Burlington Stores Inc (BURL)
Operating profit margin
| Feb 1, 2025 | Nov 2, 2024 | Aug 3, 2024 | May 4, 2024 | Feb 3, 2024 | Oct 28, 2023 | Jul 29, 2023 | Apr 29, 2023 | Jan 28, 2023 | Oct 29, 2022 | Jul 30, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 29, 2022 | Oct 30, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | May 1, 2021 | Jan 30, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Aug 1, 2020 | May 2, 2020 | ||
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| Operating income (ttm) | US$ in thousands | -2,515,371 | -2,520,554 | -2,503,434 | -2,484,728 | -2,454,517 | -2,378,044 | -2,348,906 | -2,301,176 | -2,269,020 | -2,264,619 | -2,198,394 | -2,065,539 | -1,872,652 | -453,823 | -432,247 | 502,645 | 900,844 | 858,647 | 2,157,476 | 2,381,086 |
| Revenue (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 10,634,830 | 10,484,130 | 10,242,780 | 9,952,070 | 9,727,480 | 9,345,400 | 9,096,740 | 8,909,870 | 8,702,600 | 8,567,330 | 8,830,680 | 9,058,650 | 9,322,260 | 8,996,140 | 8,359,340 | 7,155,760 | 5,763,983 | 5,689,693 | 5,804,033 | 6,453,723 |
| Operating profit margin | -23.65% | -24.04% | -24.44% | -24.97% | -25.23% | -25.45% | -25.82% | -25.83% | -26.07% | -26.43% | -24.89% | -22.80% | -20.09% | -5.04% | -5.17% | 7.02% | 15.63% | 15.09% | 37.17% | 36.89% |
February 1, 2025 calculation
Operating profit margin = Operating income (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $-2,515,371K ÷ $10,634,830K
= -23.65%
The operating profit margin of Burlington Stores Inc has shown varying trends over the past few years. Starting from a healthy margin of 36.89% in May 2, 2020, the margin increased slightly to 37.17% by August 1, 2020. However, the margin began to decline significantly from October 31, 2020, at 15.09% and continued to decrease to 7.02% by May 1, 2021.
Subsequently, the company faced challenges as the operating profit margin turned negative, dropping to -5.17% by July 31, 2021. The negative trend persisted through the following periods, with the margin reaching its lowest point at -26.43% by October 29, 2022.
Although there have been fluctuations, the operating profit margin has stabilized somewhat since then, hovering around the -25% range. As of February 1, 2025, the operating profit margin stands at -23.65%. This trend indicates that Burlington Stores Inc has been facing profitability challenges, possibly due to various internal and external factors affecting its operations.
Peer comparison
Feb 1, 2025