Armstrong World Industries Inc (AWI)

Operating profit margin

		Dec 31, 2024	Sep 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	Dec 31, 2019
Operating income (ttm)	US$ in thousands	345,600	363,900	339,600	323,700	328,000	301,100	285,700	278,700	263,600	262,400	269,100	260,000	248,600	248,800	232,900	254,800	272,900	313,900	338,700	317,400
Revenue (ttm)	US$ in thousands	1,360,400	1,338,600	1,263,600	1,247,800	1,275,800	1,255,300	1,254,300	1,230,300	1,201,100	1,169,200	1,128,400	1,097,100	1,040,000	994,100	917,000	912,800	958,000	983,200	1,048,400	1,038,100
Operating profit margin		25.40%	27.19%	26.88%	25.94%	25.71%	23.99%	22.78%	22.65%	21.95%	22.44%	23.85%	23.70%	23.90%	25.03%	25.40%	27.91%	28.49%	31.93%	32.31%	30.58%

December 31, 2024 calculation

Operating profit margin = Operating income (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $345,600K ÷ $1,360,400K
= 25.40%

Armstrong World Industries Inc's operating profit margin has shown fluctuations over the disclosed periods. Starting at a strong level of 30.58% as of December 31, 2019, the margin improved to 32.31% by March 31, 2020. Despite a slight decrease to 31.93% by June 30, 2020, the margin remained above 30% until September 30, 2021. However, a declining trend was observed from that point onwards, with the operating profit margin falling to 21.95% by September 30, 2022.

Subsequently, a slight recovery was seen, with the margin increasing to 25.94% by December 31, 2023. The margin continued to recover and reached its highest point of 27.19% by September 30, 2024. Nevertheless, by the end of the period under review, the operating profit margin declined to 25.40% as of December 31, 2024.

Overall, the analysis suggests that although there were fluctuations in Armstrong World Industries Inc's operating profit margin over the given timeframe, the company managed to maintain relatively strong profitability levels, with periodic fluctuations possibly reflecting changes in the company's cost structure and operational efficiency.