Sensient Technologies Corporation (SXT)

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	162,798	128,728	124,141	127,376	129,851	164,738	170,322	177,244	182,204	183,446	183,546	163,816	157,484	151,232	144,969	151,055	137,845	87,394	83,588	87,239
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
Pretax margin		10.50%	8.49%	8.38%	8.81%	9.08%	11.50%	11.89%	12.37%	12.81%	12.95%	13.11%	12.01%	11.52%	11.11%	10.82%	11.38%	10.47%	6.72%	6.47%	6.67%

December 31, 2024 calculation

Pretax margin = EBT (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $162,798K ÷ $1,550,306K
= 10.50%

Sensient Technologies Corporation's pretax margin has shown fluctuations over the period from March 31, 2020, to December 31, 2024. The pretax margin started at 6.67% in March 2020 and remained relatively stable around this level until December 2020.

There was a significant increase in pretax margin in the last quarter of 2020, reaching 10.47%, indicating improved profitability before taxes. This positive trend continued into the first half of 2021, with pretax margins ranging between 10.82% and 11.52%.

In the latter half of 2022 and the first half of 2023, the pretax margin experienced a slight decline, fluctuating between 11.50% and 13.11%. However, the margin then decreased to 8.38% by June 30, 2024, before recovering slightly to 10.50% by the end of December 2024.

Overall, Sensient Technologies Corporation's pretax margin has shown variability but generally maintained profitability levels above 6% throughout the analyzed period, with some fluctuations reflecting changes in the company's financial performance and cost structures.