2012 From ROE to CFROI® and - CFA Switzerland

CLARITY IS CONFIDENCE HOLT Accounting Items Can Distort the Return Calculation Example: Two Plants • Managers A and B operate plants of equal capacity...

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2012

From ROE to CFROI® and everything in between CFA Institute

Greg Collett CFA +44 (0) 207 88 33 643 [email protected] HOLT Custom Solutions

www.credit-suisse.com/holtmethodology CONFIDENTIAL – For Education and Training Purposes Only

Introducing HOLT®

Agenda

Introduction Accounting Performance Measurement Fade and Mean Reversion Link to Valuation Questions

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Accounting – how it all flows around

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The Ideal Performance Metric Question

Problem

Does the metric allow fair comparisons between old and new companies?

New assets = low return Old assets = high return

How do you compare a short life tech company to a longer life capital goods company?

Ratio vs IRR

Can you compare returns across countries with high and low inflation?

Income statement reflects inflation Balance sheet to a lesser extent

Do the return and growth measures track Total Shareholder Return (TSR) over time.

Does a rising return lead to greater TSR?

Is the return measure subject to accounting manipulation?

Financing manipulation does not always improve TSR

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The Ideal Performance Metric

Question

ROE

ROIC

Old Assets/New Assets

?

?

?

?

?

Asset Life

?

?

?

?

?

Inflation

?

?

?

?

?

Accounting Distortions

?

?

?

?

?

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CROGI CROIGI CFROI

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Comparison of Financial Performance Metrics Cash Flow Return on Investment Cash Return on Inflation Adjusted Gross Investment

Cash Return on Gross Investment

CFROI

CROIGI

CROGI

Return on Invested Capital

ROIC Return on Equity

ROCE ROE

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ROIIC RONA HOLT

Return on Equity ROE is defined as Net Earnings / Book Equity. It is an incomplete measure because it measures

CFROI

the return on assets not funded by debt.

CROIGI

CROGI

ROIC Return on Equity

ROE

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Return on Equity – Changing Leverage Adds Noise to the Signal Income Costs EBIT Interest PBT Tax Net Income Debt Equity Deb/(Debt+Equity) ROE

1000 700 300 100 200 60 140

1000 700 300 90 210 63 147

1000 700 300 80 220 66 154

1000 700 300 70 230 69 161

1000 700 300 60 240 72 168

1000 700 300 50 250 75 175

1000 700 300 40 260 78 182

1000 700 300 30 270 81 189

1000 700 300 20 280 84 196

1000 700 300 10 290 87 203

1000 700 300 0 300 90 210

1000 0 100% #N/A

900 100 90% 147%

800 200 80% 77%

700 300 70% 54%

600 400 60% 42%

500 500 50% 35%

400 600 40% 30%

300 700 30% 27%

200 800 20% 25%

100 900 10% 23%

0 1000 0% 21%

1,200

160% 140%

1,000

120% 800

100%

600

80% 60%

400

40% 200

20%

0

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5 Debt

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6 Equity

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11

ROE

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Understanding Inflation’s Impact on ROE

LIFO Revenue - Expenses Profit Net Income ROE

=

Owner’s Equity

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Inventory FIFO

Wages Depreciation

~

~ HOLT

Inflation Can Seriously Distort ROE

20

Reported ROE

Reported ROE using actual U.S. inflation for a 6% “real” IRR project.

15

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6% IRR Project (Inflation Adjusted)

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Source: HOLT analysis

Return on Equity

Issue Old Assets/New Assets

ROE

Reason

No

Neither net income nor equity refect asset age

No

Neither net income nor equity refect asset life

No

Net income reflects inflation. Equity is an historical value

Accounting Distortions

No

Both are subject to non-operating distortions

TSR Tracking

No

Tracks poorly

Asset Life Inflation

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Return on Invested Capital ROIC is defined as NOPAT / Invested Capital and is key to Economic Profit analysis.

