Dycom Industries Inc (DY)

Return on total capital

Jul 27, 2024 Apr 27, 2024 Jan 27, 2024 Oct 28, 2023 Jul 29, 2023 Apr 29, 2023 Jan 28, 2023 Oct 29, 2022 Jul 30, 2022 Apr 30, 2022 Jan 29, 2022 Oct 30, 2021 Jul 31, 2021 May 1, 2021 Jan 30, 2021 Oct 24, 2020 Jul 25, 2020 Apr 25, 2020 Jan 25, 2020 Oct 26, 2019
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) (ttm) US$ in thousands 320,734 307,641 294,982 295,096 251,893 228,997 182,956 146,146 112,235 78,768 57,266 56,547 67,765 93,377 69,455 65,194 54,899 51,826 102,670 102,337
Long-term debt US$ in thousands 942,368 842,422 791,415 949,406 799,395 803,382 807,367 811,350 815,332 819,311 823,251 827,226 831,197 835,178 501,562 490,000 665,533 1,363,860 844,401 970,243
Total stockholders’ equity US$ in thousands 1,158,450 1,080,630 1,054,660 1,053,950 964,046 897,434 868,755 858,616 797,016 758,338 758,544 810,774 780,421 809,953 811,308 913,124 873,748 833,894 868,604 880,150
Return on total capital 15.27% 16.00% 15.98% 14.73% 14.28% 13.46% 10.92% 8.75% 6.96% 4.99% 3.62% 3.45% 4.20% 5.68% 5.29% 4.65% 3.57% 2.36% 5.99% 5.53%

July 27, 2024 calculation

Return on total capital = EBIT (ttm) ÷ (Long-term debt + Total stockholders’ equity)
= $320,734K ÷ ($942,368K + $1,158,450K)
= 15.27%

Dycom Industries Inc's return on total capital has shown fluctuating trends over the past few years. The return on total capital ranged from 2.36% to 16.00% during the period from October 26, 2019, to July 27, 2024.

The return on total capital has generally been on an upward trajectory from 2019 to 2024, with some variations. Particularly, there was a noticeable improvement in the return on total capital from the beginning of 2022 to mid-2024, showing a positive trend.

The highest return on total capital was recorded in April 2024 at 16.00%, indicating a strong performance in generating profits relative to the total amount of capital invested. However, it slightly declined to 15.27% by July 2024.

Overall, the return on total capital for Dycom Industries Inc demonstrates a mix of positive and fluctuating performance, suggesting varying levels of efficiency in utilizing capital resources to generate profits over the analyzed period.


Peer comparison

Jul 27, 2024

Company name
Symbol
Return on total capital
Dycom Industries Inc
DY
15.27%
MasTec Inc
MTZ
-37.34%
MYR Group Inc
MYRG
19.10%