GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Communication Services » Telecommunication Services » Cogeco Communications Inc (OTCPK:CGEAF) » Definitions » Operating Income

CGEAF (Cogeco Communications) Operating Income : $539 Mil (TTM As of Feb. 2025)


View and export this data going back to . Start your Free Trial

What is Cogeco Communications Operating Income?

Cogeco Communications's Operating Income for the three months ended in Feb. 2025 was $121 Mil. Its Operating Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2025 was $539 Mil.

Operating Margin % is calculated as Operating Income divided by its Revenue. Cogeco Communications's Operating Income for the three months ended in Feb. 2025 was $121 Mil. Cogeco Communications's Revenue for the three months ended in Feb. 2025 was $512 Mil. Therefore, Cogeco Communications's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 was 23.70%.

Cogeco Communications's 5-Year average Growth Rate for Operating Margin % was -0.80% per year.

Operating Income or EBIT is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. Cogeco Communications's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 was 5.24%. Cogeco Communications's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 was 19.82%.


Cogeco Communications Operating Income Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cogeco Communications's Operating Income 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.

* Premium members only.

Cogeco Communications Operating Income Chart

Cogeco Communications Annual Data
Trend Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23 Aug24
Operating Income
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 490.96 551.85 597.65 594.01 562.99

Cogeco Communications Quarterly Data
May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24 Feb25
Operating Income 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 135.87 144.52 137.72 135.49 121.39

Cogeco Communications 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 Feb. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $539 Mil.

* 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.


Cogeco Communications  (OTCPK:CGEAF) Operating Income Explanation

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

Cogeco Communications's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 is calculated as:

ROC % (Q: Feb. 2025 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Nov. 2024 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Feb. 2025 ))/ count )
=485.568 * ( 1 - 22.34% )/( (7212.343 + 7177.176)/ 2 )
=377.0921088/7194.7595
=5.24 %

where

Invested Capital(Q: Nov. 2024 )
=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))
=7097.837 - 238.117 - ( 65.533 - max(0, 561.202 - 208.579+65.533))
=7212.343

Invested Capital(Q: Feb. 2025 )
=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))
=7100.022 - 223.193 - ( 95.125 - max(0, 554.288 - 253.941+95.125))
=7177.176

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Feb. 2025) data.

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

Cogeco Communications's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 is calculated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Feb. 2025 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Nov. 2024  Q: Feb. 2025
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=475.152/( ( (2408.413 + max(-177.545, 0)) + (2385.363 + max(-147.463, 0)) )/ 2 )
=475.152/( ( 2408.413 + 2385.363 )/ 2 )
=475.152/2396.888
=19.82 %

where Working Capital is:

Working Capital(Q: Nov. 2024 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(89.325 + 0 + 45.045) - (238.117 + 4.533 + 69.265)
=-177.545

Working Capital(Q: Feb. 2025 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(100.38 + 0 + 47.317) - (223.193 + 3.535 + 68.432)
=-147.463

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Feb. 2025) EBIT data.

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

Cogeco Communications's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Feb. 2025 )/Revenue (Q: Feb. 2025 )
=121.392/512.222
=23.70 %

* 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.

4. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Operating Income growth rate using Operating Income per share data.


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).

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.


Cogeco Communications Operating Income Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Cogeco Communications's Operating Income provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Cogeco Communications Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 Place Ville Marie, Suite 3301, Montreal, QC, CAN, H3B 0B3
Cogeco Communications is a telecom service provider in Canada and the US, specifically in rural and suburban geographies. It offers wireline services such as broadband internet, TV, and landline phone services. In Canada, the firm operates under its Cogeco Connexion and oxio brands, reaching roughly 2.1 million homes and businesses throughout Ontario and Quebec. In the US, Cogeco operates under its Breezeline brand throughout the East Coast, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, reaching 1.8 million homes and businesses. Cogeco is expanding its offerings to include consumer wireless services, operating as a mobile virtual network operator, or MVNO.