Operating Margin % is calculated as Operating Income divided by its Revenue. MOCON's Operating Income for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2017 was $0.82 Mil. MOCON's Revenue for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2017 was $15.50 Mil. Therefore, MOCON's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was 5.28%.
The historical rank and industry rank for MOCON's Operating Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
MOCO's Operating Margin % is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 3.645 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Operating Margin % only.
MOCON's 5-Year Average Operating Margin % Growth Rate was 0.00% per year.
MOCON's Operating Income for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2017 was $0.82 Mil.
Its Operating Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2017 was $6.35 Mil.
MOCON Operating Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for MOCON'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 MOCON's Operating Margin %
For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, MOCON'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.
MOCON's Operating Margin % Distribution in the Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, MOCON's Operating Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where MOCON's Operating Margin % falls into.
MOCON 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.
MOCON's Operating Margin % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 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.
MOCON (NAS:MOCO) 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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MOCON Inc was incorporated as a Minnesota corporation in February 1966. The Company designs, manufactures, markets and services products, and provides consulting services, in the test and measurement, analytical instrument and services markets. Its products includes instruments that detects, measures and monitors gases and other chemical compounds which help its customers improves the quality of their products, as well as develops new products. Its gas and vapor permeation instruments were first used in the food packaging industry, starting in the 1970s, to measure small amounts of moisture which can adversely affect dry cereals and other food packaging. The Company's products serve markets such as foods, beverages, pharmaceuticals and consumer products, oil and gas exploration and industrial and environmental safety. It develops, manufactures, markets and services test and measurement, analytical and monitoring instruments and systems used to detect, measure and analyze gases and other chemical compounds, as well as providing related consulting services. The market for these products consists of manufacturers of packaging materials, including manufacturers of papers, plastic films, coatings and containers and the users of such packaging materials, such as companies in the food, beverage, pharmaceutical and consumer product industries. Its other customers include manufacturers of flat panel displays, solar panels, electronics, and many other sophisticated materials. The Company has four operating segments which are combined into three reporting segments as follows; Permeation Products and Services, Package Testing Products and Services, and Industrial Analyzer Products and Services and Other. Its permeation products consist of systems and services that measure the rate at which various gases and vapors transmit through a variety of materials. These products perform measurements under precise temperature, pressure and relative humidity conditions. It manufactures and sells three products in this group; headspace analyzers, leak detection equipment and gas mixers. Its headspace analyzer products are used to analyze the amount and type of gas present in the headspace of flexible and rigid packages, as applied to gas flushing in modified or controlled atmosphere packaging. It manufactures and distributes gas analysis and monitoring instrumentation used in applications such as oil and gas exploration, process gas analysis, industrial hygiene and safety, environmental air monitoring and indoor air quality. Its microbial detection products are designed to rapidly detect microbial growth in food and beverage samples. The Company manufactures and sells three products in this group; headspace analyzers, leak detection equipment and gas mixers. Its trademarks and service marks include the following; MOCON, APCHECK, AQUATRACE, AQUATRAN, AROMATRAN, AROMATRAX, BASELINE, BEVALERT, CALCARD, CAL-SMART, CheckPoint, CMV-2, COULOX, FLO SMART, GREENL
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