B&G Foods Inc (BGS)

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	-177,277	121,037	-2,715	2,680	80,419	105,042	126,737	104,485	98,628	53,580	158,250	190,424	196,079	218,261	252,297	278,197	276,438	278,326	256,370	218,765
Revenue (ttm)	US$ in thousands	1,932,256	1,949,320	1,990,969	2,016,002	2,052,587	2,101,145	2,126,800	2,136,134	2,163,842	2,112,055	2,098,643	2,084,061	2,049,689	1,989,304	1,970,098	2,018,262	1,962,498	1,927,840	1,838,392	1,697,050
Operating profit margin		-9.17%	6.21%	-0.14%	0.13%	3.92%	5.00%	5.96%	4.89%	4.56%	2.54%	7.54%	9.14%	9.57%	10.97%	12.81%	13.78%	14.09%	14.44%	13.95%	12.89%

December 31, 2024 calculation

Operating profit margin = Operating income (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $-177,277K ÷ $1,932,256K
= -9.17%

B&G Foods Inc's operating profit margin has shown fluctuations over the period under review. The margin started at 12.89% in March 2020, steadily increasing to a peak of 14.44% in September 2020. However, there was a slight decline in December 2020 to 14.09%.

Subsequently, the operating profit margin began to show a decreasing trend, dropping to 7.54% by June 2022. Notably, there was a significant decline to 2.54% in September 2022, possibly indicating operational challenges.

While there was a slight improvement in the following quarters, with the margin reaching 6.21% in September 2024, it declined sharply to -9.17% by December 2024, suggesting potential financial distress or inefficiencies in the company's operations.

Overall, the analysis of B&G Foods Inc's operating profit margin demonstrates volatility and potential issues that may require further investigation to address underlying causes and improve profitability.