CFROI

CROIGI

CROGI

Return on Invested Capital

ROIC ROCE ROE CLARITY IS CONFIDENCE

ROIIC RONA HOLT

Return on Invested Capital

Operating Profit (EBIT) - Effective Tax Charge = NOPAT (Net Operating Profit After Tax)

ROIC =

NOPAT Invested Capital Total Assets - Payables - Other Current Liabilities - Cash = Invested Capital

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Return on Invested Capital – Issues

Current Dollar income which includes noncash items such as depreciation and amortisation

ROIC =

NOPAT Invested Capital

Can we expect this ratio to tell us anything useful about performance? NOPAT and Invested Capital are not in constant dollars!

Historical cost depreciated assets Excludes off balance sheet items

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Accounting Items Can Distort the Return Calculation Example: Two Plants •

Managers A and B operate plants of equal capacity but with different ages



Plants each have 20 year life, original cost of assets = 1,000

Plant A

Plant B

NOPAT

100

100

Age of Assets

10

0

Invested Capital

500

1,000

ROIC

20%

10%

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Manager B is penalized for having a newer plant!

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Worldwide Accounting and Reporting Issues Prevent Comparability

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Return on Invested Capital

Issue Old Assets/New Assets Asset Life

ROIC

Reason

No

Asset age reduces assets

No

Not taken into account

NOPAT is current dollars, Inflation No Invested Capital is not Depends on analyst Accounting Distortions Maybe adjustments (op leases)

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Cash Return on Gross Investment

CFROI

Cash Return on Gross Investment

CROIGI

CROGI

ROIC

ROE CLARITY IS CONFIDENCE

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Cash Return on Gross Investment NOPAT +Depreciation +Other non-cash

Operating After Tax Cash Flow CROGI

=

items

Gross Investment Invested Capital +

ROIC

Accumulated Depreciation +

ROE

Capitalized Expenses

... by adding back non-cash items to NOPAT and accumulated depreciation to Invested Capital This captures the total value of investment in the asset base more accurately CLARITY IS CONFIDENCE

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Cash Return on Gross Investment

Example: Two Plants

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Plant A

Plant B

NOPAT

100

100

Depreciation

50

50

Operating After Tax Cash Flow

150

150

Invested Capital

500

1,000

Accum ulated Depreciation

500

0

Gross Investment

1,000

1,000

CROGI

15%

15%

CROGI shows that managers A and B are achieving similar cash returns on the original investment!

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Cash Return on Gross Investment – Operating Leases

Plant A Plant B Plant C NOPAT

100

100

100

Depreciation

50

50

0

Operating Leases

0

0

50

Operating After Tax Cash Flow

150

150

150

Invested Capital

1,000

1,000

0

500

0

0

0

0

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

15%

15%

15%

Accumulated Depreciation Gross Capitalised Leases Gross Investm ent

CROGI

CROGI shows that managers A, B and C are achieving similar cash returns on the original investment!

These scenarios assume zero net working capital CLARITY IS CONFIDENCE

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Cash Return on Gross Investment Net PPE/Gross PPE

PPE Life

0.56

25.00

0.54

20.00

0.52

15.00 0.50

10.00 0.48

5.00

0.46 0.44

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The Net/Gross plant ratio tells us that the PPE is 50% depreciated.

Capex/Depreciation 2.5

Capex/Depreciation is greater than one indicating net growth

2.0

1.5

Plant life (GrossPPE/depreciation) has increased. This could be caused by changes in sector composition and weight over time.

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CLARITY IS CONFIDENCE Europe>1bn Eur ex Financials. Source Credit Suisse HOLT 2 Oct 2012

Cash Return on Gross Investment

Issue Old Assets/New Assets Asset Life

CROGI YES No

Reason Accumulated depreciation is added back Not taken into account

Cash flow is current dollars, Inflation No Invested Capital is historical Depends on analyst Accounting Distortions Maybe adjustments (op leases)

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Cash Return on Gross Investment

From an investor’s point of view…..

What is the impact of inflation on the investment made ten years ago?

Are you measuring return on what you spent ten years ago or on what that investment is worth in today’s money (current Dollars)?

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Differing Inflation Rates Make International Comparisons Difficult Can you use CROGI to compare companies across time and in different countries?

