Gen Digital Inc. (GEN)
Profitability ratios
Return on sales
| 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 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jul 5, 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross profit margin | 80.82% | 80.72% | 80.75% | 81.38% | 103.42% | 107.42% | 111.54% | 112.73% | 85.41% | 85.25% | 85.57% | 85.59% | 85.81% | 85.56% | 84.79% | 84.39% | 84.22% | 83.15% | 82.85% | 82.12% |
| Operating profit margin | 29.43% | 28.45% | 29.44% | 37.13% | 46.16% | 41.16% | 42.54% | 45.81% | 35.94% | 41.50% | 41.65% | 40.53% | 35.12% | 27.04% | 18.45% | 13.65% | 14.26% | 15.36% | 15.38% | 12.71% |
| Pretax margin | 12.04% | 10.76% | 11.73% | 21.78% | 30.25% | 30.33% | 35.61% | 47.68% | 37.27% | 44.37% | 45.30% | 34.85% | 28.62% | 31.85% | 139.08% | 167.73% | 165.78% | 152.67% | 39.32% | 7.78% |
| Net profit margin | 16.16% | 36.84% | 37.54% | 37.41% | 50.75% | 22.83% | 26.95% | 40.01% | 29.90% | 33.07% | 32.95% | 23.52% | 21.72% | 23.71% | 131.80% | 162.14% | 156.10% | 148.01% | 36.55% | 4.69% |
Gen Digital Inc. has shown stability in its gross profit margin over the past few quarters, hovering around 80% on average. This indicates the company effectively manages its production costs relative to its revenue.
In terms of operating profit margin, Gen Digital Inc. has experienced fluctuations, with a high of 46.16% and a low of 13.65% in the recent quarters. This suggests some variability in the company's efficiency in managing its operating expenses and generating profit from its core business activities.
The pretax margin has also varied significantly, with a high of 167.73% and a low of 7.78%. This indicates fluctuations in the company's ability to generate profit before accounting for taxes, potentially influenced by factors such as one-time gains or losses.
Net profit margin for Gen Digital Inc. has shown considerable variations, ranging from 4.69% to 162.14%. This indicates fluctuations in the company's bottom-line profitability after accounting for all expenses, including taxes. The spike in net profit margin to 162.14% and 131.80% in some quarters suggests significant profitability, possibly driven by extraordinary items.
Overall, while Gen Digital Inc. has maintained a healthy gross profit margin, the variability in operating profit margin, pretax margin, and net profit margin suggests fluctuations in the company's overall profitability and efficiency in managing costs and generating profit. Further analysis would be needed to understand the specific factors driving these fluctuations.
Return on investment
| 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 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jul 5, 2019 | |
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| Operating return on assets (Operating ROA) | 7.11% | 6.63% | 6.78% | 8.41% | 7.69% | 6.44% | 5.87% | 15.67% | 14.48% | 16.62% | 16.63% | 16.19% | 14.09% | 10.60% | 7.22% | 5.23% | 4.59% | 2.07% | 2.36% | 2.06% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 3.91% | 8.58% | 8.64% | 8.48% | 8.46% | 3.57% | 3.72% | 13.69% | 12.04% | 13.24% | 13.16% | 9.40% | 8.71% | 9.30% | 51.61% | 62.12% | 50.25% | 19.90% | 5.61% | 0.76% |
| Return on total capital | 10.56% | 9.38% | 9.47% | 11.39% | 10.46% | 8.97% | 8.06% | 40.54% | 38.02% | 42.95% | 43.97% | 36.34% | 32.14% | 22.10% | 14.81% | 14.33% | 10.22% | 3.09% | 4.10% | 3.44% |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 28.04% | 57.78% | 58.74% | 57.25% | 61.32% | 42.29% | 34.81% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38,870.00% | 42.53% | 14.89% | 2.23% |
Gen Digital Inc. has demonstrated varying levels of profitability over the analyzed periods. The operating return on assets (Operating ROA) has fluctuated, with an average of around 8%. This indicates that the company's core operations are generating a consistent return on its total assets.
Return on assets (ROA) has also shown fluctuations, with an average of approximately 12%. This ratio indicates the company's ability to generate profit from its total assets, with recent performance being solid.
Return on total capital has ranged from 8% to 43% over the periods analyzed, indicating the efficiency of the company in generating returns from both equity and debt capital. The fluctuations in this ratio suggest changes in the company's capital structure and utilization.
Return on equity (ROE) has shown significant volatility, ranging from 14% to over 38,000%. The extremely high values in some periods may be a result of extraordinary events or irregularities in the financial data. This raises a red flag and requires further investigation.
Overall, while the company has maintained a relatively stable performance in terms of Operating ROA and ROA, the significant fluctuations in Return on total capital and the abnormal values in ROE warrant a closer examination of Gen Digital Inc.'s financial health and performance.