Operating Margin % is calculated as Operating Income divided by its Revenue. Graphite's Operating Income for the
three
months ended in Sep. 2015 was $-0.17 Mil. Graphite's Revenue for the
three
months ended in Sep. 2015 was $0.00 Mil. Therefore, Graphite's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was 0.00%.
Graphite's 5-Year Average Operating Margin % Growth Rate was 0.00% per year.
Graphite's Operating Income for the
three
months ended in Sep. 2015 was $-0.17 Mil.
Its Operating Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2015 was $-0.69 Mil.
Graphite Operating Margin % Historical Data
* All numbers are in millions except for per share data and ratio. All numbers are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
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Graphite Annual Data
Dec07
Dec08
Dec09
Dec10
Dec11
Dec12
Dec13
Dec14
Operating Margin %
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0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Graphite Quarterly Data
Dec10
Mar11
Jun11
Sep11
Dec11
Mar12
Jun12
Sep12
Dec12
Mar13
Jun13
Sep13
Dec13
Mar14
Jun14
Sep14
Dec14
Mar15
Jun15
Sep15
Operating Margin %
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Competitive Comparison
* 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.
Graphite Operating Margin % Distribution
* The bar in red indicates where Graphite's Operating Margin % falls into.
Graphite 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.
Graphite's Operating Margin % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as
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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