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Big Technologies (LSE:BIG) Operating Margin % : 30.83% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Big Technologies Operating Margin %?

Operating Margin % is calculated as Operating Income divided by its Revenue. Big Technologies's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was £8.62 Mil. Big Technologies's Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was £27.96 Mil. Therefore, Big Technologies's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 30.83%.

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

LSE:BIG' s Operating Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 30.45   Med: 36.61   Max: 43.08
Current: 30.45


LSE:BIG's Operating Margin % is ranked better than
95.75% of 2755 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 3.18 vs LSE:BIG: 30.45

Big Technologies's 5-Year Average Operating Margin % Growth Rate was 0.00% per year.

Big Technologies's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was £8.62 Mil. Its Operating Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was £16.81 Mil.


Big Technologies Operating Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Big Technologies'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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Big Technologies Operating Margin % Chart

Big Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Operating Margin %
32.75 43.08 36.61 41.05 30.45

Big Technologies Semi-Annual Data
Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Operating Margin % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 29.54 38.66 43.04 30.05 30.83

Competitive Comparison of Big Technologies's Operating Margin %

For the Software - Application subindustry, Big Technologies'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.


Big Technologies's Operating Margin % Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Big Technologies 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.

Big Technologies's Operating Margin % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )
=16.813 / 55.223
=30.45 %

Big Technologies's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=8.621 / 27.962
=30.83 %

* 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.


Big Technologies  (LSE:BIG) 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).

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Big Technologies (LSE:BIG) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
17 Church Street, Talbot House, Rickmansworth, GBR, WD3 1DE
Big Technologies PLC provides products and services to the remote and personal monitoring industry under several brand and trading names. The company's criminal justice solution involves proprietary monitoring software combined with modular monitoring hardware being used to accurately track the location of tag wearers. Alongside this, it also offers monitoring services solutions for its customers. The company provides its solutions on a SaaS-like subscription-based model, with long-term contracts spanning up to twelve years in length, providing a secure revenue base from which to deliver contract expansion and to win new contracts. It generates revenue across the world, with operations across the United Kingdom, Australia, United States and Colombia.

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