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Fairfax Financial Holdings (Fairfax Financial Holdings) Net Margin % : 17.19% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Fairfax Financial Holdings Net Margin %?

Net margin is calculated as Net Income divided by its Revenue. Fairfax Financial Holdings's Net Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,329 Mil. Fairfax Financial Holdings's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $7,726 Mil. Therefore, Fairfax Financial Holdings's net margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 17.19%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Fairfax Financial Holdings's Net Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

FRFHF' s Net Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.53   Med: 10.95   Max: 17.23
Current: 17


FRFHF's Net Margin % is ranked better than
80.82% of 485 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 7.39 vs FRFHF: 17.00

Fairfax Financial Holdings Net Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fairfax Financial Holdings's Net Margin % 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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Fairfax Financial Holdings Net Margin % Chart

Fairfax Financial Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.46 1.10 13.18 17.23 16.98

Fairfax Financial Holdings Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Net Margin % 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 37.51 19.94 13.36 16.94 17.19

Competitive Comparison of Fairfax Financial Holdings's Net Margin %

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Fairfax Financial Holdings's Net Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Net Margin % 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.


Fairfax Financial Holdings's Net Margin % Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Fairfax Financial Holdings's Net Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fairfax Financial Holdings's Net Margin % falls into.



Fairfax Financial Holdings Net Margin % Calculation

Net margin - also known as net profit margin is the ratio of Net Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

Fairfax Financial Holdings's Net Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net Margin=Net Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )
=4381.8/25803.1
=16.98 %

Fairfax Financial Holdings's Net Margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net Margin=Net Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=1328.5/7726.3
=17.19 %

* 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.


Fairfax Financial Holdings  (OTCPK:FRFHF) Net Margin % Explanation

Although Net Income and Earnings-per-Share (EPS) are the most widely used parameter in measuring a company's profitability and valuation, it is the least reliable. The reason is that reported earnings can be manipulated easily by adjusting any numbers such as Depreciation, Depletion and Amotorization and non-recurring items.

But the long term trend of the net margin is a good indicator of the competitiveness and health of the business.


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Fairfax Financial Holdings (Fairfax Financial Holdings) Business Description

Address
95 Wellington Street West, Suite 800, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5J 2N7
Fairfax provides reinsurance and property and casualty insurance in Canada, the United States, and other international markets. The company also has some noninsurance operations such as restaurants. Fairfax has been led by Prem Watsa, its chairman and CEO, since its formation in 1985.