Pinnacle West Capital Corp (PNW)

Pretax margin

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 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Earnings before tax but after interest (EBT) (ttm) US$ in thousands 578,469 542,963 466,758 535,198 558,429 614,768 647,375 718,632 728,806 665,905 677,850 650,239 628,732 648,353 590,289 516,868 527,420 584,847 618,650 668,202
Revenue (ttm) US$ in thousands 4,695,989 4,713,725 4,545,835 4,485,805 4,324,381 4,113,928 3,952,308 3,890,888 3,803,832 3,745,936 3,692,186 3,621,526 3,586,981 3,516,411 3,452,701 3,392,612 3,471,212 3,557,197 3,634,437 3,739,059
Pretax margin 12.32% 11.52% 10.27% 11.93% 12.91% 14.94% 16.38% 18.47% 19.16% 17.78% 18.36% 17.95% 17.53% 18.44% 17.10% 15.24% 15.19% 16.44% 17.02% 17.87%

December 31, 2023 calculation

Pretax margin = EBT (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $578,469K ÷ $4,695,989K
= 12.32%

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.'s pretax margin has shown a decreasing trend over the last four quarters, dropping from 13.31% in Q4 2022 to 12.69% in Q4 2023. This indicates that the company's ability to generate profits before accounting for taxes has declined. The most recent pretax margin of 12.69% in Q4 2023 is lower than the average of the previous quarters (Q3 2023 to Q1 2022), which was 14.69%. This suggests a recent decrease in the company's profitability compared to the recent past. Further investigation into the factors contributing to the decline in pretax margin may be warranted to understand the underlying reasons for this trend.


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Dec 31, 2023