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TNC (Tennant Co) Degree of Operating Leverage : -22.86 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Tennant Co Degree of Operating Leverage?

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) measures the percentage change in EBIT for a unit change in Revenue. Tennant Co's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was -22.86. The higher Degree of Operating Leverage, the higher operating risk the company will take.

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

TNC's Degree of Operating Leverage is ranked better than
94.91% of 2925 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.1 vs TNC: -22.86

Tennant Co Degree of Operating Leverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tennant 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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Tennant Co Degree of Operating Leverage Chart

Tennant 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 1.43 4.13 49.77 4.22 -4.92

Tennant 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 3.09 0.57 -1.77 -4.92 -22.86

Competitive Comparison of Tennant Co's Degree of Operating Leverage

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Tennant 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.


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

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

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


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Tennant Co Degree of Operating Leverage Calculation

Tennant 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
=( 96 (Mar. 2025) / 139 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )/( 1265.7 (Mar. 2025) / 1248.8 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )
=-0.3094/0.0135
=-22.86***

* 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.


Tennant Co  (NYSE:TNC) 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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Tennant Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
10400 Clean Street, Eden Prairie, MN, USA, 55344
Tennant Co is a manufacturer of floor cleaning equipment, wood flooring, and wood products. It operates in four geographic business units including North America; Latin America; Europe, Middle East, Africa; and Asia Pacific. The company offers products and solutions consisting of mechanized cleaning equipment, detergent-free, and other sustainable cleaning technologies, aftermarket parts and consumables, equipment maintenance and repair service, specialty surface coatings, and business solutions such as financing, rental and leasing programs, and machine-to-machine asset management solutions.
Executives
Barb Balinski officer: SVP, Innovation & Technology 10400 CLEAN STREET, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344
Azita Arvani director 1522 LOMA DRIVE, HERMOSA BEACH CA 90254
Richard H. Zay officer: Senior VP, The Americas 701 N. LILAC DRIVE, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55422
Kristin A. Stokes officer: Interim General Counsel 701 N. LILAC DRIVE, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55422
Carol S Eicher director ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY, 100 INDEPENDENCE MALL WEST, PHILADELPHIA PA 19106
Donal L Mulligan director ONE GENERAL MILLS BLVD, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55426
David Windley director 701 N. LILAC DRIVE, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55422
Steven Alan Sonnenberg director EMERSON PROCESS MANAGEMENT - ROSEMOUNT, 8200 MARKET BOULEVARD, CHANHASSEN MN 55317
David W. Huml officer: Sr. VP, Global Marketing 701 N. LILAC DRIVE, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55422
Carol E. Mcknight officer: Senior VP and CAO 701 N. LILAC DRIVE, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55422
Andrew P. Hider director 10400 CLEAN STREET, EDEN PRARIE MN 55344
Chris Killingstad director, officer: President and CEO C/O TENNANT COMPANY, 701 N. LILAC DRIVE, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55422
Fay West officer: Senior VP, CFO 1011 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 600, LISLE IL 60532
Timothy R. Morse director C/O YAHOO! INC., 701 FIRST AVENUE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
David S Wichmann director BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION, 300 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC WAY, MARLBOROUGH MA 01752