Crowdstrike Holdings Inc (CRWD)

Operating profit margin

		Jan 31, 2025	Oct 31, 2024	Jul 31, 2024	Apr 30, 2024	Jan 31, 2024	Oct 31, 2023	Jul 31, 2023	Apr 30, 2023	Jan 31, 2023	Oct 31, 2022	Jul 31, 2022	Apr 30, 2022	Jan 31, 2022	Oct 31, 2021	Jul 31, 2021	Apr 30, 2021	Jan 31, 2021	Oct 31, 2020	Jul 31, 2020	Apr 30, 2020
Operating income (ttm)	US$ in thousands	-120,430	-4,030	54,856	25,825	30,184	-62,415	-122,000	-154,934	-190,112	-152,146	-135,988	-135,084	-142,548	-134,817	-118,712	-101,300	-92,529	-107,859	-122,218	-142,866
Revenue (ttm)	US$ in thousands	3,953,628	3,740,423	3,516,257	3,284,011	3,055,555	2,847,587	2,642,455	2,445,982	2,241,236	2,034,879	1,834,048	1,636,585	1,451,594	1,285,513	1,137,922	999,203	874,438	761,618	654,277	563,414
Operating profit margin		-3.05%	-0.11%	1.56%	0.79%	0.99%	-2.19%	-4.62%	-6.33%	-8.48%	-7.48%	-7.41%	-8.25%	-9.82%	-10.49%	-10.43%	-10.14%	-10.58%	-14.16%	-18.68%	-25.36%

January 31, 2025 calculation

Operating profit margin = Operating income (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $-120,430K ÷ $3,953,628K
= -3.05%

Crowdstrike Holdings Inc's operating profit margin has shown a significant improvement over the past few years. Starting at a low of -25.36% in April 2020, the company managed to steadily reduce its operating losses, reaching a positive operating profit margin of 1.56% by July 2024. This positive trend indicates that Crowdstrike has been able to effectively control its operating expenses and increase revenue generation during this period.

However, there was a slight decline in operating profit margin to -0.11% by October 2024, reflecting some challenges faced by the company. The operating profit margin deteriorated further to -3.05% by January 2025, suggesting potential difficulties in managing costs or sustaining revenue growth.

Overall, while Crowdstrike Holdings Inc has made significant progress in improving its operating profitability from deep losses to positive margins within a few years, the recent decrease in operating profit margin raises concerns about the company's ability to sustain profitability in the future. Monitoring cost management strategies and revenue generation efforts will be crucial for Crowdstrike to maintain and improve its operating profit margins in the coming periods.