The historical rank and industry rank for Rofin-Sinar Technologies's Operating Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
RSTI's Operating Margin % is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 3.645 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Operating Margin % only.
* 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 Rofin-Sinar Technologies's Operating Margin %
For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Rofin-Sinar Technologies'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.
Rofin-Sinar Technologies's Operating Margin % Distribution in the Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Rofin-Sinar Technologies's Operating Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Rofin-Sinar Technologies'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.
Rofin-Sinar Technologies's Operating Margin % for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2015 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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Rofin-Sinar Technologies (Rofin-Sinar Technologies) Business Description
Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc was incorporated in 1996 under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Company is engaged in the design, development, engineering, manufacturing and marketing of laser-based system solutions for industrial material processing applications which include cutting, welding and marking various materials. Lasers are a non-contact technology for material processing, which have several advantages compared to conventional manufacturing tools that are desirable in industrial applications. The Company's lasers deliver beam at guaranteed power outputs and feature compact design, high processing speed, flexibility, low operating and maintenance costs, and easy integration into the customers production process. Through its manufacturing, distribution and service network, the Company provides laser sources and laser-based system solutions to various markets such as the machine tool, automotive, the semiconductor, electronics, and photovoltaic industries. The Company sells directly to end-users and to original equipment manufacturers that integrate its laser sources with other system components. Some of its competitors are Trumpf, Fanuc, Synrad, Coherent, Laserline and Jenoptik. The Company is subject to many governmental regulations, including but not limited to the laser radiation safety regulations of the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act administered by the National Center for Devices and Radiological Health, a branch of the United States Food and Drug Administration. Among other things, these regulations require them to file annual reports, to maintain quality control and sales records, to perform product testing, to distribute appropriate operating manuals, to conduct safety reviews, to incorporate design and operating features in products sold to end users, and to certify and label products.
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