Flowers Foods Inc (FLO)
Pretax margin
| Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Oct 7, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jul 15, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Apr 22, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Oct 8, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Apr 23, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Oct 9, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | ||
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| Earnings before tax but after interest (EBT) (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 328,942 | 318,111 | 169,294 | 15,575 | 3,845 | 42,136 | 195,398 | 348,660 | 328,238 | 298,160 | 262,482 | 242,886 | 289,055 | 344,880 | 342,635 | 323,166 | 263,954 | 226,786 | 247,688 | 291,674 |
| Revenue (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 5,103,480 | 5,121,390 | 5,130,090 | 5,104,370 | 4,755,600 | 4,854,620 | 5,189,850 | 5,525,080 | 5,379,700 | 5,309,820 | 4,933,500 | 4,528,060 | 4,881,320 | 5,159,080 | 4,984,400 | 4,883,150 | 4,475,020 | 4,056,400 | 4,090,220 | 4,364,590 |
| Pretax margin | 6.45% | 6.21% | 3.30% | 0.31% | 0.08% | 0.87% | 3.77% | 6.31% | 6.10% | 5.62% | 5.32% | 5.36% | 5.92% | 6.68% | 6.87% | 6.62% | 5.90% | 5.59% | 6.06% | 6.68% |
December 31, 2024 calculation
Pretax margin = EBT (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $328,942K ÷ $5,103,480K
= 6.45%
Flowers Foods Inc's pretax margin has shown some fluctuations over the past quarters. The pretax margin was relatively stable in the range of 5-7% from September 2021 to June 2023. However, there was a noticeable decline in the pretax margin in the subsequent quarters, dropping to 0.08% by December 2023, before experiencing a slight recovery to 3.30% by June 2024. The pretax margin then rebounded significantly to 6.45% by December 2024.
The overall trend indicates that Flowers Foods Inc's profitability, as measured by pretax margin, has displayed volatility in recent quarters. It would be crucial for the company to further analyze the factors behind these fluctuations to ensure sustainable and consistent profitability in the future.
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Dec 31, 2024