 )
=	NOPAT	/	Average Invested Capital
=	Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )	/	( (Invested Capital (A: Jan. 2023 )	+	Invested Capital (A: Jan. 2024 ))	/ count )
=	24797.016 * ( 1 - 25.53% )	/	( (163915.424	+	169575.714)	/ 2 )
=	18466.3378152	/	166745.569
=	11.07 %

where

	Invested Capital		(A: 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	))
=	225686.816	-	77123.296	-	( 8004	-	max(0, 85559.744	-	70207.84	+	8004	))
=	163915.424

	Invested Capital		(A: Jan. 2024 )
=	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	))
=	231702.282	-	76390.452	-	( 9057.906	-	max(0, 84836.97	-	70573.086	+	9057.906	))
=	169575.714

Walmart's annualized Return on Capital (ROC %) for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 is calculated as:

	ROC % (Q: Oct. 2024 )
=	NOPAT	/	Average Invested Capital
=	Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )	/	( (Invested Capital (Q: Jul. 2024 )	+	Invested Capital (Q: Oct. 2024 ))	/ count )
=	24631.776 * ( 1 - 22.7% )	/	( (170476.878	+	170364.276)	/ 2 )
=	19040.362848	/	170420.577
=	11.17 %

where

	Invested Capital		(Q: Jul. 2024 )
=	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	))
=	234593.68	-	81404.302	-	( 8123.742	-	max(0, 87829.72	-	70542.22	+	8123.742	))
=	170476.878

	Invested Capital		(Q: Oct. 2024 )
=	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	))
=	241800.282	-	85775.166	-	( 9224.982	-	max(0, 94148.244	-	79809.084	+	9224.982	))
=	170364.276

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Oct. 2024) data.

Walmart (XTER:WMT) ROC % Explanation

ROC % measures how well a company generates cash flow relative to the capital it has invested in its business. It is also called ROIC %. 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 ROC % 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, Walmart's WACC % is 7.79%. Walmart's ROC % is 11.77% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Walmart 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.

Be Aware

Like ROE % and ROA %, ROC % 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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Walmart serves as the preeminent retailer in the United States, with its strategy predicated on superior operating efficiency and offering the lowest priced goods to consumers to drive robust store traffic and product turnover. Walmart augmented its low-price business strategy by offering a convenient one-stop shopping destination with the opening of its first supercenter in 1988.Today, Walmart operates over 4,600 stores in the United States (5,200 including Sam's Club) and over 10,000 locations globally. Walmart generated over $440 billion in domestic namesake sales in fiscal 2024, with Sam's Club contributing another $86 billion to the company's top line. Internationally, Walmart generated $115 billion in sales. The retailer serves around 240 million customers globally each week.