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Forestar Group (Forestar Group) Operating Income : $247 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Forestar Group Operating Income?

Forestar Group's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $54 Mil. Its Operating Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $247 Mil.

Operating Margin % is calculated as Operating Income divided by its Revenue. Forestar Group's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $54 Mil. Forestar Group's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $334 Mil. Therefore, Forestar Group's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 16.15%.

Forestar Group's 5-Year average Growth Rate for Operating Margin % was 0.00% per year.

Operating Income or EBIT is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. Forestar Group's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 7.35%. Forestar Group's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1,540.00%.


Forestar Group Operating Income Historical Data

The historical data trend for Forestar Group's Operating Income 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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Forestar Group Operating Income Chart

Forestar Group Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Operating Income
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Forestar Group Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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Forestar Group Operating Income Calculation

Operating Income, is the profit a company earned through operations. All expenses, including cash expenses such as cost of goods sold (COGS), research & development, wages, and non-cash expenses, such as depreciation, depletion and amortization, have been deducted from the sales.

Operating Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $247 Mil.

* 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.


Forestar Group  (NYSE:FOR) Operating Income Explanation

1. Operating Income or EBIT is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition.

Forestar Group's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

ROC % (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2023 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Mar. 2024 ))/ count )
=215.6 * ( 1 - 23.6% )/( (2185.6 + 2297.6)/ 2 )
=164.7184/2241.6
=7.35 %

where

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

2. Joel Greenblatt's definition of Return on Capital:

Forestar Group's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Mar. 2024 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Dec. 2023  Q: Mar. 2024
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=215.6/( ( (13.7 + max(-308.3, 0)) + (14.3 + max(-306.7, 0)) )/ 2 )
=215.6/( ( 13.7 + 14.3 )/ 2 )
=215.6/14
=1,540.00 %

where Working Capital is:

Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(28.4 + 0 + 20.7) - (197.6 + 154.2 + 5.6)
=-308.3

Working Capital(Q: Mar. 2024 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(28.5 + 0 + 21.6) - (191.6 + 154.3 + 10.9)
=-306.7

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2024) EBIT data.

3. Operating Income is also linked to Operating Margin %:

Forestar Group's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Revenue (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=53.9/333.8
=16.15 %

* 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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Be Aware

Compared with a company's EBITDA margin, Operating Margin can be manipulated by adjusting the rate of depreciation, depletion and amortization (DDA).

If a company is facing competition, its Operating Margin may decline. Often the Operating Margin declines well before the company's revenue or even profit decline. Therefore, Operating Margin is a very important indicator of whether the company is facing problems.

For instance, by 2012, Nokia (NOK)'s problems were well known and its stock had lost more than 90% of its market value since 2007. But Nokia's Operating Margin had already been in decline since 2002, although its earnings per share were still rising. Investors who paid attention to Operating Margin would have avoided this huge loss. The same can be said for Research-in-Motion (RIMM).

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Forestar Group (Forestar Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2221 E. Lamar Boulevard, Suite 790, Arlington, TX, USA, 76006
Forestar Group Inc is a residential lot development company with operations across the United States. The core business segment for the company is real estate which generates all of it's revenues. The firm fundamentally acquires entitled real estate and develops it into finished residential lots for sale to homebuilders with a strategic focus on asset turns and efficiency. Single-family residential communities account for the majority of their real estate projects. The company utilizes a lower-risk business model mainly by investing in short duration, phased development projects.
Executives
Daniel C Bartok officer: CEO 2221 E. LAMAR BLVD., SUITE 790, ARLINGTON TX 76006
Ringler G.f. (rick) Iii director 2221 E. LAMAR BLVD., SUITE 790, ARLINGTON TX 76006
Elizabeth Parmer director 2221 E. LAMAR BLVD., SUITE 790, ARLINGTON TX 76006
Mark Stephen Walker officer: Chief Operating Officer 2221 E. LAMAR BLVD., SUITE 790, ARLINGTON TX 76006
James Douglas Allen officer: Chief Financial Officer 2221 E. LAMAR BLVD. SUITE 790, ARLINGTON TX 76006
Lisa H. Jamieson director 2221 E. LAMAR BLVD., SUITE 790, ARLINGTON TX 76006
Samuel R Fuller director 2221 E. LAMAR BLVD., SUITE 790, ARLINGTON TX 76006
Donald C Spitzer director 2221 E. LAMAR BLVD., SUITE 790, ARLINGTON TX 76006
Bill W Wheat officer: Principal Financial Officer 1361 HORTON CIRCLE, ARLINGTON TX 76011
Aron M. Odom officer: Principal Accounting Officer 1341 HORTON CIRCLE, ARLINGTON TX 76011
Charles D Jehl officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O OPEN LENDING CORPORATION, 1501 S. MOPAC EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 450, AUSTIN TX 78746
M Ashton Hudson director 9995 GATE PARKWAY, SUITE 330, JACKSONVILLE FL 32246
Donald J Tomnitz director, officer: Chairman 2221 E. LAMAR BLVD., SUITE 790, ARLINGTON TX 76006
Richard D. Squires director 3889 MAPLE AVENUE, SUITE 1525, DALLAS TX 75219
Michael J. Quinley officer: President 6300 BEE CAVE ROAD, BLDG 2, SUITE 500, AUSTIN TX 78746