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CLARITY IS CONFIDENCE Source Credit Suisse HOLT 2 Oct 2012

Cash Return on Inflation Adjusted Gross Investment CROIGI is defined as Cash Return / Inflation Adjusted Gross Investment.

Cash Return on Inflation Adjusted Gross Investment

CFROI

CROIGI

CROGI

ROIC

ROE CLARITY IS CONFIDENCE

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Cash Return on Inflation Adjusted Gross Investment

Operating After Tax Cash Flow

Operating After Tax Cash Flow CROIGI = Inflation Adjusted Gross Investment

Gross Investment + Inflation Adjustment on Gross Investment

CROGI

ROIC ROE

... by adding an inflation adjustment to the gross fixed assets to approximate their value in today’s money. This gives a fair value to the entire asset base, regardless of age.

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Cash Return on Inflation Adjusted Gross Investment Example: Two Plants

Operating After Tax Cash Flow Gross Investm ent Age Inflation Adjustm ent* Inflation Adjusted Gross Investment

CROIGI

Plant A

Plant B

150

150

1,000

1,000

10

0

220

0

1,220

1,000

12%

15%

CROIGI shows that plant A’s return is actually less than B’s when the value of investment is compared in today’s money!

* Assuming 2% Annual Inflation CLARITY IS CONFIDENCE

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Why Is It Important to Adjust for Inflation? Year USA Inflation SA Inflation Avg Exchange Rate Life (Years)

1 3.9% 13.5% 2.76 10

2 2.8% 12.7% 2.85

3 2.6% 10.4% 3.27

4 2.4% 9.8% 3.55

5 2.5% 8.8% 3.63

6 2.3% 8.4% 4.3

7 1.6% 7.8% 4.61

8 0.6% 7.7% 5.55

9 1.4% 6.8% 6.12

10 2.2% 6.2% 6.94

Analysys in USD Cost in USD Accumulated Depreciation Net Asset Value GCF Inflation Adjusted Cost ROIC CROGI CROIGI CFROI

1000 100 900 150 1,000 15% 15% 15% 8%

1000 200 800 154 1,028 17% 15% 15% 8%

1000 300 700 158 1,055 20% 16% 15% 8%

1000 400 600 162 1,080 23% 16% 15% 8%

1000 500 500 166 1,107 28% 17% 15% 8%

1000 600 400 170 1,133 34% 17% 15% 8%

1000 700 300 173 1,151 43% 17% 15% 8%

1000 800 200 174 1,158 58% 17% 15% 8%

1000 900 100 176 1,174 88% 18% 15% 8%

1000 1000 0 180 1,200 180% 18% 15% 8%

Analysys in ZAR Cost in USD Accumulated Depreciation Net Asset Value GCF Inflation Adjusted Cost ROIC CROGI CROIGI CFROI

2,760 276 2,484 414 2,760 15% 15% 15% 8%

2,760 552 2,208 467 3,111 19% 17% 15% 8%

2,760 828 1,932 515 3,434 23% 19% 15% 8%

2,760 1,104 1,656 566 3,771 29% 20% 15% 8%

2,760 1,380 1,380 615 4,102 37% 22% 15% 8%

2,760 1,656 1,104 667 4,447 48% 24% 15% 8%

2,760 1,932 828 719 4,794 65% 26% 15% 8%

2,760 2,208 552 774 5,163 94% 28% 15% 8%

2,760 2,484 276 827 5,514 150% 30% 15% 8%

2,760 2,760 0 878 5,856 318% 32% 15% 8%

1.00 1.00

1.03 1.13

1.05 1.24

1.08 1.37

1.11 1.49

1.13 1.61

1.15 1.74

1.16 1.87

1.17 2.00

1.20 2.12

GP Factor in USA GP Factor in SA

Grows with US inflation Grows with US inflation

Grows with SA inflation Grows with SA inflation

Notes 1. A South African company buys an asset in US$ in 1991 and places it on its books in ZAR. The asset does not get revalued 2. The company produces a profit stream that can be priced in US$ or ZAR. Products are sold at a local price or global commodity price 3. It is assumed that NDA (working capital) is zero for the CFROI calculation.

