Global Corn Group (FRA:3GS) Operating Income: €-4.27 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2025)

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What is Global Corn Group Operating Income?

Global Corn Group FRA:3GS Operating Income is €-4.27 Mil as of Dec. 2025. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review.

Global Corn Group's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was €-1.96 Mil. Its Operating Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was €-4.27 Mil.

Warning Sign:

Global Corn Group Ltd has never been profitable in the past 3 years. It lost money every year.

Operating Margin % is calculated as Operating Income divided by its Revenue. Global Corn Group's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was €-1.96 Mil. Global Corn Group's Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was €26.05 Mil. Therefore, Global Corn Group's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was -7.52%.

Good Sign:

Global Corn Group Ltd operating margin is expanding. Margin expansion is usually a good sign.

Global Corn Group's 5-Year average Growth Rate for Operating Margin % was 6.40% per year.

Operating Income or EBIT is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. Global Corn Group's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was -3.95%. Global Corn Group's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was -14.64%.

Global Corn Group  (FRA:3GS) Operating Income Explanation

1. Operating Income or EBIT is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition.

Global Corn Group's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as:

ROC % (Q: Dec. 2025 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Jun. 2025 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2025 ))/ count )
=-3.918 * ( 1 - 0% )/( (98.558 + 100.043)/ 2 )
=-3.918/99.3005
=-3.95 %

where

Invested Capital(Q: Jun. 2025 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=63.545 - 43.362 - ( 0.287 - max(0, 94.943 - 16.568+0.287))
=98.558

Invested Capital(Q: Dec. 2025 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=62.798 - 50.4 - ( 0.148 - max(0, 100.554 - 12.909+0.148))
=100.043

Note: The Operating Income data used here is two times the semi-annual (Dec. 2025) data.

2. Joel Greenblatt's definition of Return on Capital:

Global Corn Group's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Dec. 2025 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Jun. 2025  Q: Dec. 2025
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=-7.064/( ( (46.788 + max(-44.129, 0)) + (49.702 + max(-52.125, 0)) )/ 2 )
=-7.064/( ( 46.788 + 49.702 )/ 2 )
=-7.064/48.245
=-14.64 %

where Working Capital is:

Working Capital(Q: Jun. 2025 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(8.627 + 4.655 + 2.385) - (43.362 + 0 + 16.434)
=-44.129

Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2025 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(6.412 + 4.242 + 2.059) - (50.4 + 0 + 14.438)
=-52.125

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is two times the semi-annual (Dec. 2025) EBIT data.

3. Operating Income is also linked to Operating Margin %:

Global Corn Group's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2025 )/Revenue (Q: Dec. 2025 )
=-1.959/26.054
=-7.52 %

* 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.

4. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Operating Income growth rate using Operating Income per share data.

Be Aware

Compared with a company's EBITDA margin, Operating Margin can be manipulated by adjusting the rate of depreciation, depletion and amortization (DDA).

If a company is facing competition, its Operating Margin may decline. Often the Operating Margin declines well before the company's revenue or even profit decline. Therefore, Operating Margin is a very important indicator of whether the company is facing problems.

For instance, by 2012, Nokia (NOK)'s problems were well known and its stock had lost more than 90% of its market value since 2007. But Nokia's Operating Margin had already been in decline since 2002, although its earnings per share were still rising. Investors who paid attention to Operating Margin would have avoided this huge loss. The same can be said for Research-in-Motion (RIMM).

Therefore, Operating Margin is a very important screening filter for GuruFocus. GuruFocus's Buffett-Munger screener requires that the profit margin is either consistent or expanding. The Model Portfolio of the Buffett-Munger screener has outperformed the market every year since inception in 2009.

Global Corn Group Operating Income Related Terms

Global Corn Group Operating Income Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Global Corn Group's Operating Income can be seen below:

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* 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.

Global Corn Group Operating Income Chart

Global Corn Group Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Operating Income
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -11.73 -7.70 -5.80 -7.70 -4.26

Global Corn Group Semi-Annual Data
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Global Corn Group Operating Income Calculation

Operating Income, is the profit a company earned through operations. All expenses, including cash expenses such as cost of goods sold (COGS), research & development, wages, and non-cash expenses, such as depreciation, depletion and amortization, have been deducted from the sales.

Operating Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €-4.27 Mil.

* 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.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Operating Income →
What does a Operating Income of €-4.27 Mil mean?
Global Corn Group (FRA:3GS) has a Operating Income of €-4.27 Mil as of Dec. 2025. Operating Income equals sales less all operating expenses. It is linked to EBIT. View historical data on Global Corn Group and its competitors.
Is Global Corn Group's Operating Income too high?
Global Corn Group's current Operating Income is €-4.27 Mil.
How does Global Corn Group's Operating Income compare to KHC and GIS?
Global Corn Group's Operating Income of €-4.27 Mil can be compared against companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Operating Income for a Consumer Packaged Goods company?
A good Operating Income depends on the Consumer Packaged Goods industry context. However, Operating Income should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Operating Income mean?
A high Operating Income can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Operating Income equals sales less all operating expenses. It is linked to EBIT. View historical data on Global Corn Group and its competitors. Global Corn Group's current Operating Income is €-4.27 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Global Corn Group stock overvalued right now?
Global Corn Group (FRA:3GS) has a current Operating Income of €-4.27 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is €0.01, compared to a current price of €0.00 — trading 70% below its estimated fair value. The current Operating Income is €-4.27 Mil. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Operating Income calculated?
Operating Income is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Global Corn Group (FRA:3GS), the current Operating Income is €-4.27 Mil as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Global Corn Group Business Description

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Address The Metropolis Tower, 10 Metropolis Drive, Unit 1206, 12th Floor, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
Global Corn Group Ltd and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the Group) are principally engaged in the R&D, production and sale of corn refined products and corn sweeteners, categorised into upstream and downstream products. The Group's upstream products include corn starch, gluten meal, corn oil and corn refined products. Corn starch is then refined to produce various corn sweeteners which are classified into two categories: corn syrup (glucose syrup, maltose syrup and high fructose corn syrup) and corn syrup solid (crystallised glucose and maltodextrin).