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XXII (22nd Century Group) Degree of Operating Leverage : 2.94 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is 22nd Century Group Degree of Operating Leverage?

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) measures the percentage change in EBIT for a unit change in Revenue. 22nd Century Group's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 2.94. The higher Degree of Operating Leverage, the higher operating risk the company will take.

The industry rank for 22nd Century Group's Degree of Operating Leverage or its related term are showing as below:

XXII's Degree of Operating Leverage is ranked worse than
75% of 48 companies
in the Tobacco Products industry
Industry Median: 0.535 vs XXII: 2.94

22nd Century Group Degree of Operating Leverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for 22nd Century Group'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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22nd Century Group Degree of Operating Leverage Chart

22nd Century Group 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 -2.95 6.54 0.39 -0.40 2.64

22nd Century Group 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 -0.05 0.70 -0.52 2.64 2.94

Competitive Comparison of 22nd Century Group's Degree of Operating Leverage

For the Tobacco subindustry, 22nd Century Group'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.


22nd Century Group's Degree of Operating Leverage Distribution in the Tobacco Products Industry

For the Tobacco Products industry and Consumer Defensive sector, 22nd Century Group's Degree of Operating Leverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where 22nd Century Group's Degree of Operating Leverage falls into.


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22nd Century Group Degree of Operating Leverage Calculation

22nd Century Group'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
=( -11.655 (Mar. 2025) / -39.206 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )/( 11.069 (Mar. 2025) / 14.538 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )
=-0.7027/-0.2386
=2.94***

* 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.


22nd Century Group  (NAS:XXII) 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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22nd Century Group Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
321 Farmington Road, Mocksville, NC, USA, 27028
22nd Century Group Inc is a United States-based biotechnology company focused on utilizing alkaloid plant technologies to improve health and wellness with reduced nicotine tobacco, and hemp/cannabis. It has one operating segment; The tobacco segment is engaged in commercializing its proprietary VLNC tobacco plants and cigarette products, which contain nicotine than conventional tobacco and cigarettes, and research cigarettes sold under the brand name SPECTRUM. It derives a majority of its revenue from the tobacco segment.
Executives
Andrew Arno director C/O MERRIMAN CURHAN FORD GROUP, INC., 600 CALIFORNIA STREET, 9TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94108
James A Mish director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 8560 MAIN STREET, SUITE 4, WILLIAMSVILLE NY 14221
John Franzino officer: Chief Administrative Officer 8560 MAIN STREET, SUITE 4, WILLIAMSVILLE NY 14221
Peter Ferola officer: Chief Legal Officer BIOTELEMETRY, INC., 1000 CEDAR HOLLOW ROAD, #102, MALVERN PA 19355
John J Miller officer: President, Tobacco 500 SENECA STREET, SUITE 507, BUFFALO NY 14204
Lucille S Salhany director C/O HEWLETT-PACKARD CO, 3000 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Michael Zercher officer: Chief Operating Officer 8560 MAIN STREET, SUITE 4, WILLIAMSVILLE NY 14221
Robert Hugh Kinsman officer: Chief Financial Officer 500 SENECA STREET, SUITE 507, BUFFALO NY 14204
Clifford B Fleet director 6601 WEST BROAD STREET, RICHMOND VA 23230
Richard F Fitzgerald officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O TECHPRECISION CORPORATION, ONE BELLA DRIVE, WESTMINSTER MA 01473
Anthony L. Johnson director C/O 22ND CENTURY GROUP, INC., 500 SENECA STREET, SUITE 507, BUFFALO NY 14204
Richard M. Sanders director 1119 PIEDRA RONDO, SANTA FE NM 87501
Roger D O'brien director C/O 22ND CENTURY GROUP, INC., 8560 MAIN STREET, SUITE 4, WILLIAMSVILLE NY 14221
Michael Koganov director 8560 MAIN STREET, SUITE 4, WILLIAMSVILLE NY 14221
Nora B Sullivan director C/O RAND CAPITAL CORP, 2200 RAND BLDG, BUFFALO NY 14203