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Cash Return on Inflation Adjusted Gross Investment

Issue Old Assets/New Assets Asset Life

CROIGI YES No

Reason Accumulated depreciation is added back Not taken into account

Numerator and denominator Inflation YES are in current dollars Depends on analyst Accounting Distortions Maybe adjustments (op leases)

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Cash Return on Inflation Adjusted Gross Investment

What if two projects with the same return have different lives?

How do you select the correct one?

For the same investment would you choose a 10% project with a 5 year life or a 10 year life?

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Ericsson and GSK’s returns look the same……..but are they?

ERICSSON LM (2009) Gross Cash Flow

Gross Investm ent

=

€5,449 €34,343

= 15.9%

GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC (2009) Gross Cash Flow Gross Investm ent

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=

£12,249 £77,174

31 Source Credit Suisse HOLT 2 Oct 2012

= 15.9%

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Cash Flow Return On Investment (CFROI®) Cash Flow Return on Investment

CFROI ®

CROIGI

CROGI

ROIC

ROE CLARITY IS CONFIDENCE

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Why is Project Life so Important?

Gross Cash Flow

50 Life helps measure the economic return earned today, by forecasting how much cash flow will be received over a realistic time period.

10 10% return? Life = 4 Years

Current £ Gross Investment

Consider a £100 investment that earns £10 in cash flows for 4 years. The CROIGI return “looks” like 10% (10/100), yet when life is considered, the economic return (CFROI) is negative.

100 CFROI = - 3.1%

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Why is Project Life so Important? Consider that same £100 investment that earns £10 in cash flows for 30 years. The CROIGA return “looks” like 10%, however, the cash flows are forecasted to last 30 years, making the economic return 9.68%.

50

Infl. Adj. Gross Cash Flow

Non-Depreciating Asset Release

10 10% return? Life = 30 Years

Current Gross Investment

100

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CFROI = 9.68%

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CFROI® Not Distorted By Asset Mix 20

10

Machine Tools

IRR = 3.0% 10 Years

100 75 10 Distribution Company IRR = 8.3% 10 Years

100

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CFROI accounts for asset life differences offering more insight than a ratio Traditional Return Metric (Ratio) ERICSSON LM (2009) Gross Cash Flow Gross Investm ent

=

€5,449 €34,343

CFROI = 6.9%

= 15.9%

GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC (2009) Gross Cash Flow Gross Investm ent

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=

£12,249 £77,174

CFROI

= 15.9%

36 Source Credit Suisse HOLT 2 Oct 2012

Asset life: 6.2 years

CFROI = 12.6%

Asset life: 12.4 years

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Adjustments Are Essential to True Economic Performance Measurement

CFROI

Asset Life

Inflation Adjustment

Accumulated Depreciation

Enterprise level measure

ROIC

Cash Flow Return on Investment

CROIGI

CROGI

Adjustm ents

ROE CLARITY IS CONFIDENCE

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From Cash To CFROI® (Internal Rate of Return) Net Income (Before Extraordinary Items) +/- Special Items (after tax) + Depreciation/Amortization Expense + Interest Expense + R&D Expense + Rental Expense + Minority Interest Expense + Net Pension Cash Flow Adjustment + LIFO charge to FIFO Inventory + Monetary Holding Gain/Loss - Equity Method Investment Income £10

Net Monetary Assets + Inflation Adjusted Land & Improvements + Investments (Non-Equity Method ) + Inventory (w/ LIFO Inventory Reserve) + Other LT Assets less Pension Assets £25

Non-Depreciating Assets

Gross Cash Flow

CFROI® = 6.0% 13-Year Asset Life

£100 Inflation Adjusted Gross Investment

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Net Book Assets + Accumulated Depreciation + Inflation Adjustment to Gross Plant + LIFO Inventory Reserve + Capitalized Operating Leases + Capitalized R&D - Equity Method Investments - Pension Assets - Goodwill - Non-Debt Monetary Liabilities & Deferred Taxes

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Rules for Value Creation – What is Good Growth? Managing for shareholder value requires an understanding of the trade-off between cash flow returns and growth. Capital should be allocated to positive spread businesses and projects that are creating value. Marginal businesses should concentrate on improving operating efficiencies instead of growth.

