Rackspace Hosting (Rackspace Hosting) Operating Income : $276 Mil (TTM As of Sep. 2016)

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What is Rackspace Hosting Operating Income?

Rackspace Hosting's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2016 was $70 Mil. Its Operating Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2016 was $276 Mil.

Operating Margin % is calculated as Operating Income divided by its Revenue. Rackspace Hosting's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2016 was $70 Mil. Rackspace Hosting's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2016 was $516 Mil. Therefore, Rackspace Hosting's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was 13.60%.

Rackspace Hosting'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. Rackspace Hosting's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was 14.52%. Rackspace Hosting's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was 26.60%.

Rackspace Hosting Operating Income Historical Data

The historical data trend for Rackspace Hosting's Operating Income can be seen below:

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Rackspace Hosting Operating Income Chart

Rackspace Hosting Annual Data

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123.47

172.74

133.14

163.53

200.00

Rackspace Hosting Quarterly Data
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Operating Income	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															55.00	59.90	81.20	64.30	70.20

Rackspace Hosting 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 Sep. 2016 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $276 Mil.

Rackspace Hosting (NYSE:RAX) Operating Income Explanation

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

Rackspace Hosting's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 is calculated as:

	ROC % (Q: Sep. 2016 )
=	NOPAT	/	Average Invested Capital
=	Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )	/	( (Invested Capital (Q: Jun. 2016 )	+	Invested Capital (Q: Sep. 2016 ))	/ count )
=	280.8 * ( 1 - 35.67% )	/	( (1253.3	+	1234.8)	/ 2 )
=	180.63864	/	1244.05
=	14.52 %

where

	Invested Capital		(Q: Jun. 2016 )
=	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	))
=	1996.8	-	219.1	-	( 544.3	-	max(0, 248.2	-	772.6	+	544.3	))
=	1253.3

	Invested Capital		(Q: Sep. 2016 )
=	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	))
=	2048.1	-	181.2	-	( 632.1	-	max(0, 224.7	-	864.3	+	632.1	))
=	1234.8

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2016) data.

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

Rackspace Hosting's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 is calculated as:

	ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %		(Q: Sep. 2016 )
=	EBIT	/	Average of (Net fixed Assets	+	Net Working Capital)
=	EBIT	/	Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment	+	Net Working Capital)
			Q: Jun. 2016		Q: Sep. 2016
=	EBIT	/	( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital)	+	(Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )	/	count )
=	280.8	/	( ( (1071.6 + max(-19.4, 0))	+	(1031.7 + max(7.7999999999999, 0)) )	/	2 )
=	280.8	/	( ( 1071.6	+	1039.5 )	/	2 )
=	280.8	/	1055.55
=	26.60 %

where Working Capital is:

	Working Capital		(Q: Jun. 2016 )
=	(Accounts Receivable	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets)	-	(Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	+	Defer. Rev.	+	Other Current Liabilities)
=	(168.6	+	0	+	59.7)	-	(219.1	+	28.6	+	0)
=	-19.4

	Working Capital		(Q: Sep. 2016 )
=	(Accounts Receivable	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets)	-	(Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	+	Defer. Rev.	+	Other Current Liabilities)
=	(166	+	0	+	66.2)	-	(181.2	+	43.2	+	0)
=	7.7999999999999

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2016) EBIT data.

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

Rackspace Hosting's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %	=	Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2016 )	/	Revenue (Q: Sep. 2016 )
	=	70.2	/	516.2
	=	13.60 %

4. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Operating Income growth rate using Operating Income per share data.

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).

Therefore, Operating Margin is a very important screening filter for GuruFocus. GuruFocus's Buffett-Munger screener requires that the profit margin is either consistent or expanding. The Model Portfolio of the Buffett-Munger screener has outperformed the market every year since inception in 2009.

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Rackspace Hosting (Rackspace Hosting) Business Description

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Rackspace Hosting Inc was incorporated in Delaware in March 2000. The Company, through its operating subsidiaries, is a provider of cloud computing services, managing web-based IT systems for small and medium-sized businesses as well as large enterprises. It offers a portfolio of integrated IT solutions for common business needs, including for ecommerce, web content management, website hosting, data services, office mail and collaboration, and private clouds. It also offers advisory services for technology strategy, security and compliance, application assessment and migration, and DevOps automation. It offers its solutions across a variety of IT form factors, including multi-tenant public cloud, dedicated single-tenant servers, private cloud, and hybrid cloud - all delivered with a commitment to open and standard technologies. Its marketing activities include web-based paid and natural search, participation in technology trade shows, conferences and customer events, advertisements in traditional and electronic (web and email-based) media, and targeted regional public relations activities. Its trademark includes Rackspace, Fanatical Support, and RackConnect. The Company is subject to U.S. federal income tax and various state, local, and international income taxes in numerous jurisdictions.

Executives

Alex Pinchev	officer: EVP, Global Sales & Marketing	BMC SOFTWARE INC, 2101 CITYWEST BLVD, HOUSTON TX 77042
Lila Tretikov	director	149 NEW MONTGOMERY STREET, FLOOR 6, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
John E Harper	director	2300 WEST PLANO PARKWAY, PLANO TX 75075
Joseph Saporito	officer: Chief Accounting Officer
Kevin Costello	director	C/O ARIBA INC, 807 11TH AVENUE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Graham M Weston	director, 10 percent owner	425 SOLEDAD SUITE 500, SAN ANTONIO TX 78205
Eugene V Defelice	officer: SVP, General Counsel	1506 COVENTRY LANE SOUTHLAKE TX 76092
Michael S Gilliland	director	3720 BEVERLY DRIVE, DALLAS TX 75205
Still George J Jr	director	NORWEST VENTURE PARTNERS, 525 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, SUITE 800, PALO ALTO CA 94301
A Lanham Napier	director, officer: CEO	701 W. CASTANO, SAN ANTONIO TX 78209
Palmer L Moe	director	5000 WALZEM SAN ANTONIO TX 78218
Wells Fargo & Company/mn	10 percent owner	420 MONTGOMERY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94163
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Norwest Venture Partners Viii Lp	10 percent owner	C/O NORWEST VENTURE PARTNERS 525 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, SUITE 800 PALO ALTO CA 94301
James J Goetz	10 percent owner	C/O SEQUOIA CAPITAL, 2800 SAND HILL RD, SUITE 101, MENLO PARK CA 94025