International Seaways Inc (INSW)

Pretax 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
Earnings before tax but after interest (EBT) (ttm) US$ in thousands 415,640 516,460 522,762 532,182 560,324 643,218 658,663 573,608 387,979 136,473 -44,804 -133,892 -134,260 -218,097 -136,273 -51,914 -5,530 127,251 102,175 21,293
Revenue (ttm) US$ in thousands 951,613 1,007,734 829,787 864,581 877,310 964,733 1,154,319 1,050,313 864,665 621,178 469,165 377,539 322,813 284,846 299,913 343,067 421,648 488,967 460,362 389,647
Pretax margin 43.68% 51.25% 63.00% 61.55% 63.87% 66.67% 57.06% 54.61% 44.87% 21.97% -9.55% -35.46% -41.59% -76.57% -45.44% -15.13% -1.31% 26.02% 22.19% 5.46%

December 31, 2024 calculation

Pretax margin = EBT (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $415,640K ÷ $951,613K
= 43.68%

International Seaways Inc's pretax margin has experienced significant fluctuations over the periods provided.

In March 2020, the pretax margin stood at 5.46%, indicating that for every dollar of revenue generated, the company had a pre-tax profit of $0.0546. This figure increased substantially by June 2020 to 22.19%, demonstrating improved profitability during that period.

The company continued to enhance its pretax margin, reaching 26.02% by September 2020. However, by December 2020, the margin turned negative at -1.31%, suggesting that the company incurred pre-tax losses during that quarter.

The negative trend continued into the following periods, with the pretax margin deteriorating further to -15.13% in March 2021, -45.44% in June 2021, and hitting a low of -76.57% in September 2021.

The company started to reverse this negative trend by December 2021, improving the pretax margin to -41.59%, then continued to make progress in the following quarters. By December 2024, the pretax margin had increased to 43.68%, signifying a substantial recovery in profitability.

Overall, the pretax margin of International Seaways Inc displayed a mix of positive and negative trends over the analyzed periods, highlighting both challenges and improvements in the company's operational efficiency and profitability.