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Palo Alto Networks (Palo Alto Networks) ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % : 82.22% (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Palo Alto Networks ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Joel Greenblatt defined Return on Capital differently in his book The Little Book That Still Beats the Market (Little Books. Big Profits). He defines ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % as EBIT divided by the total of Property, Plant and Equipment and net working capital. Palo Alto Networks's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 82.22%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Palo Alto Networks's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:

PANW' s ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -545.09   Med: -42.08   Max: 139.55
Current: 139.55

During the past 13 years, Palo Alto Networks's highest ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was 139.55%. The lowest was -545.09%. And the median was -42.08%.

PANW's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
80.73% of 2761 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 12.96 vs PANW: 139.55

Palo Alto Networks's 5-Year average Growth Rate of ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was 0.00% per year.


Palo Alto Networks ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Palo Alto Networks's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % 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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Palo Alto Networks ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Palo Alto Networks Annual Data
Trend Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.27 -32.48 -51.68 -31.67 96.39

Palo Alto Networks Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % 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 59.24 93.64 208.97 182.86 82.22

Competitive Comparison of Palo Alto Networks's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Palo Alto Networks's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % 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.


Palo Alto Networks's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Palo Alto Networks's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Palo Alto Networks's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Palo Alto Networks ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Calculation

Joel Greenblatt defined Return on Capital differently in his book The Little Book That Still Beats the Market (Little Books. Big Profits) . He defines Return on Capital as follows:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)

EBIT stands for Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.

Fixed Assets are also known as non-current assets. They include the Property, Plant and Equipment that the firm needs in its operation.

GuruFocus calculates net working capital as: (Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Deferred Revenue + Other Current Liabilities). We're trying to account for OPERATING assets and liabilities (part of daily business) when calculating working capital. Cash and marketable securities are considered NON-OPERATING assets and are not included in calculation. We will also back out all interest bearing debt, short term debt and the portion of long term debt that is due in the current period from the current liabilities. This debt will be considered when computing cost of capital and it would be inappropriate to count it twice.

Working Capital(Q: Oct. 2023 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(1413 + 0 + 724.9) - (503.3 + 4732 + 331.4)
=-3428.8

Working Capital(Q: Jan. 2024 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(1896.3 + 0 + 733.9) - (573 + 4918.1 + 452.6)
=-3313.5

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

So ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % of Palo Alto Networks for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 can be restated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Jan. 2024 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Oct. 2023  Q: Jan. 2024
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=548.8/( ( (626.9 + max(-3428.8, 0)) + (708.1 + max(-3313.5, 0)) )/ 2 )
=548.8/( ( 626.9 + 708.1 )/ 2 )
=548.8/667.5
=82.22 %

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Jan. 2024) EBIT 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.


Palo Alto Networks  (NAS:PANW) ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Explanation

The way Joel Greenblatt defines Return on Capital is a more accurate measure of how efficiently the company generates returns onthe capital actually invested in the business. EBIT is used instead of net income because the tax and interest payment may be affected by factors other than the core business operation. Intangible assets are not included in the calculation because they don't need to be replaced.

Joel Greenblatt uses his definition of Return on Capital and Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % to rank companies.


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Palo Alto Networks (Palo Alto Networks) Business Description

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Address
3000 Tannery Way, Santa Clara, CA, USA, 95054
Palo Alto Networks is a platform-based cybersecurity vendor with product offerings covering network security, cloud security, and security operations. The California-based firm has more than 85,000 customers across the world, including more than three fourths of the Global 2000.
Executives
John Donovan director 208 S. AKARD ST. , ROOM 3025, DALLAS TX 75202
Nir Zuk director, officer: CTO 3000 TANNERY WAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
John P. Key director 3000 TANNERY WAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Dipak Golechha officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer 3000 TANNERY WAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Nikesh Arora director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 3000 TANNERY WAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Lee Klarich officer: Chief Product Officer 4401 GREAT AMERICA PKWY, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Josh D. Paul officer: Chief Accounting Officer 3000 TANNERY WAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Jenkins William D Jr officer: President C/O PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC, 3000 TANNERY WAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Aparna Bawa director C/O ZOOM VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 55 ALMADEN BOULEVARD, 6TH FLOOR, SAN JOSE CA 95113
Carl M. Eschenbach director C/O SEQUOIA CAPITAL, 2800 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 101, PALO ALTO CA 94025
James J Goetz director C/O SEQUOIA CAPITAL, 2800 SAND HILL RD, SUITE 101, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Mark D Mclaughlin director, officer: President & CEO C/O PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC., 4401 GREAT AMERICA PKWY, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Amit K. Singh officer: President 3000 TANNERY WAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Helene D Gayle director C/O COLGATE PALMOLIVE COMPANY, 300 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Jean Compeau officer: Chief Accounting Officer 3000 TANNERY WAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95054