WEC Energy Group (WEC Energy Group) Operating Income

: $2,087 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)

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WEC Energy Group's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $520 Mil. Its Operating Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,087 Mil.

Operating Margin % is calculated as Operating Income divided by its Revenue. WEC Energy Group's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $520 Mil. WEC Energy Group's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,218 Mil. Therefore, WEC Energy Group's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 23.46%.

Good Sign:

WEC Energy Group Inc operating margin is expanding. Margin expansion is usually a good sign.

WEC Energy Group's 5-Year average Growth Rate for Operating Margin % was 2.50% per year.

Operating Income or EBIT is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. WEC Energy Group's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.23%. WEC Energy Group's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.37%.

WEC Energy Group Operating Income Historical Data

The historical data trend for WEC Energy Group's Operating Income can be seen below:

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WEC Energy Group Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Operating Income

1,531.40

1,706.10

1,714.90

1,924.20

2,086.90

WEC Energy Group Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Operating Income																380.40	669.30	425.30	472.00	520.30

WEC Energy 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 Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $2,087 Mil.

WEC Energy Group (NYSE:WEC) Operating Income Explanation

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

WEC Energy Group's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

	ROC % (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	NOPAT	/	Average Invested Capital
=	Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )	/	( (Invested Capital (Q: Sep. 2023 )	+	Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2023 ))	/ count )
=	2081.2 * ( 1 - 9% )	/	( (44204.1	+	45362.2)	/ 2 )
=	1893.892	/	44783.15
=	4.23 %

where

	Invested Capital		(Q: Sep. 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	))
=	43441.7	-	867.7	-	( 45.9	-	max(0, 4073.7	-	2443.6	+	45.9	))
=	44204.1

	Invested Capital		(Q: Dec. 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	))
=	43939.7	-	896.6	-	( 42.9	-	max(0, 5114.8	-	2795.7	+	42.9	))
=	45362.2

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) data.

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

WEC Energy Group's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

	ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %		(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	EBIT	/	Average of (Net fixed Assets	+	Net Working Capital)
=	EBIT	/	Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment	+	Net Working Capital)
			Q: Sep. 2023		Q: Dec. 2023
=	EBIT	/	( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital)	+	(Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )	/	count )
=	1734.4	/	( ( (31467.5 + max(586.2, 0))	+	(31581.5 + max(923.1, 0)) )	/	2 )
=	1734.4	/	( ( 32053.7	+	32504.6 )	/	2 )
=	1734.4	/	32279.15
=	5.37 %

where Working Capital is:

	Working Capital		(Q: Sep. 2023 )
=	(Accounts Receivable	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets)	-	(Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	+	Defer. Rev.	+	Other Current Liabilities)
=	(1243.2	+	749.9	+	404.6)	-	(867.7	+	0	+	943.8)
=	586.2

	Working Capital		(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	(Accounts Receivable	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets)	-	(Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	+	Defer. Rev.	+	Other Current Liabilities)
=	(1503.2	+	775.2	+	474.4)	-	(896.6	+	0	+	933.1)
=	923.1

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBIT data.

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

WEC Energy Group's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %	=	Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	520.3	/	2217.5
	=	23.46 %

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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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WEC Energy Group (WEC Energy Group) Business Description

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Address

231 West Michigan Street, P.O. Box 1331, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 53201

Website

https://www.wecenergygroup.com

WEC Energy Group's electric and gas utility businesses serve electric and gas customers in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin service territories. The company also owns a 60% stake in American Transmission Co. WEC's asset mix is approximately 49% electric generation and distribution, 36% gas distribution, 10% electric transmission, and 5% unregulated renewable energy.

Executives

Ulice Jr Payne	director	MANPOWERGROUP INC., 100 MANPOWER PLACE, MILWAUKEE WI 53212
Ave M Bie	director	231 WEST MICHIGAN STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53203
Scott J Lauber	officer: Vice President and Treasurer	231 W. MICHIGAN STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53203
Joshua M Erickson	officer: VP and Deputy General Counsel	231 WEST MICHIGAN STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53203
Glen E Tellock	director	1725 SHEPHERD ROAD, CHATTANOOGA TN 37421
William Mastoris	officer: EVP-Cust. Svc. and Operations	231 WEST MICHIGAN STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53203
Robert M Garvin	officer: Senior Vice President	231 W. MICHIGAN STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53203
Molly A Mulroy	officer: EVP & Chief Admin Officer	231 WEST MICHIGAN STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53203
Anthony Reese	officer: Vice President and Treasurer	231 WEST MICHIGAN STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53203
Tom Metcalfe	officer: Exec. VP - Generation	231 W. MICHIGAN STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53203
Thomas K Lane	director	51 JOHN F. KENNEDY PARKWAY, SUITE 200, SHORT HILLS NJ 07078
Cristina A Garcia-thomas	director	231 WEST MICHIGAN STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53203
Charles R Matthews	officer: President & CEO - PGL/NSG	231 W. MICHIGAN STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53203
Xia Liu	officer: EVP and CFO	ONE ENERGY PLACE, PENSACOLA FL 32520
Gale E Klappa	director, officer: President	231 W. MICHIGAN STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53203