Brinks Company (BCO)

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
Operating income (ttm)	US$ in thousands	457,300	517,500	543,600	528,900	487,800	466,000	412,300	403,200	385,800	388,400	378,600	355,400	354,700	321,100	323,300	249,000	213,500	174,900	151,000	204,600
Revenue (ttm)	US$ in thousands	5,011,900	4,993,300	4,962,200	4,925,300	4,874,600	4,819,900	4,729,200	4,646,900	4,535,500	4,442,800	4,381,600	4,296,500	4,200,200	4,123,600	4,018,600	3,795,800	3,690,900	3,605,100	3,563,000	3,651,000
Operating profit margin		9.12%	10.36%	10.95%	10.74%	10.01%	9.67%	8.72%	8.68%	8.51%	8.74%	8.64%	8.27%	8.44%	7.79%	8.05%	6.56%	5.78%	4.85%	4.24%	5.60%

December 31, 2024 calculation

Operating profit margin = Operating income (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $457,300K ÷ $5,011,900K
= 9.12%

The operating profit margin of Brinks Company has shown fluctuations over the period from March 31, 2020, to December 31, 2024. The operating profit margin started at 5.60% in March 2020, dropped to 4.24% in June 2020, and then increased to 5.78% by December 2020.

Subsequently, there was a general upward trend in the operating profit margin, reaching 10.01% by December 31, 2023. However, in the last quarter of 2024, the operating profit margin dropped to 9.12%. The highest operating profit margin recorded during this period was 10.95% in June 30, 2024.

Overall, the operating profit margin of Brinks Company has shown a mix of upward and downward trends, with some volatility in the margins over the years. It is important for the company to continue monitoring and managing its operating expenses and revenue generation to maintain a healthy operating profit margin in the future.