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Argan (AGX) Degree of Operating Leverage : 2.70 (As of Jan. 2025)


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What is Argan Degree of Operating Leverage?

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) measures the percentage change in EBIT for a unit change in Revenue. Argan's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was 2.70. The higher Degree of Operating Leverage, the higher operating risk the company will take.

The industry rank for Argan's Degree of Operating Leverage or its related term are showing as below:

AGX's Degree of Operating Leverage is ranked worse than
70.12% of 1670 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 1.035 vs AGX: 2.70

Argan Degree of Operating Leverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Argan's Degree of Operating Leverage 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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Argan Degree of Operating Leverage Chart

Argan Annual Data
Trend Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24 Jan25
Degree of Operating Leverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.26 4.27 1.92 -0.48 2.70

Argan Quarterly Data
Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25
Degree of Operating Leverage 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 -0.48 0.24 0.51 1.82 2.70

Competitive Comparison of Argan's Degree of Operating Leverage

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Argan's Degree of Operating Leverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Degree of Operating Leverage 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.


Argan's Degree of Operating Leverage Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Argan's Degree of Operating Leverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Argan's Degree of Operating Leverage falls into.


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Argan Degree of Operating Leverage Calculation

Argan's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 is calculated as:

Degree of Operating Leverage=% Change in EBIT**/% Change in Revenue
=( 88.195 (Jan. 2025) / 36.458 (Jan. 2024) - 1 )/( 874.179 (Jan. 2025) / 573.333 (Jan. 2024) - 1 )
=1.4191/0.5247
=2.70***

* 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.

** TTM data of EBIT and Revenue was used to calculate Degree of Operating Leverage.
*** Please be aware that the Degree of Operating Leverage calculations are based on company-level data using the primary share class. The calculated data provided is for demonstration purposes and may slightly differ from the results displayed in the title due to potential variations caused by currency exchange rate differences throughout the year.


Argan  (NYSE:AGX) Degree of Operating Leverage Explanation

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) is a leverage ratio that measures the sensitivity of a company’s operting income, also referred to as Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT), to fluctuations in its Revenue. DOL is a method used to quantify a company’s operating risk. This risk is related to the company's structure of variable costs and fixed costs. Since the fixed costs do not allow the company to adjust the operating costs, the operating risk rises with a higher fixed-to-variable costs proportion.

A high Degree of Operating Leverage indicates that the company’s fixed costs exceed its variable costs. By increasing the sales, the company can earn more profits. In addition, the company must be able to maintain relatively high sales to cover all fixed costs.

Be Aware

The use of operating leverage varies across different industries and business sectors, and the application of Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) should be adjusted accordingly.


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Argan Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4075 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 440, Arlington, VA, USA, 22203
Argan Inc is a United States-based construction firm that conducts operations through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, GPS, APC, TRC, and SMC. Through GPS and APC it provides a full range of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, maintenance, project development and technical consulting services to the power generation market, including the renewable energy sector, for a wide range of customers, including independent power project owners, public utilities, power plant heavy equipment suppliers and other commercial firms with power requirements in the U.S., Ireland and the U.K. It operates in three segments: Power Services, Industrial Services, and Telecom Services, out of which Power Services derives the majority of revenue.
Executives
Peter W Getsinger director 35 SNOW?S POINT, EDGARTOWN MA 02539
Cynthia Flanders director, officer: SVP & CFO 10006 WILDWOOD ROAD, KENSINGTON MD 20895
Rainer H Bosselmann director, officer: Chairman of the Board and CEO PUROFLOW INCORPORATED, ONE CHURCH STREET SUITE 302, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
Richard H Deily officer: Vice President C/O ARGAN, INC., ONE CHURCH STREET, SUITE 201, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
David Hibbert Watson officer: SVP and CFO C/O ARGAN, INC., ONE CHURCH STREET, SUITE 201, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
Griffin William F Jr director, officer: VC/CEO of Gemma Power Systems C/O GEMMA POWER SYSTEMS, LLC, 769 HEBRON AVENUE, GLASTONBURY CT 06033
William F. Leimkuhler director 43 SALEM STRAITS RD, DARIEN CT 06820
James W Quinn director PUROFLOW INCORPORATED, ONE CHURCH STREET SUITE 302, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
Mano S Koilpillai director 7380 IRA SEARS ROAD, ADAMSTOWN MD 21710
Mitchell W G Champion director NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC., 3009 RIVER LANE, NEW BERN NC 28562
Jeffrey John Ronald Jr. director 55 GRANDVIEW CIRCLE, MANHASSET NY 11030
Trebilcock Terrance Colin officer: Co-President, Gemma Power Sys. 64 SADDLE RIDGE ROAD, GLASTONBURY CT 06033
Collins Charles Edwin Iv officer: Co-President, Gemma Power Sys. 68 HICKORY DRIVE, SOUTH GLASTONBURY CT 06073
James E Quinn director C/O TIFFANY & CO LEGAL DEPT, 727 FIFTH AVE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Henry A Crumpton director 2101 WILSON BLVD., SUITE 500, ARLINGTON VA 20005