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PLPC (Preformed Line Products Co) Degree of Operating Leverage : 4.96 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Preformed Line Products Co Degree of Operating Leverage?

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) measures the percentage change in EBIT for a unit change in Revenue. Preformed Line Products Co's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 4.96. The higher Degree of Operating Leverage, the higher operating risk the company will take.

The industry rank for Preformed Line Products Co's Degree of Operating Leverage or its related term are showing as below:

PLPC's Degree of Operating Leverage is ranked worse than
79.06% of 2932 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.08 vs PLPC: 4.96

Preformed Line Products Co Degree of Operating Leverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Preformed Line Products Co'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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Preformed Line Products Co Degree of Operating Leverage Chart

Preformed Line Products Co 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 5.69 1.69 2.21 2.37 3.40

Preformed Line Products Co 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 3.17 2.98 3.34 3.40 4.96

Competitive Comparison of Preformed Line Products Co's Degree of Operating Leverage

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Preformed Line Products Co'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.


Preformed Line Products Co's Degree of Operating Leverage Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Preformed Line Products Co's Degree of Operating Leverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Preformed Line Products Co's Degree of Operating Leverage falls into.


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Preformed Line Products Co Degree of Operating Leverage Calculation

Preformed Line Products Co'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
=( 54.472 (Mar. 2025) / 69.49 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )/( 601.351 (Mar. 2025) / 628.758 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )
=-0.2161/-0.0436
=4.96***

* 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.


Preformed Line Products Co  (NAS:PLPC) 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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Preformed Line Products Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
660 Beta Drive, Mayfield Village, Cleveland, OH, USA, 44143
Preformed Line Products Co is a designer and manufacturer of products and systems for constructing and maintaining overhead and underground networks for energy, telecommunication, cable operators, data communication, and other industries. In addition, it provides solar hardware systems and mounting hardware for a variety of solar power applications. Its products consist of Energy Products, Communications Products, and Special Industries Products. The company's majority of the revenue is derived from the sale of products in The Americas with operations also in PLP-USA, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Asia-Pacific. The revenue gets driven by Energy products which comprise protecting transmission conductors, spacers, spacer-dampers, and Stockbridge dampers.
Executives
Michael E Gibbons director 15885 SPRAGUE RD, STRONGSVILLE OH 44136-1799
Katherine E. Wensink 10 percent owner 600 SUPERIOR AVENUE, EAST, SUITE 2100, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Barbara P Ruhlman Irrevocable Trust Dated 7/29/08 10 percent owner P.O. BOX 91129, CLEVELAND OH 44101
Barbara P Ruhlman Revocable Trust Dated 9/21/16 10 percent owner 660 BETA DRIVE, MAYFIELD VILLAGE OH 44143
Randall M Ruhlman 10 percent owner C/O PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS, PO BOX 91129, CLEVELAND OH 44101
Robert G Ruhlman director, 10 percent owner C/O BAKER HOSTETLER LLP, 1900 EAST NINTH ST, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Third Restatement Of Barbara P. Ruhlman Trust Agreement, Dated November 20, 2008 10 percent owner C/O MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC, 600 SUPERIOR AVENUE, EAST SUITE 2100, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Bernard L. Karr 10 percent owner 600 SUPERIOR AVENUE, EAST, SUITE 2100, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Andrew S Klaus officer: CFO 660 BETA DRIVE, MAYFIELD VILLAGE OH 44143
John J Olenik officer: VP-Research & Engineering 660 BETA DRIVE, MAYFIELD VILLAGE OH 44143
Timothy O'shaughnessy officer: V.P. Human Resources 660 BETA DR, MAYFIELD VILLAGE OH 44143
Curlee J Cecil Jr officer: V.P. - Human Resources C/O PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS, PO BOX 91129, CLEVELAND OH 44101
C Sunkle David officer: VP-Research & Engineering P.O. BOX 91129, CLEVELAND OH 44101
Michael A Weisbarth officer: VP-Finance & Treasurer 660 BETA DRIVE, MAYFIELD VILLAGE OH 44143
Barbara P Ruhlman 10 percent owner C/O BAKER HOSTETLER LLP, 1900 EAST NINTH ST, CLEVELAND OH 44114