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Helios Towers (CHIX:HTWSL) Operating Margin % : 35.47% (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Helios Towers Operating Margin %?

Operating Margin % is calculated as Operating Income divided by its Revenue. Helios Towers's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was £108.7 Mil. Helios Towers's Revenue for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was £306.5 Mil. Therefore, Helios Towers's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 35.47%.

Good Sign:

Helios Towers PLC operating margin is expanding. Margin expansion is usually a good sign.

The historical rank and industry rank for Helios Towers's Operating Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

CHIX:HTWSl' s Operating Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.98   Med: 16.48   Max: 28.43
Current: 28.43


CHIX:HTWSl's Operating Margin % is ranked better than
91.42% of 373 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 9.63 vs CHIX:HTWSl: 28.43

Helios Towers's 5-Year Average Operating Margin % Growth Rate was 13.90% per year.

Helios Towers's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was £108.7 Mil. Its Operating Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2024 was £170.4 Mil.


Helios Towers Operating Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Helios Towers's Operating Margin % 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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Helios Towers Operating Margin % Chart

Helios Towers Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Operating Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 14.96 18.74 17.99 18.64 20.92

Helios Towers Semi-Annual Data
Dec16 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
Operating Margin % 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 17.82 19.37 20.76 21.06 35.47

Competitive Comparison of Helios Towers's Operating Margin %

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Helios Towers's Operating Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Operating Margin % 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.


Helios Towers's Operating Margin % Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Helios Towers's Operating Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Helios Towers's Operating Margin % falls into.



Helios Towers Operating Margin % Calculation

Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

Helios Towers's Operating Margin % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )
=119.132 / 569.59
=20.92 %

Helios Towers's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=108.704 / 306.461
=35.47 %

* 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.


Helios Towers  (CHIX:HTWSl) Operating Margin % Explanation

Just like Gross Margin %, it is important to see a company maintains its operating margin over time. Among the same industry, a company with higher operating margin is more efficient in its operation. It is also more stable during industry slowdown or recessions. Peter Lynch prefers those with higher margins than those with lower margins.


Be Aware

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 (Diluted) 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.


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Helios Towers Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
5 Merchant Square West, 10th Floor, London, GBR, W2 1AS
Helios Towers PLC is a United Kingdom-based company engaged in providing telecommunications towers and infrastructure. The company offers tower-related operational services, including site selection, site preparation, maintenance, security, and power management. The company's geographical operating segment includes Ghana, Tanzania, DRC, Congo Brazzaville, South Africa, Senegal, Madagascar, Malawi and Oman. It generates maximum revenue from the DRC segment. The solutions offered by the company include Colocation, Build-to-suit, In-building solutions, and Managed Services.

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