Veeco Instruments Inc (VECO)

Operating profit 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
Operating income (ttm) US$ in thousands 69,940 59,149 54,450 53,585 60,296 64,529 63,381 63,810 56,708 49,689 40,258 27,415 22,567 5,096 -9,254 -20,872 -39,579 -171,695 -168,203 -418,208
Revenue (ttm) US$ in thousands 654,666 634,722 629,160 631,722 634,627 624,980 599,092 577,465 550,886 548,564 511,078 461,104 432,985 407,241 404,993 407,770 402,860 388,630 406,380 466,568
Operating profit margin 10.68% 9.32% 8.65% 8.48% 9.50% 10.32% 10.58% 11.05% 10.29% 9.06% 7.88% 5.95% 5.21% 1.25% -2.28% -5.12% -9.82% -44.18% -41.39% -89.63%

December 31, 2023 calculation

Operating profit margin = Operating income (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $69,940K ÷ $654,666K
= 10.68%

Veeco Instruments Inc's operating profit margin has shown fluctuations over the past eight quarters. In Q4 2023, the operating profit margin increased to 10.65%, up from 9.10% in Q3 2023. This improvement may indicate better cost management or increased efficiency in generating profits from its operations. However, the operating profit margin in Q4 2023 is still lower compared to Q1 2022 and Q2 2022, where it stood at 10.53% and 10.17% respectively. Overall, Veeco Instruments Inc has demonstrated some variability in its operating profit margin, suggesting the need for continued monitoring and analysis to determine the underlying factors driving these fluctuations.


Peer comparison

Dec 31, 2023

Company name
Symbol
Operating profit margin
Veeco Instruments Inc
VECO
10.68%
Axcelis Technologies Inc
ACLS
23.51%
Azenta Inc
AZTA
-11.17%
Lam Research Corp
LRCX
28.62%