Salesforce.com Inc (CRM)

Return on assets (ROA)

		Jan 31, 2025	Oct 31, 2024	Jul 31, 2024	Apr 30, 2024	Jan 31, 2024	Oct 31, 2023	Jul 31, 2023	Apr 30, 2023	Jan 31, 2023	Oct 31, 2022	Jul 31, 2022	Apr 30, 2022	Jan 31, 2022	Oct 31, 2021	Jul 31, 2021	Apr 30, 2021	Jan 31, 2021	Oct 31, 2020	Jul 31, 2020	Apr 30, 2020
Net income (ttm)	US$ in thousands	6,197,000	5,935,000	5,632,000	5,470,000	4,136,000	2,592,000	1,578,000	379,000	208,000	278,000	536,000	1,003,000	1,444,000	1,739,000	2,352,000	4,442,000	4,072,000	3,557,000	2,367,000	-167,000
Total assets	US$ in thousands	102,928,000	91,395,000	92,180,000	96,180,000	99,823,000	91,022,000	92,447,000	93,541,000	98,849,000	91,884,000	94,148,000	93,022,000	95,209,000	87,436,000	88,658,000	64,885,000	66,301,000	59,136,000	57,780,000	53,623,000
ROA		6.02%	6.49%	6.11%	5.69%	4.14%	2.85%	1.71%	0.41%	0.21%	0.30%	0.57%	1.08%	1.52%	1.99%	2.65%	6.85%	6.14%	6.01%	4.10%	-0.31%

January 31, 2025 calculation

ROA = Net income (ttm) ÷ Total assets
= $6,197,000K ÷ $102,928,000K
= 6.02%

The return on assets (ROA) of Salesforce.com Inc has shown fluctuations over the period from April 2020 to January 2025.

- From April 2020 to April 2021, the ROA increased steadily from -0.31% to 6.85%, indicating improved efficiency in utilizing its assets to generate profits.
- However, from July 2021 to October 2022, there was a decline in ROA, dropping to as low as 0.30%. This could suggest challenges in maintaining profitability relative to the size of its asset base.
- There was a slight improvement in ROA from January 2023 to January 2025, reaching 6.02%. This indicates a recovery in asset utilization efficiency, although not surpassing the previous peak.

Overall, the fluctuation in ROA reflects changes in Salesforce.com Inc's ability to generate profits from its assets, highlighting the importance of monitoring and analyzing this metric to assess the company's operational performance and efficiency.