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Armstrong World Industries (BSP:AWII34) ROIC % : 16.29% (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Armstrong World Industries 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 %. Armstrong World Industries's annualized return on invested capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 16.29%.

As of today (2024-10-31), Armstrong World Industries's WACC % is 11.23%. Armstrong World Industries's ROIC % is 13.10% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Armstrong World Industries 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.


Armstrong World Industries ROIC % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Armstrong World Industries'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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Armstrong World Industries ROIC % Chart

Armstrong World Industries 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 12.91 8.91 9.42 11.15 11.95

Armstrong World Industries Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 15.47 10.78 11.89 14.08 16.29

Competitive Comparison of Armstrong World Industries's ROIC %

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Armstrong World Industries'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.


Armstrong World Industries's ROIC % Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Armstrong World Industries's ROIC % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Armstrong World Industries's ROIC % falls into.



Armstrong World Industries ROIC % Calculation

Armstrong World Industries'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 )
=1177.912 * ( 1 - 24.97% )/( (7535.018 + 7256.604)/ 2 )
=883.7873736/7395.811
=11.95 %

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))
=8850.039 - 759.009 - ( 556.012 - max(0, 958.335 - 1869.985+556.012))
=7535.018

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))
=8194.426 - 590.916 - ( 346.906 - max(0, 953.011 - 1533.637+346.906))
=7256.604

Armstrong World Industries's annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as:

ROIC % (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Jun. 2024 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Sep. 2024 ))/ count )
=1916.08 * ( 1 - 25.92% )/( (8667.85 + 8763.568)/ 2 )
=1419.432064/8715.709
=16.29 %

where

Invested Capital(Q: Jun. 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))
=9803.779 - 739.512 - ( 396.417 - max(0, 1077.22 - 1891.598+396.417))
=8667.85

Invested Capital(Q: Sep. 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))
=9990.191 - 818.487 - ( 408.136 - max(0, 1209.456 - 1980.871+408.136))
=8763.568

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


Armstrong World Industries  (BSP:AWII34) 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, Armstrong World Industries's WACC % is 11.23%. Armstrong World Industries's ROIC % is 13.10% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Armstrong World Industries 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. Armstrong World Industries 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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Armstrong World Industries Business Description

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Address
2500 Columbia Avenue, Lancaster, PA, USA, 17603
Armstrong World Industries Inc is engaged in the design, innovation and manufacture of ceiling and wall solutions in the Americas. The products include mineral fiber, fiberglass wool, metal, wood, wood fiber, glass-reinforced-gypsum and felt. The company also manufactures ceiling suspension system (grid) products through a joint venture with Worthington Industries, Inc. called Worthington Armstrong Venture (WAVE).

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