The historical rank and industry rank for Northern Tier Energy LP's Operating Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
NTI's Operating Margin % is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 7.96 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Operating Margin % only.
Northern Tier Energy LP Operating Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Northern Tier Energy LP'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 Northern Tier Energy LP's Operating Margin %
For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Northern Tier Energy LP'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.
Northern Tier Energy LP's Operating Margin % Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Northern Tier Energy LP's Operating Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Northern Tier Energy LP's Operating Margin % falls into.
Northern Tier Energy LP 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.
Northern Tier Energy LP's Operating Margin % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 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.
Northern Tier Energy LP (NYSE:NTI) 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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Northern Tier Energy LP (Northern Tier Energy LP) Business Description
Northern Tier Energy LP was incorporated on October 21, 2011. Its an independent downstream energy limited partnership with refining, retail and pipeline operations that serves the PADD II region of the United States. The Company operate its assets in two business segments: the refining business and the retail business. Its refining segment consists of an 89,500 barrels per calendar day (96,500 barrels per stream day) refinery located in St. Paul Park, Minnesota. Its refinery's complexity allows to process a variety of light, heavy, sweet and sour crudes into higher value refined products. Its retail segment operated 164 convenience stores under the SuperAmerica brand and also supported 75 franchised convenience stores, which are also operated under the SuperAmerica brand. These convenience stores are located in Minnesota and Wisconsin and sell various grades of gasoline and diesel, tobacco products and immediately consumable items such as beverages, prepared food and a large variety of snacks and prepackaged items. It also own and operate SuperMom's Bakery, which prepares and distributes baked goods and other prepared food items for sale in its company-operated and franchised convenience stores and other third party locations. Crude oil is the principal raw material for the Company and the majority of the crude oil processed is delivered to the refinery through a pipeline that is owned by MPL, a related party. With respect to its wholesale gasoline and distillate sales and marketing, it compete directly with Koch Industries' Flint Hills Resources Refinery in Pine Bend, Minnesota, as well as the other refiners in the PADD II region and, to a lesser extent, U.S. and foreign refiners. Its retail competitors include Holiday and Kwik Trip.
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