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Spire (SR) Operating Income : $446 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Spire Operating Income?

Spire's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $299 Mil. Its Operating Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $446 Mil.

Warning Sign:

Spire Inc has recorded a loss in operating income at least once over the past 3 years.

Operating Margin % is calculated as Operating Income divided by its Revenue. Spire's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $299 Mil. Spire's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $1,129 Mil. Therefore, Spire's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 26.46%.

Good Sign:

Spire Inc operating margin is expanding. Margin expansion is usually a good sign.

Spire's 5-Year average Growth Rate for Operating Margin % was 2.40% per year.

Operating Income or EBIT is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. Spire's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 8.64%. Spire's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 17.36%.


Spire Operating Income Historical Data

The historical data trend for Spire'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.

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Spire Operating Income Chart

Spire Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Operating Income
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Spire Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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Spire 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 Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $446 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.


Spire  (NYSE:SR) Operating Income Explanation

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

Spire's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

ROC % (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2023 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Mar. 2024 ))/ count )
=1194.4 * ( 1 - 19.47% )/( (11237.5 + 11039.8)/ 2 )
=961.85032/11138.65
=8.64 %

where

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2024) data.

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

Spire's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Mar. 2024 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Dec. 2023  Q: Mar. 2024
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=1223.6/( ( (6564.8 + max(371.9, 0)) + (6857.2 + max(299.8, 0)) )/ 2 )
=1223.6/( ( 6936.7 + 7157 )/ 2 )
=1223.6/7046.85
=17.36 %

where Working Capital is:

Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(428.8 + 276.6 + 372.5) - (384.8 + 53.8 + 267.4)
=371.9

Working Capital(Q: Mar. 2024 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(398.5 + 214.8 + 243.8) - (316.2 + 35.5 + 205.6)
=299.8

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2024) EBIT data.

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

Spire's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Revenue (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=298.6/1128.5
=26.46 %

* 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).

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Spire (SR) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
700 Market Street, Saint Louis, MO, USA, 63101
Spire Inc is a public utility holding company with three reportable business segments: Gas Utility , Gas Marketing and Midstream. The Gas Utility segment includes the regulated operations of Laclede Gas, Alabama Gas Corporation (Alagasco), and EnergySouth Inc. The Utilities businesses operations include the purchase, retail, distribution, and sale of natural gas in Missouri, Alabama, and Mississippi. The Gas Utility segment generates a majority of the company's revenue but is subject to seasonal fluctuations. The Gas Marketing segment includes Laclede Energy Resources, Inc, whose operations include the marketing of natural gas and related activities on a non-regulated basis and the Midstream segment includes transportation and storage of natural gas.
Executives
Paul D Koonce director P O BOX 26532, RICHMOND VA 23261
Adam W. Woodard officer: Treasurer 700 MARKET STREET, ST. LOUIS MO 63101
Steven P Rasche officer: Executive Vice President 700 MARKET STREET, ST. LOUIS MO 63101
Stephen M Mills officer: Senior Vice President 700 MARKET STREET, ST. LOUIS MO 63101
Vincent J Ferrari director 12555 MANCHESTER ROAD, DES PERES MO 63131
Brenda D Newberry director 700 MARKET STREET, ST. LOUIS MO 63101
Carrie J Hightman director C/O NISOURCE INC., 801 E. 86TH AVENUE, MERRILLVILLE IN 46410
Stupp John P Jr director STUPP JOHN P JR, #18 ST. ANDREWS DR., ST LOUIS MO 63124
Joseph B. Hampton officer: President, AL & MS 700 MARKET STREET, ST. LOUIS MO 63101
Scott B. Carter officer: SVP, COO of Distribution Ops 700 MARKET STREET, ST. LOUIS MO 63101
Stephen S Schwartz director 46897 BAYSIDE PARKWAY, FREMONT CA 94538
Rob L. Jones director 555 EAST AIRTEX DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77073
Edward L Glotzbach director C/O VISUAL NETWORKS INC, 2092 GAITHER ROAD, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
Mark A Borer director
Van Lokeren Mary Ann director

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