Arrow Electronics Inc (ARW)
Operating profit 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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| Operating income (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 768,557 | 890,133 | 1,054,954 | 1,234,929 | 1,471,164 | 1,677,081 | 1,839,692 | 1,980,270 | 2,068,494 | 2,057,830 | 1,960,001 | 1,767,695 | 1,556,822 | 1,366,302 | 1,199,619 | 1,055,710 | 894,511 | 811,207 | 746,243 | 440 |
| Revenue (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 27,923,330 | 28,489,610 | 29,673,310 | 31,294,960 | 33,107,130 | 34,580,990 | 35,840,400 | 36,786,720 | 37,124,410 | 36,817,470 | 36,063,430 | 35,165,220 | 34,477,020 | 33,915,130 | 32,634,000 | 30,677,860 | 28,673,360 | 27,557,360 | 27,404,220 | 28,142,280 |
| Operating profit margin | 2.75% | 3.12% | 3.56% | 3.95% | 4.44% | 4.85% | 5.13% | 5.38% | 5.57% | 5.59% | 5.43% | 5.03% | 4.52% | 4.03% | 3.68% | 3.44% | 3.12% | 2.94% | 2.72% | 0.00% |
December 31, 2024 calculation
Operating profit margin = Operating income (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $768,557K ÷ $27,923,330K
= 2.75%
The operating profit margin of Arrow Electronics Inc has shown a fluctuating trend over the analyzed period from March 31, 2020, to December 31, 2024. Initially, the operating profit margin was at 0.00% in March 2020, indicating breakeven or minimal profitability.
However, there was a steady improvement in the operating profit margin over the next few quarters, reaching a peak of 5.59% in September 2022. This upward trend suggests that the company was effectively controlling its operating expenses and generating higher profits from its core business operations.
Subsequently, there was a slight decline in the operating profit margin, dropping to 4.44% by December 31, 2023, and further decreasing to 2.75% by the end of December 31, 2024. These declines may indicate challenges in maintaining profitability, potentially due to increasing operating costs or declining sales margins.
Overall, Arrow Electronics Inc's operating profit margin has demonstrated resilience and efficiency in managing costs to generate profits, although it faced some fluctuations and downward trends in the latter part of the analyzed period.
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Dec 31, 2024