2022 Universal Registration Document

Key Data

  1.7 Return on capital
Definitions
  • Return on equity (ROE) is net income for the current period attributable to owners of the parent, divided by equity excluding non-controlling interests at the previous year end.
  • Net operating profit after tax (NOPAT) is recurring operating income less theoretical tax based on the effective rate for the period, after adjustment for non-recurring items.
  • Return on capital employed (ROCE) is net operating income after tax divided by the average capital employed at the opening and closing balance sheet dates for the financial year in question.
Return on equity (ROE)

The Group’s ROE was 18.6% in 2022 (12.4% in 2021; adjusted for the non-recurring impact on deferred tax caused by the increase in the corporation tax rate in the United Kingdom, it would have been 13.3%).

(in € millions) 2022 2021
Equity excluding non-controlling interests at previous year end

Equity excluding non-controlling interests at previous year end

2022

22,881

Equity excluding non-controlling interests at previous year end

2021

21,011

Net income attributable to owners of the parent

Net income attributable to owners of the parent

2022

4,259

Net income attributable to owners of the parent

2021

2,597

ROE

ROE

2022

18.6%

ROE

2021

12.4%

Return on capital employed (ROCE)

ROCE was 9.2% in 2022, compared with 6.7% in 2021.

(in € millions) 2022 2021
Capital employed at previous year end

Capital employed at previous year end

2022

49,081

Capital employed at previous year end

2021

46,258

Capital employed at this year end (*)

Capital employed at this year end (*)

2022

52,465

Capital employed at this year end (*)

2021

44,803

Average capital employed

Average capital employed

2022

50,773

Average capital employed

2021

45,530

Recurring operating income

Recurring operating income

2022

6,481

Recurring operating income

2021

4,464

Theoretical tax (**)

Theoretical tax (**)

2022

(1,803)

Theoretical tax (**)

2021

(1,399)

Net operating income after tax

Net operating income after tax

2022

4,678

Net operating income after tax

2021

3,065

ROCE

ROCE

2022

9.2%

ROCE

2021

6.7%

(*) Excluding capital employed at Cobra IS at 31 December 2021.

(**) Based on the effective rate for the period.

The health crisis had a particularly serious impact on performance at VINCI Airports, and passenger levels have not yet recovered to 2019 levels despite a rebound in 2022. Excluding VINCI Airports, ROE and ROCE would have been 18.3% and 12.0% respectively (16.7% and 11.3% in 2021).

2. Parent company financial statements

VINCI’s parent company financial statements show revenue of €19 million for 2022, compared with €15 million in 2021, consisting mainly of services invoiced by the holding company to subsidiaries.

The parent company’s net income was €2,853 million in 2022, compared with €2,580 million in 2021. The 2022 figure includes €2,768 million of dividends received from Group subsidiaries (€2,621 million in 2021).

Expenses referred to in Article 39.4 of the French Tax Code amounted to €93,666 in 2022.

Disclosures relating to suppliers’ payment terms required by France’s LME Act on modernising the country’s economy and Article L.441-6-1 of the French Commercial Code are provided in the note entitled “Information on payment periods”, page 389.

3. Dividends

At its meeting of 8 February 2023, VINCI’s Board of Directors decided to propose a 2022 dividend of €4.00 per share at the Shareholders’ General Meeting on 13 April 2023, to be paid entirely in cash (€2.90 per share with respect to 2021).