Operating Margin % is calculated as Operating Income divided by its Revenue. US Ecology's Operating Income for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2022 was $-4 Mil. US Ecology's Revenue for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2022 was $241 Mil. Therefore, US Ecology's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 was -1.63%.
Warning Sign:
US Ecology Inc operating margin has been in 5-year decline. The average rate of decline per year is -26.6%.
The historical rank and industry rank for US Ecology's Operating Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
ECOL'
s Operating Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.79 Med: 13.83 Max: 26.32
Current: 2.79
ECOL's Operating Margin % is not ranked
in the Waste Management industry.
Industry Median: 7.32
vs ECOL: 2.79
US Ecology's 5-Year Average Operating Margin % Growth Rate was -26.60% per year.
US Ecology's Operating Income for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2022 was $-4 Mil.
Its Operating Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2022 was $28 Mil.
US Ecology Operating Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for US Ecology'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.
Competitive Comparison of US Ecology's Operating Margin %
For the Waste Management subindustry, US Ecology'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.
US Ecology's Operating Margin % Distribution in the Waste Management Industry
For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, US Ecology's Operating Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where US Ecology's Operating Margin % falls into.
US Ecology 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.
US Ecology's Operating Margin % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as
* 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.
US Ecology (NAS:ECOL) 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 Nokias 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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US Ecology Inc operates as an environmental service provider to commercial and government entities. The company's operating segments include Waste Solutions, Field Services, and Energy Waste. Waste Solutions provides a broad range of specialty material management services including transportation, recycling, treatment and disposal of hazardous, non-hazardous and radioactive waste; Field Services, provides specialty field services and total waste management solutions to commercial and industrial facilities and to government entities, and Energy Waste provides energy-related services and waste disposal services predominately to upstream energy customers.
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