CLX Profitability Analysis: Past Growth, Margins, Return on Capital, Free Cash Flow, and more - Clorox Co - Alpha Spread

Clorox Co
NYSE:CLX

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Price: 164.75 USD -0.04% Market Closed
Market Cap: 20.5B USD
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Profitability Summary

We take all the information about a company's profitability (such as its margins, capital efficiency, free cash flow generating ability, and more) and consolidate it into one single number - the profitability score. The higher the profitability score, the more profitable the company is.

Past Growth

To be successful and remain in business, both growth and profitability are important and necessary. Net Income growth is often seen as a sign of a company's efficiency from an operational standpoint, but is influenced heavily by a company's goals and challenges and should therefore be assessed in conjunction with other metrics like revenue and operating income growth.

Margins

Profit margins represent what percentage of sales has turned into profits. Simply put, the percentage figure indicates how many cents of profit the company has generated for each dollar of sale.

Profit margins help investors assess if a company's management is generating enough profit from its sales and whether operating costs and overhead costs are being contained.

Earnings Waterfall
Clorox Co

Revenue
7.1B USD
Cost of Revenue
-4B USD
Gross Profit
3.1B USD
Operating Expenses
-2.1B USD
Operating Income
921m USD
Other Expenses
-641m USD
Net Income
280m USD

Margins Comparison
Clorox Co Competitors

Country Company Market Cap Gross
Margin
Operating
Margin
Net
Margin
US
Clorox Co
NYSE:CLX
20.5B USD
43%
13%
4%
US
Procter & Gamble Co
NYSE:PG
413.9B USD
52%
24%
17%
US
Colgate-Palmolive Co
NYSE:CL
88.1B USD
60%
22%
14%
US
Kimberly-Clark Corp
NYSE:KMB
49.5B USD
36%
16%
11%
UK
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
LSE:RKT
31.7B GBP
61%
23%
11%
DE
Henkel AG & Co KGaA
XETRA:HEN3
34.1B EUR
46%
12%
6%
US
Church & Dwight Co Inc
NYSE:CHD
25.7B USD
45%
19%
13%
SE
Essity AB (publ)
STO:ESSITY B
224.6B SEK
34%
14%
15%
JP
Unicharm Corp
TSE:8113
3T JPY
39%
15%
9%
US
Reynolds Consumer Products Inc
NASDAQ:REYN
6.8B USD
27%
15%
10%
ID
Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT
IDX:UNVR
85.1T IDR
50%
16%
12%
Country US
Market Cap 20.5B USD
Gross Margin
43%
Operating Margin
13%
Net Margin
4%
Country US
Market Cap 413.9B USD
Gross Margin
52%
Operating Margin
24%
Net Margin
17%
Country US
Market Cap 88.1B USD
Gross Margin
60%
Operating Margin
22%
Net Margin
14%
Country US
Market Cap 49.5B USD
Gross Margin
36%
Operating Margin
16%
Net Margin
11%
Country UK
Market Cap 31.7B GBP
Gross Margin
61%
Operating Margin
23%
Net Margin
11%
Country DE
Market Cap 34.1B EUR
Gross Margin
46%
Operating Margin
12%
Net Margin
6%
Country US
Market Cap 25.7B USD
Gross Margin
45%
Operating Margin
19%
Net Margin
13%
Country SE
Market Cap 224.6B SEK
Gross Margin
34%
Operating Margin
14%
Net Margin
15%
Country JP
Market Cap 3T JPY
Gross Margin
39%
Operating Margin
15%
Net Margin
9%
Country US
Market Cap 6.8B USD
Gross Margin
27%
Operating Margin
15%
Net Margin
10%
Country ID
Market Cap 85.1T IDR
Gross Margin
50%
Operating Margin
16%
Net Margin
12%

Return on Capital

Return on capital ratios give a sense of how well a company is using its capital (equity, assets, capital employed, etc.) to generate profits (operating income, net income, etc.). In simple words, these ratios show how much income is generated for each dollar of capital invested.

Return on Capital Comparison
Clorox Co Competitors

Country Company Market Cap ROE ROA ROCE ROIC
US
Clorox Co
NYSE:CLX
20.5B USD
102%
5%
22%
17%
US
Procter & Gamble Co
NYSE:PG
413.9B USD
30%
12%
23%
17%
US
Colgate-Palmolive Co
NYSE:CL
88.1B USD
9 627%
17%
38%
24%
US
Kimberly-Clark Corp
NYSE:KMB
49.5B USD
280%
13%
30%
19%
UK
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
LSE:RKT
31.7B GBP
18%
6%
17%
11%
DE
Henkel AG & Co KGaA
XETRA:HEN3
34.1B EUR
7%
4%
10%
7%
US
Church & Dwight Co Inc
NYSE:CHD
25.7B USD
20%
9%
15%
12%
SE
Essity AB (publ)
STO:ESSITY B
224.6B SEK
25%
9%
13%
8%
JP
Unicharm Corp
TSE:8113
3T JPY
13%
8%
16%
17%
US
Reynolds Consumer Products Inc
NASDAQ:REYN
6.8B USD
19%
7%
13%
10%
ID
Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT
IDX:UNVR
85.1T IDR
133%
23%
111%
37%
Country US
Market Cap 20.5B USD
ROE
102%
ROA
5%
ROCE
22%
ROIC
17%
Country US
Market Cap 413.9B USD
ROE
30%
ROA
12%
ROCE
23%
ROIC
17%
Country US
Market Cap 88.1B USD
ROE
9 627%
ROA
17%
ROCE
38%
ROIC
24%
Country US
Market Cap 49.5B USD
ROE
280%
ROA
13%
ROCE
30%
ROIC
19%
Country UK
Market Cap 31.7B GBP
ROE
18%
ROA
6%
ROCE
17%
ROIC
11%
Country DE
Market Cap 34.1B EUR
ROE
7%
ROA
4%
ROCE
10%
ROIC
7%
Country US
Market Cap 25.7B USD
ROE
20%
ROA
9%
ROCE
15%
ROIC
12%
Country SE
Market Cap 224.6B SEK
ROE
25%
ROA
9%
ROCE
13%
ROIC
8%
Country JP
Market Cap 3T JPY
ROE
13%
ROA
8%
ROCE
16%
ROIC
17%
Country US
Market Cap 6.8B USD
ROE
19%
ROA
7%
ROCE
13%
ROIC
10%
Country ID
Market Cap 85.1T IDR
ROE
133%
ROA
23%
ROCE
111%
ROIC
37%

Free Cash Flow

Free cash flow (FCF) is the money a company has left over after paying its operating expenses and capital expenditures. The more free cash flow a company has, the more it can allocate to dividends, paying down debt, and growth opportunities.

If a company has a decreasing free cash flow, that is not necessarily bad if the company is investing in its growth.

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