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The following section summarizes insights on Clariant AG's Return on Invested Capital:
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A capital efficiency ratio used to measure a firm's ability to create value for all its stakeholders, debt, and equity.
Return on Invested Capital or ROIC is defined as:
Net Operating Profit After Tax
(/) Average Invested Capital
Return on Invested Capital
Return on Invested Capital for Clariant is calculated as follows:
Net Operating Profit After Tax [ CHF 274.4 M ]
(/) Average Invested Capital over Period [ CHF 3.961 B ]
(=) Return on Invested Capital [ 6.9% ]
Where Invested Capital is calculated as follows:
(+) Average debt = (CHF 1.349 B + CHF 1.884 B) / 2 = CHF 1.617 B
(+) Average Equity = (CHF 2.18 B + CHF 2.508 B) / 2 = CHF 2.344 B
(=) Invested Capital [ CHF 3.961 B ]
The tables below summarizes the trend in Clariant’s return on assets over the last five years:
| Fiscal Year | Net Operating Profit After Tax | Average Invested Capital | Return on Invested Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-31 | CHF 276.6 M | CHF 4.702 B | 5.9% |
| 2021-12-31 | CHF 343.5 M | CHF 4.465 B | 7.7% |
| 2022-12-31 | CHF 454.5 M | CHF 4.235 B | 10.7% |
| 2023-12-31 | CHF 321.5 M | CHF 3.753 B | 8.6% |
| 2024-12-31 | CHF 274.4 M | CHF 3.961 B | 6.9% |
Return on Invested Capital is used to evaluate the ability of the company to create value for all its stakeholders, debt and equity. ROIC can be used to benchmark companies within an industry but it is also useful to consider its relationship to the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC).
Since ROIC measures the company’s ability to generate a return on invested capital, and the WACC measures the minimum return required by the company’s capital providers (equity and debt), the difference between ROIC and WACC is referred to as Economic Profit or Excess Return.
Excess Return = Return on Invested Capital - Weighted Average Cost of Capital
The chart above depicts the distribution of Return on Invested Capital for companies operating in the Materials Sector in the Developed economic region. Over 2,700 companies were considered in this analysis, and 2,600 had meaningful values. The average Return on Invested Capital of companies in the Sector is -19.8% with a standard deviation of 35.1%. Please note that Sector and Industry values may differ from other sources, as no adjustments have been made.
Clariant AG's Return on Invested Capital of 6.9% ranks in the 87.9% percentile for the Sector. The following table provides additional summary stats:
| Economic Risk Region | Developed |
| Total Constituents | 2,708 |
| Included Constituents | 2,600 |
| Min | -171.0% |
| Max | 19.2% |
| Median | -7.4% |
| Mean | -19.8% |
| Standard Deviation | 35.1% |
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