Foot Locker Inc (FL)

Operating return on assets (Operating ROA)

Feb 3, 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 31, 2020 Aug 1, 2020 May 2, 2020 Feb 1, 2020 Nov 2, 2019 Aug 3, 2019 May 4, 2019
Operating income (ttm) US$ in thousands 142,000 168,000 281,000 422,000 581,000 640,000 676,000 798,000 860,000 903,000 885,000 690,000 303,000 318,000 304,000 316,000 649,000 692,000 672,000 703,000
Total assets US$ in thousands 6,868,000 7,420,000 7,536,000 7,643,000 7,907,000 7,762,000 7,868,000 7,878,000 8,135,000 8,211,000 7,585,000 7,442,000 7,043,000 7,018,000 6,912,000 6,796,000 6,589,000 6,621,000 6,720,000 6,928,000
Operating ROA 2.07% 2.26% 3.73% 5.52% 7.35% 8.25% 8.59% 10.13% 10.57% 11.00% 11.67% 9.27% 4.30% 4.53% 4.40% 4.65% 9.85% 10.45% 10.00% 10.15%

February 3, 2024 calculation

Operating ROA = Operating income (ttm) ÷ Total assets
= $142,000K ÷ $6,868,000K
= 2.07%

Operating return on assets (ROA) is a key financial ratio that measures a company's ability to generate profit from its assets used in operations. The trend analysis of Foot Locker Inc's operating ROA shows fluctuations over the past several quarters.

The company's operating ROA has generally shown a declining trend from a high of 11.67% in July 2021 to a low of 2.07% in February 2024. This indicates a decreasing ability to generate profit from its operating assets during this period. However, there are some periods where Foot Locker Inc's operating ROA has shown improvements, such as the increase from 4.30% in January 2021 to 8.59% in July 2022.

It is important for investors and stakeholders to closely monitor Foot Locker Inc's operating ROA to assess the company's operational efficiency and profitability. Further analysis and investigation into the underlying factors driving the fluctuations in operating ROA are necessary to understand the company's financial performance better.


Peer comparison

Feb 3, 2024

Company name
Symbol
Operating ROA
Foot Locker Inc
FL
2.07%
Boot Barn Holdings Inc
BOOT
11.62%
Shoe Carnival Inc
SCVL
8.97%