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SWX (Southwest Gas Holdings) Degree of Operating Leverage : -1.07 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Southwest Gas Holdings Degree of Operating Leverage?

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) measures the percentage change in EBIT for a unit change in Revenue. Southwest Gas Holdings's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was -1.07. The higher Degree of Operating Leverage, the higher operating risk the company will take.

The industry rank for Southwest Gas Holdings's Degree of Operating Leverage or its related term are showing as below:

SWX's Degree of Operating Leverage is ranked better than
75.1% of 482 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 0.825 vs SWX: -1.07

Southwest Gas Holdings Degree of Operating Leverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Southwest Gas Holdings'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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Southwest Gas Holdings Degree of Operating Leverage Chart

Southwest Gas Holdings 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 1.57 -1.04 -3.12 -177.99 -1.68

Southwest Gas Holdings 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 -548.10 -1,253.58 -245.05 -1.68 -1.07

Competitive Comparison of Southwest Gas Holdings's Degree of Operating Leverage

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Southwest Gas Holdings'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.


Southwest Gas Holdings's Degree of Operating Leverage Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Southwest Gas Holdings's Degree of Operating Leverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Southwest Gas Holdings's Degree of Operating Leverage falls into.


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Southwest Gas Holdings Degree of Operating Leverage Calculation

Southwest Gas Holdings'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
=( 571.23 (Mar. 2025) / 512.222 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )/( 4827.986 (Mar. 2025) / 5411.624 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )
=0.1152/-0.1078
=-1.07***

* 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.


Southwest Gas Holdings  (NYSE:SWX) 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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Southwest Gas Holdings Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
8360 South Durango Drive, Post Office Box 98510, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 89113
Southwest Gas Holdings Inc is a utility company engaged in the purchasing, distributing, and transporting of natural gas in the American Southwest. The company segments its activities into natural gas distribution and Utility Infrastructure Services units. The first of these encompasses the company's core natural gas business as distributors in the states of Arizona and Nevada. The natural gas distribution division is responsible for roughly half of Southwest Gas' total revenue through the sale of natural gas to mainly residential and small commercial customers. The Utility Infrastructure Services segment generates the other half of the company's total revenue from the underground piping contractor services that its subsidiary, Centuri Construction Group, provides.
Executives
Robert J Stefani officer: SVP/Chief Financial Officer 8360 S. DURANGO DRIVE, LAS VEGAS NV 89113
Carl C Icahn 10 percent owner C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH-1, SUNNY ISLES BEACH FL 33160
Justin L Brown officer: SVP/General Counsel 8360 S. DURANGO DR., LAS VEGAS NV 89113
Paul M Daily officer: Executive Officer C/O SOUTHWEST GAS HOLDINGS, INC., 5241 SPRING MOUNTAIN ROAD, LAS VEGAS NV 89150
Icahn Partners Lp 10 percent owner 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Icahn Partners Master Fund Lp 10 percent owner 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Randall P. Gabe officer: SVP/Chief Administrative OFC 8360 S. DURANGO DRIVE, LAS VEGAS NV 89113
Amy L. Timperley officer: SVP/Chief Reg. & Fin. Planning 8360 S. DURANGO DRIVE, LAS VEGAS NV 89113
Ruby Sharma director 24 ARNOLD DRIVE, PRINCETON JCT. NJ 08550
Jose A Cardenas director 8360 S. DURANGO DR., LAS VEGAS NV 89113
Thomas E. Moran officer: VP/General Counsel/Corp. Sec SOUTHWEST GAS HOLDINGS, INC., 8360 SOUTH DURANGO DRIVE, LAS VEGAS NV 89113
Boyd S. Nelson officer: VP/Strategy & Inv Relations 8360 S. DURANGO DR., LAS VEGAS NV 89113
Julie M. Williams officer: SVP/Chief Operations Officer 8360 S. DURANGO DR., LAS VEGAS NV 89113
Lori L Colvin officer: VP/Controller/CAO 8360 S. DURANGO DR., LAS VEGAS NV 89113
Eric Debonis officer: SVP/Operations 8360 S. DURANGO DR., LAS VEGAS NV 89113