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RF Industries (STU:RF5) Degree of Operating Leverage : -17.35 (As of Jan. 2025)


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What is RF Industries Degree of Operating Leverage?

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) measures the percentage change in EBIT for a unit change in Revenue. RF Industries's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was -17.35. The higher Degree of Operating Leverage, the higher operating risk the company will take.

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

STU:RF5's Degree of Operating Leverage is ranked better than
93.63% of 2937 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.08 vs STU:RF5: -17.35

RF Industries Degree of Operating Leverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for RF 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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RF Industries Degree of Operating Leverage Chart

RF Industries Annual Data
Trend Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24
Degree of Operating Leverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.91 -35.70 -1.04 17.82 2.53

RF Industries 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 19.73 19.90 -4.84 2.53 -17.35

Competitive Comparison of RF Industries's Degree of Operating Leverage

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, RF 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.


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

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

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


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RF Industries Degree of Operating Leverage Calculation

RF Industries'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
=( -0.631 (Jan. 2025) / -4.333 (Jan. 2024) - 1 )/( 66.025 (Jan. 2025) / 61.872 (Jan. 2024) - 1 )
=-0.8544/0.0671
=-12.73***

* 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.


RF Industries  (STU:RF5) 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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RF Industries Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
16868 Via Del Campo Court, Suite 200, San Diego, CA, USA, 92127
RF Industries Ltd is engaged in the design, manufacture, and marketing of interconnect products and systems, including coaxial and specialty cables, fiber optic cables and connectors, and electrical and electronic specialty cables. The company operates through two segments: RF Connector and Cable Assembly, which consists of the Connector and Cable Assembly Division, and Custom Cabling Manufacturing and Assembly, which consists of its subsidiaries. Connector segment designs, manufactures, markets and distributes a broad range of RF connector, adapter, coupler, divider, and cable products etc. The Custom Cabling segment custom copper and fiber cable assemblies etc. The company operates in Canada, Italy, China, USA, UK.

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