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REC Silicon ASA (REC Silicon ASA) Operating Margin % : -85.68% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is REC Silicon ASA Operating Margin %?

Operating Margin % is calculated as Operating Income divided by its Revenue. REC Silicon ASA's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-34.7 Mil. REC Silicon ASA's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $40.5 Mil. Therefore, REC Silicon ASA's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -85.68%.

Warning Sign:

REC Silicon ASA operating margin has been in a 5-year decline. The average rate of decline per year is -12%.

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

RNWEY' s Operating Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -73.49   Med: -38.27   Max: -0.49
Current: -73.17


RNWEY's Operating Margin % is ranked worse than
94.1% of 983 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 4.45 vs RNWEY: -73.17

REC Silicon ASA's 5-Year Average Operating Margin % Growth Rate was -12.00% per year.

REC Silicon ASA's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-34.7 Mil. Its Operating Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-103.5 Mil.


REC Silicon ASA Operating Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for REC Silicon ASA'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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REC Silicon ASA Operating Margin % Chart

REC Silicon ASA Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Operating Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -37.64 -26.86 -14.04 -38.90 -73.49

REC Silicon ASA Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Operating Margin % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -86.08 -91.41 -40.33 -78.74 -85.68

Competitive Comparison of REC Silicon ASA's Operating Margin %

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, REC Silicon ASA'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.


REC Silicon ASA's Operating Margin % Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, REC Silicon ASA's Operating Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where REC Silicon ASA's Operating Margin % falls into.



REC Silicon ASA 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.

REC Silicon ASA'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 )
=-103.7 / 141.1
=-73.49 %

REC Silicon ASA'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 )
=-34.7 / 40.5
=-85.68 %

* 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.


REC Silicon ASA  (OTCPK:RNWEY) 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).

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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REC Silicon ASA (REC Silicon ASA) Business Description

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Fornebuveien 84, PO Box 63, Lysaker, NOR, 1324
REC Silicon ASA is a producer of silicon materials, supplying high-purity polysilicon and silicon gases to the solar and electronics industries. The product offered by the group includes Solar grade polysilicon, Electronic grade polysilicon and Silicon gases. It operates in two segments namely Solar Materials and Semiconductor Materials. Majority of the firm's revenue gets generated through Semiconductor Materials segment.

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