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Metair Investments (JSE:MTA) Operating Margin % : 8.02% (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Metair Investments Operating Margin %?

Operating Margin % is calculated as Operating Income divided by its Revenue. Metair Investments's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was R310 Mil. Metair Investments's Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was R3,868 Mil. Therefore, Metair Investments's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 8.02%.

Warning Sign:

Metair Investments Ltd operating margin has been in a 5-year decline. The average rate of decline per year is -14.6%.

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

JSE:MTA' s Operating Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.3   Med: 8.57   Max: 9.53
Current: 3.76


JSE:MTA's Operating Margin % is ranked worse than
58.03% of 1308 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 4.83 vs JSE:MTA: 3.76

Metair Investments's 5-Year Average Operating Margin % Growth Rate was -14.60% per year.

Metair Investments's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was R310 Mil. Its Operating Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was R444 Mil.


Metair Investments Operating Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Metair Investments'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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Metair Investments Operating Margin % Chart

Metair Investments Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Operating Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.60 8.76 3.30 5.47 3.76

Metair Investments Semi-Annual Data
Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
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 3.89 4.24 7.62 1.69 8.02

Competitive Comparison of Metair Investments's Operating Margin %

For the Auto Parts subindustry, Metair Investments'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.


Metair Investments's Operating Margin % Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Metair Investments's Operating Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Metair Investments's Operating Margin % falls into.


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Metair Investments 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.

Metair Investments's Operating Margin % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2024 )
=444.215 / 11819.213
=3.76 %

Metair Investments's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=310.08 / 3867.943
=8.02 %

* 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.


Metair Investments  (JSE:MTA) 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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Metair Investments Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
114 Oxford Road, Suite 7, Ground Floor, Oxford and Glenhove Building No. 2, Houghton Estate, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2198
Metair Investments Ltd manufactures energy storage products and automotive components. The energy storage division manufactures batteries for use in automotive applications and the telecoms, utility, mining, retail, and materials sectors. The automotive components division produces original equipment (OE) components used in the assembly of new vehicles, as well as spare parts and other products used in the automotive aftermarket. Some of its automotive component products are e brake pads, shock absorbers, lights, radiators, and air-conditioners. Its geographical segments are South Africa, Turkey and the United Kingdom, and Romania.