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PERF (Perfect) Operating Margin % : -0.97% (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Perfect Operating Margin %?

Operating Margin % is calculated as Operating Income divided by its Revenue. Perfect's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-0.16 Mil. Perfect's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $16.01 Mil. Therefore, Perfect's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was -0.97%.

Warning Sign:

Perfect Corp operating margin has been in a 5-year decline. The average rate of decline per year is -16.3%.

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

PERF' s Operating Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -150.1   Med: -10.52   Max: -3.27
Current: -3.33


PERF's Operating Margin % is ranked worse than
66.88% of 2769 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 3.81 vs PERF: -3.33

Perfect's 5-Year Average Operating Margin % Growth Rate was -16.30% per year.

Perfect's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-0.16 Mil. Its Operating Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 was $-2.06 Mil.


Perfect Operating Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Perfect'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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Perfect Operating Margin % Chart

Perfect Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Operating Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -8.87 -12.07 -150.10 -10.52 -5.13

Perfect Quarterly Data
Dec19 Dec20 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 -8.29 -9.97 -0.45 -2.80 -0.97

Competitive Comparison of Perfect's Operating Margin %

For the Software - Application subindustry, Perfect'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.


Perfect's Operating Margin % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Perfect's Operating Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Perfect 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.

Perfect'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 )
=-3.088 / 60.202
=-5.13 %

Perfect's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-0.155 / 16.014
=-0.97 %

* 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.


Perfect  (NYSE:PERF) 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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Perfect Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
No. 98 Minquan Road, 14th Floor, Xindian District, New Taipei, TWN, 231
Perfect Corp is engaged in the beauty and fashion tech revolution, providing omni-channel integrated solutions. The company runs a hybrid business model of direct consumer business (B2C business) and enterprise business (B2B business). For B2C businesses, the company offers six mobile apps under the "YouCam" suite, along with one online editing service tool, YouCam Online Editor, featuring AI and AR technologies. For B2B businesses, the company offers AI and AR-powered solutions tailored for the beauty and fashion industry. Geographically, the company has a presence in the United States, Americas-other, France, Japan, and Others. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the United States.