Rush Enterprises A Inc (RUSHA)

Operating profit 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
Operating income (ttm) US$ in thousands 468,090 475,970 476,837 495,215 512,381 528,810 534,226 526,390 506,113 459,410 422,542 360,310 309,036 272,724 225,423 175,633 154,605 140,489 155,944 194,735
Revenue (ttm) US$ in thousands 7,804,750 7,824,620 7,909,230 7,885,250 7,925,020 7,778,500 7,662,050 7,450,240 7,101,670 6,530,530 5,932,760 5,457,540 5,126,150 5,082,550 4,994,600 4,681,090 4,735,940 4,785,440 5,206,130 5,748,180
Operating profit margin 6.00% 6.08% 6.03% 6.28% 6.47% 6.80% 6.97% 7.07% 7.13% 7.03% 7.12% 6.60% 6.03% 5.37% 4.51% 3.75% 3.26% 2.94% 3.00% 3.39%

December 31, 2024 calculation

Operating profit margin = Operating income (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $468,090K ÷ $7,804,750K
= 6.00%

Rush Enterprises A Inc's operating profit margin has shown a fluctuating trend over the quarters from March 31, 2020, to December 31, 2024. Starting at 3.39% in March 2020, the operating profit margin decreased to 2.94% by September 2020 before gradually increasing.

From September 2020 to December 2021, there was a steady increase in operating profit margin, reaching 6.03% by December 2021. Subsequently, there was a significant jump to 7.12% by June 30, 2022, and the margin continued to rise gradually, peaking at 7.13% by December 31, 2022.

After reaching its highest point, the operating profit margin started to decline slightly, falling to 6.03% by June 30, 2024. Despite this decrease, the margin remained relatively stable around the 6% mark towards the end of 2024.

Overall, Rush Enterprises A Inc's operating profit margin experienced fluctuations but showed an improvement from the initial period to the end of 2022. However, there was a slight decline in the margin towards the end of the analysis period. This indicates a mix of positive and negative factors affecting the company's ability to generate profits from its core operations.