ArcBest Corp (ARCB)
Pretax margin
| Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | ||
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| Earnings before tax but after interest (EBT) (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 219,314 | 249,660 | 159,836 | 160,126 | 240,184 | 226,308 | 294,176 | 377,299 | 393,155 | 425,424 | 396,826 | 337,644 | 277,154 | 221,154 | 174,182 | 121,458 | 92,496 | 50,270 | 34,434 | 47,260 |
| Revenue (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 4,182,550 | 4,265,140 | 4,329,760 | 4,354,670 | 4,493,120 | 4,653,130 | 4,876,850 | 5,166,410 | 5,326,350 | 5,274,290 | 4,938,980 | 4,495,079 | 3,997,842 | 3,620,356 | 3,398,646 | 3,076,929 | 2,942,547 | 2,843,551 | 2,836,113 | 2,980,260 |
| Pretax margin | 5.24% | 5.85% | 3.69% | 3.68% | 5.35% | 4.86% | 6.03% | 7.30% | 7.38% | 8.07% | 8.03% | 7.51% | 6.93% | 6.11% | 5.13% | 3.95% | 3.14% | 1.77% | 1.21% | 1.59% |
December 31, 2024 calculation
Pretax margin = EBT (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $219,314K ÷ $4,182,550K
= 5.24%
ArcBest Corp's pretax margin has shown fluctuations over the period from March 31, 2020, to December 31, 2024. The pretax margin started at 1.59% in March 2020 and experienced ups and downs before reaching its peak at 8.07% in September 2022. Subsequently, there was a slight decrease in the pretax margin to 7.38% by the end of December 2022. The pretax margin further declined to 3.68% by March 2024, followed by a slight increase to 5.24% by December 2024.
Overall, ArcBest Corp's pretax margin has shown variability during the period under consideration, with some periods of growth and decline. Management should monitor and analyze the factors contributing to these fluctuations to ensure sustained profitability and operational efficiency.
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Dec 31, 2024