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SUI (Sun Communities) Degree of Operating Leverage : -1,504.33 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Sun Communities Degree of Operating Leverage?

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) measures the percentage change in EBIT for a unit change in Revenue. Sun Communities's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was -1,504.33. The higher Degree of Operating Leverage, the higher operating risk the company will take.

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

SUI's Degree of Operating Leverage is ranked better than
99.31% of 728 companies
in the REITs industry
Industry Median: 1.215 vs SUI: -1504.33

Sun Communities Degree of Operating Leverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sun Communities'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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Sun Communities Degree of Operating Leverage Chart

Sun Communities 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 -1.00 1.69 -0.43 -9.48 -50.75

Sun Communities 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 78.63 -48.67 -45.29 -50.75 -1,504.33

Competitive Comparison of Sun Communities's Degree of Operating Leverage

For the REIT - Residential subindustry, Sun Communities'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.


Sun Communities's Degree of Operating Leverage Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Sun Communities's Degree of Operating Leverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Sun Communities Degree of Operating Leverage Calculation

Sun Communities'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
=( 416.9 (Mar. 2025) / 126.2 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )/( 2999.5 (Mar. 2025) / 3004.1 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )
=2.3035/-0.0015
=-1,504.33***

* 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.


Sun Communities  (NYSE:SUI) 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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Sun Communities Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
27777 Franklin Road, Suite 300, Southfield, MI, USA, 48034
Sun Communities is a residential REIT that focuses on owning manufactured housing, residential vehicle communities, and marinas. The company currently owns a portfolio of 645 properties, which includes 341 manufactured housing communities, 166 residential vehicle communities, and 138 marina properties. Sun targets owning properties that are desirable as second homes or vacation properties with nearly 50% of the portfolio located in either Florida or Michigan near major bodies of water.
Executives
Baxter Underwood officer: CEO - Safe Harbor Marinas, LLC 14785 PRESTON RD, 9TH FLOOR, DALLAS TX 75254
Clunet R Lewis director 27777 FRANKLIN ROAD, SUITE 200, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Marc Farrugia officer: EVP & Chief Admin. Officer 27777 FRANKLIN RD., SUITE 200, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Jeff Blau director
Bruce Thelen officer: EVP 27777 FRANKLIN RD., STE. 200, SOUTHFIEL MI 48034
Fernando Castro-caratini officer: EVP, CFO, Sec. & Treas. 27777 FRANKLIN RD., SUITE 200, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
John Bandini Mclaren officer: EVP & CFO 27777 FRANKLIN ROAD, SUITE 200, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Stephanie W Bergeron director 27777 FRANKLIN ROAD, STE 200, SUN COMMUNITIES, INC, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Aaron Weiss officer: EVP, Corp. Strat. & Bus. Dev. 27777 FRANKLIN RD., SUITE 200, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Gary A Shiffman director, officer: Chrmn and CEO 27777 FRANKLIN ROAD, STE 200, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Karen Dearing officer: EVP, CFO, Sec. & Treasurer 27777 FRANKLIN ROAD, SUITE 200, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Tonya Allen director 2777 FRANKLIN RD., STE. 200, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Jonathan Colman officer: EVP 27777 FRANKLIN ROAD, SUITE 200, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Ronald A Klein director 235 EAST MAIN STREET, MIDLAND MI 48640
Brian M Hermelin director 2064 D STREET, BELLEVILLE MI 48111