The historical rank and industry rank for Warren Resources's Operating Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
WRESQ's Operating Margin % is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 7.765 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Operating Margin % only.
Warren Resources's 5-Year Average Operating Margin % Growth Rate was 0.00% per year.
Warren Resources Operating Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Warren Resources'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 Warren Resources's Operating Margin %
For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Warren Resources'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.
Warren Resources's Operating Margin % Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Warren Resources's Operating Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Warren Resources's Operating Margin % falls into.
Warren Resources Operating Margin % Calculation
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.
Warren Resources's Operating Margin % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 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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Warren Resources (Warren Resources) Business Description
Warren Resources Inc was incorporated on June 12, 1990 as a Delaware corporation. The Company is an independent energy company engaged in the exploration, development and production of domestic onshore crude oil and gas reserves. The Company primarily on the exploration and development of its waterflood oil recovery properties in the Wilmington field within the Los Angeles Basin of California, and its coalbed methane, or CBM, natural gas properties located in the Rocky Mountain region. As of December 31, 2013, the company owned natural gas and oil leasehold interests in approximately 123,943 gross (93,350 net) acres, approximately 80% of which are undeveloped. The Washakie Basin is located in the southeast portion of the Greater Green River Basin in southwestern Wyoming and represents its largest acreage position. As of December 31, 2013, the company owned 113,227 gross (87,683 net) acres prospective for CBM development in this area, of which 69,221 net acres were undeveloped. Warren owns certain deep rights below a portion of the Atlantic Rim CBM Project, which include an approximate 71,000 net acre position that is potentially prospective for hydrocarbon production from the Niobrara Shale and other deep formations. The Company sells its oil and natural gas production to various purchasers in the areas where the oil and natural gas is produced. Its drilling, completion, production, re-entry and land operations are conducted, managed and supervised for the company through Warren E&P, Inc., its wholly owned subsidiary. The Companys operations are subject to a wide variety of stringent federal, state and local laws and regulations governing the exploration and production of oil and natural gas, including discharge of materials into the environment or otherwise relating to environmental protection.
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