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CLB (Core Laboratories) Degree of Operating Leverage : -3.12 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Core Laboratories Degree of Operating Leverage?

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) measures the percentage change in EBIT for a unit change in Revenue. Core Laboratories's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was -3.12. The higher Degree of Operating Leverage, the higher operating risk the company will take.

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

CLB's Degree of Operating Leverage is ranked better than
79.87% of 904 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 0.875 vs CLB: -3.12

Core Laboratories Degree of Operating Leverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Core Laboratories'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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Core Laboratories Degree of Operating Leverage Chart

Core Laboratories Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Degree of Operating Leverage
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Core Laboratories Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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Competitive Comparison of Core Laboratories's Degree of Operating Leverage

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Core Laboratories'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.


Core Laboratories's Degree of Operating Leverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Core Laboratories's Degree of Operating Leverage distribution charts can be found below:

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Core Laboratories Degree of Operating Leverage Calculation

Core Laboratories's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

Degree of Operating Leverage=% Change in EBIT**/% Change in Revenue
=( 54.402 (Mar. 2025) / 56.73 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )/( 517.796 (Mar. 2025) / 511.071 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )
=-0.041/0.0132
=-3.12***

* 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.


Core Laboratories  (NYSE:CLB) 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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Core Laboratories Business Description

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Address
6316 Windfern Road, Houston, TX, USA, 77040
Core Laboratories Inc provides reservoir description and production enhancement services for oil and gas exploration and production. It provides data and analytics to aid well operators in determining optimal methods for recovering, processing, and refining hydrocarbons from a well. It also manufactures the associated lab equipment for its services.
Executives
Katherine Murray director 6316 WINDFERN ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77040
Mark Damian Tattoli officer: SVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary C/O CORE LABORATORIES LP, 6316 WINDFERN ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77040
Kwaku Temeng director C/O CORE LABORATORIES LP, 2216 SHERIDAN STREET, HOUSTON TX 77002
Gwendolyn Schreffler officer: SVP C/O CORE LABORATORIES LP, 6316 WINDFERN ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77040
Harvey Robert Klingensmith director P.O. BOX 131144, HOUSTON TX 77219-1114
Van Dijken Eeuwijk Monique director P.O. BOX 129, BILTHOVEN P7 3720 AC
Jan Willem Sodderland director DUINDISTEL 89, NOORDWIJK P7 2202 DE
Goldman Sachs Group Inc 10 percent owner 200 WEST STREET, NEW YORK NY 10282
Goldman Sachs & Co. Llc 10 percent owner 200 WEST STREET, NEW YORK NY 10282
Lawrence Bruno officer: President 6316 WINDFERN ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77040
Mark F Elvig officer: VP, Counsel & Secretary 6316 WINDFERN, HOUSTON TX 77040
Gregory Barry Barnett director 853 MILWAUKEE STREET, DENVER CO 80206
Kevin Daniels officer: CAO & Treasurer 6316 WINDFERN ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77040
Michael Straughen director 68 RUBISLAW DEN NORTH, ABERDEEN X0 AB15 4AN
Martha Z. Carnes director 6316 WINDFERN ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77040