Western Digital Corporation (WDC)

Operating profit margin

		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	Dec 31, 2019	Sep 30, 2019
Operating income (ttm)	US$ in thousands	-317,000	-1,183,000	-1,928,000	-2,039,000	-1,285,000	-73,000	723,000	1,771,000	2,391,000	2,504,000	2,497,000	1,928,000	1,220,000	806,000	642,000	534,000	335,000	-307,000	-854,000	-728,000
Revenue (ttm)	US$ in thousands	13,090,000	11,595,000	10,969,000	11,079,000	12,005,000	13,886,000	15,469,000	17,192,000	18,500,000	18,881,000	18,631,000	17,736,000	16,600,000	15,953,000	16,072,000	16,444,000	16,647,000	16,083,000	15,464,000	15,345,000
Operating profit margin		-2.42%	-10.20%	-17.58%	-18.40%	-10.70%	-0.53%	4.67%	10.30%	12.92%	13.26%	13.40%	10.87%	7.35%	5.05%	3.99%	3.25%	2.01%	-1.91%	-5.52%	-4.74%

June 30, 2024 calculation

Operating profit margin = Operating income (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $-317,000K ÷ $13,090,000K
= -2.42%

Western Digital Corporation's operating profit margin has shown fluctuations over the past few quarters. The margin was negative in the most recent quarter at -2.42%, indicating that the company's operating expenses exceeded its operating income. Prior to that, the operating profit margin has been consistently negative in the range of -0.53% to -18.40% over the last few quarters.

However, there were periods of positive operating profit margins in the quarters before that, with margins ranging from 2.01% to 13.40%. The highest operating profit margins were observed in the quarters ending in Sep 2022 (12.92%), Jun 2022 (13.26%), and Mar 2022 (13.40%).

Overall, the trend in operating profit margin for Western Digital Corporation has been volatile and it appears that the company has faced challenges in managing its operating expenses in some periods. Further analysis of the company's cost structure and revenue generation may be needed to understand the reasons behind these fluctuations and to develop strategies for improvement.