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Kurita Water Industries (STU:KWI) Degree of Operating Leverage : -3.64 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Kurita Water Industries Degree of Operating Leverage?

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) measures the percentage change in EBIT for a unit change in Revenue. Kurita Water Industries's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was -3.64. The higher Degree of Operating Leverage, the higher operating risk the company will take.

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

STU:KWI's Degree of Operating Leverage is ranked better than
83.04% of 2925 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.1 vs STU:KWI: -3.64

Kurita Water Industries Degree of Operating Leverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kurita Water Industries'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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Kurita Water Industries Degree of Operating Leverage Chart

Kurita Water Industries Annual Data
Trend Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25
Degree of Operating Leverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.49 2.18 -0.71 3.18 -3.64

Kurita Water Industries 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 3.18 4.72 8.49 8.59 -3.64

Competitive Comparison of Kurita Water Industries's Degree of Operating Leverage

For the Pollution & Treatment Controls subindustry, Kurita Water Industries'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.


Kurita Water Industries's Degree of Operating Leverage Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Kurita Water Industries's Degree of Operating Leverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Kurita Water Industries Degree of Operating Leverage Calculation

Kurita Water Industries'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
=( 205.165 (Mar. 2025) / 262.904 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )/( 2537.418 (Mar. 2025) / 2363.118 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )
=-0.2196/0.0738
=-2.98***

* 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.


Kurita Water Industries  (STU:KWI) 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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Kurita Water Industries Business Description

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Address
Nakano Central Park East , 4-10-1, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 164-0001
Kurita Water Industries Ltd. is a provider of water treatment solutions in Japan. It operates through two segments, The Water Treatment Chemical segment, and The Water Treatment Equipment segment. The Water Treatment Chemical segment sells water treatment-related chemicals, for air conditioning, petroleum refining, pulp and paper processing-related applications. The Water Treatment Equipment segment manufactures and sells water production systems, drinking water treatment equipment, water and wastewater treatment equipment for various industries. Additionally, the segment is also responsible for supplying ultrapure water, the provision of maintenance service and the operation of water treatment facilities.

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