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IRWD (Ironwood Pharmaceuticals) Degree of Operating Leverage : 4.57 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Degree of Operating Leverage?

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) measures the percentage change in EBIT for a unit change in Revenue. Ironwood Pharmaceuticals's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 4.57. The higher Degree of Operating Leverage, the higher operating risk the company will take.

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

IRWD's Degree of Operating Leverage is ranked worse than
78.78% of 952 companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: 0.62 vs IRWD: 4.57

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Degree of Operating Leverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ironwood Pharmaceuticals'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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Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Degree of Operating Leverage Chart

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Degree of Operating Leverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -4.84 10.86 -15.95 -58.31 5.36

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 542.76 18.20 8.95 5.36 4.57

Competitive Comparison of Ironwood Pharmaceuticals's Degree of Operating Leverage

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals'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.


Ironwood Pharmaceuticals's Degree of Operating Leverage Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals's Degree of Operating Leverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Degree of Operating Leverage Calculation

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals'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
=( 57.67 (Mar. 2025) / -982.047 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )/( 317.676 (Mar. 2025) / 413.551 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )
=-1.0587/-0.2318
=4.57***

* 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.


Ironwood Pharmaceuticals  (NAS:IRWD) 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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Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
100 Summer Street, Suite 2300, Boston, MA, USA, 02110
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc is a specialty and generic drug manufacturing company that operates a human therapeutics segment. The company is focused on advancing product opportunities in areas of large unmet need, including irritable bowel syndrome with constipation, chronic idiopathic constipation, hyperuricemia associated with uncontrolled gout, uncontrolled gastroesophageal reflux disease, and vascular and fibrotic diseases. The company considers collaborative licenses, commercial agreements, and acquisition investment to be potential components of its operational growth plan for expanding its research, development, manufacturing, and marketing capabilities.
Executives
Thomas A Mccourt officer: Chief Commercial Officer C/O IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 100 SUMMER STREET, SUITE 2300, BOSTON MA 02110
Ronald Silver officer: Principal Accounting Officer 100 SUMMER STREET, SUITE 2300, BOSTON MA 02110
Minardo John officer: Chief Legal Officer 100 SUMMER STREET, SUITE 2300, BOSTON MA 02110
Michael Shetzline officer: CMO,SVP,Head-Res&Drug 100 SUMMER STREET, SUITE 2300, BOSTON MA 02110
Andrew Davis officer: SVP, Chief Business Officer 100 SUMMER STREET, SUITE 2300, BOSTON MA 02110
Sravan Kumar Emany officer: SVP, Chief Financial Officer 100 SUMMER ST, SUITE 2300, BOSTON MA 02109
Julie Mchugh director C/O IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 100 SUMMER STREET, SUITE 2300, BOSTON MA 02110
Catherine Moukheibir director C/O IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 100 SUMMER STREET, SUITE 2300, BOSTON MA 02110
Jon R Duane director C/O IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 100 SUMMER STREET, SUITE 2300, BOSTON MA 02110
Marla L Kessler director C/O IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 100 SUMMER STREET, SUITE 2300, BOSTON MA 02110
Jason Rickard officer: SVP, Chief Operating Officer 100 SUMMER STREET, SUITE 2300, BOSTON MA 02110
Mark G Currie officer: Chief Scientific Officer C/O CYCLERION THERAPEUTICS, INC., 301 BINNEY STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Sarissa Capital Management Lp 10 percent owner 660 STEAMBOAT ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Alexander J Denner director C/O SARISSA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP, 660 STEAMBOAT ROAD, 3RD FLOOR, GREENWICH CT 06830
Gina Consylman officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 100 SUMMER STREET, SUITE 2300, BOSTON MA 02110