Axalta Coating Systems Ltd (AXTA)

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
Earnings before tax but after interest (EBT) (ttm) US$ in thousands 496,000 458,300 419,500 338,800 353,600 309,400 291,400 280,000 256,700 262,000 271,300 373,500 340,000 370,200 376,300 113,200 121,800 97,900 82,100 296,400
Revenue (ttm) US$ in thousands 5,276,000 5,262,300 5,251,300 5,194,300 5,184,300 5,123,700 5,053,400 4,994,300 4,884,400 4,784,900 4,634,800 4,526,700 4,416,200 4,353,500 4,291,800 3,817,700 3,737,600 3,761,500 3,841,600 4,346,400
Pretax margin 9.40% 8.71% 7.99% 6.52% 6.82% 6.04% 5.77% 5.61% 5.26% 5.48% 5.85% 8.25% 7.70% 8.50% 8.77% 2.97% 3.26% 2.60% 2.14% 6.82%

December 31, 2024 calculation

Pretax margin = EBT (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $496,000K ÷ $5,276,000K
= 9.40%

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd's pre-tax margin has shown some fluctuations over the periods provided in the data. The pre-tax margin started at 6.82% in March 2020, decreased to 2.14% in June 2020, and continued to hover around the 2% to 3% range until March 2021.

The pre-tax margin then saw an uptick in June 2021, reaching 8.77%, and remained relatively high until December 2021 at 7.70%. It showed some stability in the range of 5% to 6% from March 2022 to September 2023.

Notably, there was a gradual increase in the pre-tax margin from December 2023 to December 2024, reaching the highest point of 9.40%. This upward trend indicates an improvement in profitability before taxes for Axalta Coating Systems Ltd over the latter half of the data period.

Overall, the pre-tax margin performance of Axalta Coating Systems Ltd shows variability in profitability, with periods of both decline and growth in the company's ability to generate profits before accounting for taxes.


Peer comparison

Dec 31, 2024

Company name
Symbol
Pretax margin
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd
AXTA
9.40%
PPG Industries Inc
PPG
9.43%
RPM International Inc
RPM
10.91%