Sensient Technologies Corporation (SXT)
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 | ||
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| Operating income (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 191,579 | 157,646 | 151,657 | 153,591 | 155,023 | 188,185 | 191,147 | 194,800 | 196,751 | 195,946 | 195,411 | 175,920 | 170,028 | 164,423 | 158,620 | 164,992 | 152,656 | 103,375 | 101,008 | 106,251 |
| Revenue (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 1,550,306 | 1,516,112 | 1,481,034 | 1,445,470 | 1,430,648 | 1,432,436 | 1,432,305 | 1,432,967 | 1,422,547 | 1,416,171 | 1,400,017 | 1,363,899 | 1,367,431 | 1,361,130 | 1,339,949 | 1,326,926 | 1,317,174 | 1,299,821 | 1,292,466 | 1,306,970 |
| Operating profit margin | 12.36% | 10.40% | 10.24% | 10.63% | 10.84% | 13.14% | 13.35% | 13.59% | 13.83% | 13.84% | 13.96% | 12.90% | 12.43% | 12.08% | 11.84% | 12.43% | 11.59% | 7.95% | 7.82% | 8.13% |
December 31, 2024 calculation
Operating profit margin = Operating income (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $191,579K ÷ $1,550,306K
= 12.36%
The operating profit margin of Sensient Technologies Corporation has shown fluctuations over the analyzed period. It started at 8.13% in March 2020, decreased to 7.82% in June 2020, and then slightly improved to 7.95% in September 2020. Subsequently, there was a notable increase to 11.59% in December 2020, indicating a significant improvement in profitability.
The trend of improvement continued into the following quarters, with operating profit margins of 12.43% in March 2021, 11.84% in June 2021, and further increasing to 12.08% in September 2021. The company's profitability reached a peak of 13.96% in June 2022. However, it slightly decreased to 13.84% in September 2022.
After reaching the highest point in June 2022, the operating profit margin began to decline gradually. By December 2023, it had decreased to 10.84% and continued to decrease to 10.63% in March 2024 and further down to 10.24% in June 2024. There was a slight recovery to 10.40% in September 2024, but it still remained below the previous peak levels.
In December 2024, there was a noticeable improvement in operating profit margin, reaching 12.36%. Overall, the operating profit margin of Sensient Technologies Corporation exhibited fluctuations over the analyzed period, with both peaks and troughs, indicating varying levels of operational efficiency and profitability.
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Dec 31, 2024