The historical rank and industry rank for TRW Automotive Holdings's Operating Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
FRA:TQT's Operating Margin % is not ranked *
in the Vehicles & Parts industry.
Industry Median: 5.235 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Operating Margin % only.
TRW Automotive Holdings Operating Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for TRW Automotive Holdings's Operating 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.
Competitive Comparison of TRW Automotive Holdings's Operating Margin %
For the Auto Parts subindustry, TRW Automotive Holdings's Operating Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Operating 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.
TRW Automotive Holdings's Operating Margin % Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry
For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, TRW Automotive Holdings's Operating Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where TRW Automotive Holdings's Operating Margin % falls into.
Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.
TRW Automotive Holdings's Operating Margin % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as
* 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.
Just like Gross Margin %, it is important to see a company maintains its operating margin over time. Among the same industry, a company with higher operating margin is more efficient in its operation. It is also more stable during industry slowdown or recessions. Peter Lynch prefers those with higher margins than those with lower margins.
Be Aware
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 Nokias Operating Margin % had already been in decline since 2002, although its Earnings per Share (Diluted) 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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TRW Automotive Holdings (FRA:TQT) Business Description
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp is a Delaware corporation formed in 2002. The Company is a supplier of automotive systems, modules and components to automotive original equipment manufacturers and related aftermarkets. It conducts substantially all of its operations through subsidiaries. These operations encompass the design, manufacture and sale of active and passive safety related products and systems. Active safety related products and systems principally refer to vehicle dynamic controls (braking and steering) and electronics (driver assistance systems), and passive safety related products and systems principally refer to occupant restraints (airbags and seat belts) and electronics (airbag electronic control units, and crash and occupant weight sensors). It operates its business in four segments: Chassis Systems, Occupant Safety Systems, Electronics and Automotive Components. The Chassis Systems segment focuses on the design, manufacture and sale of products and systems relating to braking, steering, modules, and linkage and suspension. It sells its Chassis Systems products and systems to OEMs and other Tier 1 suppliers. The Occupant Safety Systems segment focuses on the design, manufacture and sale of products and systems relating to airbags, seat belts, and steering wheels. It sells its Occupant Safety Systems products and systems to OEMs and other Tier 1 suppliers. It also sells these products and systems to OEM service organizations. The Electronics segment focuses on the design, manufacture and sale of electronics components and systems in the areas of safety, chassis, radio frequency, powertrain, and driver assistance systems, including cameras and radars. It sells its Electronics products and systems to OEMs and to its Chassis Systems segment (braking and steering applications). It also sells these products and systems to OEM service organizations. The Automotive Components segment focuses on the design, manufacture and sale of body controls, engine valves, and engineered fasteners and components. It sells its Automotive Components products to OEMs and other Tier 1 suppliers, and to certain non-automotive markets and customers. It also sells these products to OEM service organizations. In addition, it sells some engine valve and body control products to independent distributors for the automotive aftermarket. The Company's principal competitors include Advics, Bosch, Continental, JTEKT, Nexteer and ZF in the Chassis Systems segment; Autoliv, Key Safety, and Takata in the Occupant Safety Systems segment; Autoliv, Bosch, Continental, Delphi, Denso, and Magna in the Electronics segment; and Delphi, Eaton, ITW, Kostal, Nifco, Raymond, Tokai Rika, and Valeo in the Automotive Components segment. Its operations are subject to a variety of federal, state, local and international laws and regulations which may have a direct or indirect effect on its business.
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