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Photocat AS (OSTO:PCAT) Operating Margin % : -39.83% (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Photocat AS Operating Margin %?

Operating Margin % is calculated as Operating Income divided by its Revenue. Photocat AS's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was kr-3.25 Mil. Photocat AS's Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was kr8.16 Mil. Therefore, Photocat AS's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was -39.83%.

Good Sign:

Photocat AS operating margin is expanding. Margin expansion is usually a good sign.

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

OSTO:PCAT' s Operating Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -270.13   Med: -42.64   Max: -11.74
Current: -19.63


OSTO:PCAT's Operating Margin % is ranked worse than
92.62% of 1544 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 5.83 vs OSTO:PCAT: -19.63

Photocat AS's 5-Year Average Operating Margin % Growth Rate was 17.80% per year.

Photocat AS's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was kr-3.25 Mil. Its Operating Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was kr-3.63 Mil.

Warning Sign:

Photocat AS has never been profitable in the past 3 years. It lost money every year.


Photocat AS Operating Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Photocat AS'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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Photocat AS Operating Margin % Chart

Photocat AS 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 -16.81 -17.18 -20.79 -11.74 -19.50

Photocat AS 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 -14.20 -4.58 -16.71 -3.68 -39.83

Competitive Comparison of Photocat AS's Operating Margin %

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Photocat AS'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.


Photocat AS's Operating Margin % Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Photocat AS's Operating Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Photocat AS's Operating Margin % falls into.


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Photocat AS 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.

Photocat AS'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 )
=-3.643 / 18.683
=-19.50 %

Photocat AS'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 )
=-3.248 / 8.155
=-39.83 %

* 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.


Photocat AS  (OSTO:PCAT) 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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Photocat AS Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Langebjerg 4, Roskilde, DNK, 4000
Photocat AS is an environmental technology company. Its products include NOxOFF an air cleaning product; ACTi Floor for flooring, wall panel, ceiling panel or related applications; ShineOn, a self-cleaning product; and Photocat Garden a sealing product. The company's solutions are developed for surface integration on a wide variety of materials generally used in urban open spaces and on normal cladding materials in residential properties. The products are marketed under the brands NOxOFF, ACTIFLOOR, SHINE-ON, and Photocat Garden. The Company produce photocatalytic fluids for building materials and asphalt, which reduces harmful matters caused by air pollution.

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