Colabor Group (TSX:GCL) Operating Income: C$4.9 Mil (TTM As of Sep. 2025)

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What is Colabor Group Operating Income?

Colabor Group TSX:GCL Operating Income is C$4.9 Mil as of Sep. 2025. The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review.

Colabor Group's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2025 was C$2.4 Mil. Its Operating Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 was C$4.9 Mil.

Warning Sign:

Colabor Group Inc has recorded a loss in operating income at least once over the past 3 years.

Operating Margin % is calculated as Operating Income divided by its Revenue. Colabor Group's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2025 was C$2.4 Mil. Colabor Group's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2025 was C$212.5 Mil. Therefore, Colabor Group's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 was 1.12%.

Warning Sign:

Colabor Group Inc operating margin has been in a 5-year decline. The average rate of decline per year is -2.7%.

Colabor Group's 5-Year average Growth Rate for Operating Margin % was -2.70% per year.

Operating Income or EBIT is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. Colabor Group's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 was 2.85%. Colabor Group's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 was -152.04%.

Colabor Group  (TSX:GCL) Operating Income Explanation

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

Colabor Group's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 is calculated as:

ROC % (Q: Sep. 2025 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Jun. 2025 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Sep. 2025 ))/ count )
=9.52 * ( 1 - 2.89% )/( (326.53 + 321.809)/ 2 )
=9.244872/324.1695
=2.85 %

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))
=424.278 - 94.566 - ( 3.182 - max(0, 109.663 - 149.454+3.182))
=326.53

Invested Capital(Q: Sep. 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))
=351.445 - 86.742 - ( 0.428 - max(0, 210.098 - 152.992+0.428))
=321.809

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2025) data.

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

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

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Sep. 2025 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Jun. 2025  Q: Sep. 2025
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=-291.172/( ( (135.661 + max(51.047, 0)) + (131.837 + max(64.464, 0)) )/ 2 )
=-291.172/( ( 186.708 + 196.301 )/ 2 )
=-291.172/191.5045
=-152.04 %

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)
=(73.787 + 69.04 + 3.445) - (94.566 + 0 + 0.65899999999999)
=51.047

Working Capital(Q: Sep. 2025 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(83.464 + 63.667 + 5.433) - (86.742 + 0 + 1.358)
=64.464

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2025) EBIT data.

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

Colabor Group's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2025 )/Revenue (Q: Sep. 2025 )
=2.38/212.47
=1.12 %

* 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).

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Colabor Group Operating Income Related Terms

Colabor Group Operating Income Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Colabor 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.

Colabor Group Operating Income Chart

Colabor Group Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Operating Income
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Colabor Group Quarterly Data
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Colabor 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 Sep. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was C$4.9 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 C$4.9 Mil mean?
Colabor Group (TSX:GCL) has a Operating Income of C$4.9 Mil as of Sep. 2025. Operating Income equals sales less all operating expenses. It is linked to EBIT. View historical data on Colabor Group and its competitors.
Is Colabor Group's Operating Income too high?
Colabor Group's current Operating Income is C$4.9 Mil.
How does Colabor Group's Operating Income compare to MCLE and AIXN?
Colabor Group's Operating Income of C$4.9 Mil can be compared against companies in the Retail - Defensive 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 Retail - Defensive company?
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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 Colabor Group and its competitors. Colabor Group's current Operating Income is C$4.9 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Colabor Group stock overvalued right now?
Colabor Group (TSX:GCL) has a current Operating Income of C$4.9 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is C$1.21, compared to a current price of C$0.04 — trading 96.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Operating Income is C$4.9 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 Colabor Group (TSX:GCL), the current Operating Income is C$4.9 Mil as of Sep. 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.

Colabor Group Business Description

Other Exchanges COLFF:USA
Address 1601 Rene-Descartes, Suite 103, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, QC, CAN, J3V 0A6
Colabor Group Inc is a wholesaler and distributor of food and related products in Canada. The company operates in two segments Distribution and the Wholesale segment. Its Distribution segment operations include the distribution of food products and related products in hotels, restaurants, and institutions (HRI) and the retail market. Its products such as meat, fish, and seafood (Specialty Distribution), as well as general food-related products (Broadline Distribution), and the Wholesale segment's operations, include the sale of general food-related products to distributors from its distribution center in Boucherville. The company generates maximum revenue from the Distribution segment.