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Asana (ASAN) ROIC % : -45.72% (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Asana ROIC %?

ROIC % measures how well a company generates cash flow relative to the capital it has invested in its business. It is also called ROC %. Asana's annualized return on invested capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was -45.72%.

As of today (2024-05-23), Asana's WACC % is 10.20%. Asana's ROIC % is -46.03% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Asana earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.


Asana ROIC % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Asana's ROIC % 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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Asana ROIC % Chart

Asana Annual Data
Trend Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
ROIC %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -140.79 -66.44 -59.28 -78.03 -46.81

Asana Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
ROIC % 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 -73.10 -45.14 -49.30 -43.10 -45.72

Competitive Comparison of Asana's ROIC %

For the Software - Application subindustry, Asana's ROIC %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROIC % 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.


Asana's ROIC % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Asana's ROIC % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Asana's ROIC % falls into.



Asana ROIC % Calculation

Asana's annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

ROIC % (A: Jan. 2024 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (A: Jan. 2023 ) + Invested Capital (A: Jan. 2024 ))/ count )
=-269.997 * ( 1 - -1.46% )/( (560.946 + 609.546)/ 2 )
=-273.9389562/585.246
=-46.81 %

where

Invested Capital(A: Jan. 2023 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=954.963 - 65.942 - ( 529.302 - max(0, 332.316 - 660.391+529.302))
=560.946

Invested Capital(A: Jan. 2024 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=961.96 - 59.911 - ( 519.464 - max(0, 367.213 - 659.716+519.464))
=609.546

Asana's annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

ROIC % (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Oct. 2023 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Jan. 2024 ))/ count )
=-271.792 * ( 1 - -1.23% )/( (593.927 + 609.546)/ 2 )
=-275.1350416/601.7365
=-45.72 %

where

Invested Capital(Q: Jan. 2024 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=961.96 - 59.911 - ( 519.464 - max(0, 367.213 - 659.716+519.464))
=609.546

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


Asana  (NYSE:ASAN) ROIC % Explanation

ROIC % measures how well a company generates cash flow relative to the capital it has invested in its business. It is also called ROC %. The reason book values of debt and equity are used is because the book values are the capital the company received when issuing the debt or receiving the equity investments.

There are four key components to this definition. The first is the use of operating income or EBIT rather than net income in the numerator. The second is the tax adjustment to this operating income or EBIT, computed as a hypothetical tax based on an effective or marginal tax rate. The third is the use of book values for invested capital, rather than market values. The final is the timing difference; the capital invested is from the end of the prior year whereas the operating income or EBIT is the current year's number.

Why is ROIC % important?

Because it costs money to raise capital. A firm that generates higher returns on investment than it costs the company to raise the capital needed for that investment is earning excess returns. A firm that expects to continue generating positive excess returns on new investments in the future will see its value increase as growth increases, whereas a firm that earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital will destroy value as it grows.

As of today, Asana's WACC % is 10.20%. Asana's ROIC % is -46.03% (calculated using TTM income statement data).


Be Aware

Like ROE % and ROA %, ROIC % is calculated with only 12 months of data. Fluctuations in the company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.


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Asana (ASAN) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
633 Folsom Street, Suite 100, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94107
Asana is a provider of collaborative work management software delivered via a cloud-based SaaS model. The firm's solution offers scalable, dynamic tools to improve the efficiency of project and process management across countless use cases, including marketing programs, managing IT approvals, and performance management. Asana's offering supports workflow management across teams, provides real time visibility into projects, and reporting and automation capabilities. The firm generates revenue via software subscriptions on a per seat basis.
Executives
Tim M Wan officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ASANA, INC., 633 FOLSOM STREET, SUITE 100, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Eleanor B Lacey officer: GC, Corporate Secretary C/O ASANA, INC., 633 FOLSOM STREET, SUITE 100, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Anne Raimondi director C/O ASANA, INC., 633 FOLSOM STREET, SUITE 100, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Dustin A. Moskovitz director, 10 percent owner, officer: President, CEO, & Chair P.O. BOX 2929, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94126
Lorrie M Norrington director C/O EBAY INC., 2145 HAMILTON AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95125
Justin Rosenstein director, 10 percent owner C/O ASANA, INC., 633 FOLSOM STREET, SUITE 100, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Krista Anderson-copperman director C/O ASANA, INC., 633 FOLSOM STREET, SUITE 100, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Amit K. Singh director 3000 TANNERY WAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Chris Farinacci officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O ASANA, INC., 633 FOLSOM STREET, SUITE 100, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Andrew Lindsay director C/O ASANA, INC., 633 FOLSOM STREET, SUITE 100, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Steven M Spurlock 10 percent owner 2480 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 200, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Benchmark Capital Management Co. Vi, L.l.c. 10 percent owner 2480 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 200, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Generation Im Climate Solutions Fund Ii, L.p. 10 percent owner PO BOX 309, UGLAND HOUSE, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-1104
Founders Fund Iv Management, Llc 10 percent owner ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING D, SUITE 500, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Matt Cohler director, 10 percent owner 2480 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 200, MENLO PARK CA 94025