American Eagle Outfitters Inc (AEO)

Pretax margin

Jan 31, 2025 Oct 31, 2024 Jul 31, 2024 Apr 30, 2024 Feb 3, 2024 Jan 31, 2024 Oct 31, 2023 Oct 28, 2023 Jul 31, 2023 Jul 29, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Apr 29, 2023 Jan 31, 2023 Jan 28, 2023 Oct 31, 2022 Oct 29, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 Jul 30, 2022 Apr 30, 2022 Jan 31, 2022
Earnings before tax but after interest (EBT) (ttm) US$ in thousands 442,234 310,157 217,629 246,291 295,836 346,623 397,410 290,646 183,882 188,874 193,866 281,302 368,738 249,623 130,508 59,378 13,984 129,113 380,952 543,399
Revenue (ttm) US$ in thousands 5,328,650 5,402,930 5,792,750 5,802,750 5,959,940 5,481,910 5,003,880 4,783,750 4,563,620 4,858,830 5,214,140 5,373,790 5,533,440 5,235,470 4,817,300 4,631,760 4,899,120 5,208,940 5,345,000 5,564,040
Pretax margin 8.30% 5.74% 3.76% 4.24% 4.96% 6.32% 7.94% 6.08% 4.03% 3.89% 3.72% 5.23% 6.66% 4.77% 2.71% 1.28% 0.29% 2.48% 7.13% 9.77%

January 31, 2025 calculation

Pretax margin = EBT (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $442,234K ÷ $5,328,650K
= 8.30%

The pretax margin of American Eagle Outfitters Inc has shown some fluctuations over the period from January 31, 2022, to January 31, 2025. The pretax margin is a measure of a company's profitability before accounting for taxes, indicating how efficiently the company is generating profits from its operations.

The data provided shows that the pretax margin ranged from a low of 0.29% on July 31, 2022, to a high of 8.30% on January 31, 2025. This indicates that there have been significant variations in the company's ability to generate profits relative to its total revenue during this period.

The trend in the pretax margin appears to have fluctuated, with some periods showing improvements while others showing declines. For example, there was a significant increase in pretax margin from January 31, 2023, to October 31, 2023, where it improved from 6.66% to 7.94%. However, there were also periods of decline, such as from July 29, 2023, to October 28, 2023, where there was a decrease from 3.89% to 6.08%.

Overall, the pretax margin of American Eagle Outfitters Inc seems to have experienced some volatility over the period analyzed. It is important for investors and stakeholders to closely monitor these fluctuations to assess the company's profitability and operational efficiency.