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Eastern Platinum (JSE:EPS) Operating Margin % : -0.19% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Eastern Platinum Operating Margin %?

Operating Margin % is calculated as Operating Income divided by its Revenue. Eastern Platinum's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R-1 Mil. Eastern Platinum's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R296 Mil. Therefore, Eastern Platinum's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was -0.19%.

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

JSE:EPS' s Operating Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2475.72   Med: -7.73   Max: 17.34
Current: 14.86


JSE:EPS's Operating Margin % is ranked better than
78.55% of 858 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 1.73 vs JSE:EPS: 14.86

Eastern Platinum's 5-Year Average Operating Margin % Growth Rate was 0.00% per year.

Eastern Platinum's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R-1 Mil. Its Operating Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was R282 Mil.


Eastern Platinum Operating Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Eastern Platinum'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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Eastern Platinum Operating Margin % Chart

Eastern Platinum Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Operating Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -10.16 -6.65 -1.80 -8.80 17.34

Eastern Platinum Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.98 28.39 16.40 4.04 -0.19

Competitive Comparison of Eastern Platinum's Operating Margin %

For the Other Precious Metals & Mining subindustry, Eastern Platinum'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.


Eastern Platinum's Operating Margin % Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Eastern Platinum's Operating Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Eastern Platinum's Operating Margin % falls into.



Eastern Platinum 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.

Eastern Platinum'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 )
=345.471 / 1992.666
=17.34 %

Eastern Platinum's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-0.565 / 296.08
=-0.19 %

* 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.


Eastern Platinum  (JSE:EPS) 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).

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Eastern Platinum (JSE:EPS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1188 West Georgia Street, Suite 1080, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6E 4A2
Eastern Platinum Ltd owns, directly and indirectly, a number of PGM and chrome assets in the Republic of South Africa. All of the company's properties are situated on the western and eastern limbs of the Bushveld Complex, the geological environment that hosts approximately 80% of the world's PGM-bearing ore. It has three segments CRM, Eastern Limb and Corporate. Operations at the Crocodile River Mine include re-mining and processing its tailings resource, with an offtake of the chrome concentrate to Union Goal from the Zandfontein UG2 tailings facility and the processing and extraction of platinum group metals.

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