Return Measure

Positive Spread Business

Discount Rate (Cost of Capital) Neutral Spread Business

Strategic Options

Negative Spread Business

• Increase returns

• Increase returns

• Increase returns

• Hold returns and grow assets

• Then grow

• Reduce Reinvestment • Divest or Liquidate

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CFROI Observations: Fade Happens Initial CFROI (t+1)

Ending CFROI (t+5) 240 80 180 60

15-20%

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1000 500 900 450 800 400 700 350 600 300 500 250 400 200 300 150 200 100 50 100 0

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Growth Observations: Fade Really Happens! Initial Growth (t+1)

Ending Growth (t+5)

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-20 to -10% USA Large & Mid-Cap: 1985-2005 CLARITY IS CONFIDENCE

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Drivers of Firm Value

Firm Value = PV Cash Flows + Market Value of Investments

Firm Value =

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Returns vs. Discount Rate, Asset Growth and hence, Sales Growth, Competitive Advantage Period, Fade Rate of Returns and Asset Growth

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Valuation Continuum PE Multiple

Dividend Discount Model

Tobin’s Q Value/Cost

Discounted FCFF Discounted EVA®

PEG Ratio

EV/EBITDA

HOLT CFROI DCF Price/Book

Price/Sales

Real Options

Monte Carlo Simulations Gordon Growth

EPS Growth

Increasing Sophistication and Completeness

Relative Valuation

Cash Distribution Models Cash Production Models

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Variance and Probability Models

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Case Study: NOKIA NOKIA CORPORATION 2500.00

90.00 80.00

2000.00

70.00

60.00 1500.00

50.00 40.00

1000.00

30.00 20.00

500.00

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ROIC

CROGI

CROIAGI

CFROI

Price

TSR (RHS)

ROIC rises while price, TSR and other measures are falling…why?

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CLARITY IS CONFIDENCE Source Credit Suisse HOLT 2 Oct 2012

Case Study: NOKIA – ROIC – why so volatile? 18,000

90

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Operating Invested Capital

ROIC (RHS)

Invested capital is the problem

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CLARITY IS CONFIDENCE Source Credit Suisse HOLT 2 Oct 2012

Case Study: NOKIA – ROIC – why so volatile? 40,000 30,000 20,000

10,000 0 -10,000

-20,000

Plant (Net)

Current Assets

Current Liabilities

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Current assets declined from 2000 to 2004 while current liabilities remained relatively unchanged. Assets increased significantly from 2006 without a proportional increase in current liabilities. HOLT

CLARITY IS CONFIDENCE Source Credit Suisse HOLT 2 Oct 2012

Case Study: NOKIA – ROIC – why so volatile? 60,000

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Gross Cash Flow (RHS)

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CLARITY IS CONFIDENCE Source Credit Suisse HOLT 2 Oct 2012

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Case Study: NOKIA – through the CFROI lens

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CLARITY IS CONFIDENCE Source Credit Suisse HOLT 2 Oct 2012

Case Study: WPP plc – high returns and growth have not delivered

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CLARITY IS CONFIDENCE Source Credit Suisse HOLT 2 Oct 2012

Case Study: TESCO plc– Sale and leaseback has increased ROIC

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CLARITY IS CONFIDENCE Source Credit Suisse HOLT 2 Oct 2012

The Ideal Performance Metric

Question

ROE

ROIC

Old Assets/New Assets

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Asset Life

No

No

No

No

Yes

Inflation

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Accounting Distortions

No

No

Partial

Yes

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CROGI CROIGI CFROI

Partial

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Conclusions

• Return measures are essential to our understanding of companies • They can be volatile which makes forecasting difficult and uncertain • Mean reversion happens • Most important of all…………… • Returns are not a measure of either absolute or relative value. • You need to know what you are measuring • You need to know what your measure is telling you

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