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Margins
Operating Margin
Operating profit as a percentage of revenue.
Definition
Operating margin measures how efficiently the company converts revenue into operating profit after all operating costs. It captures both gross-margin quality and operating-expense discipline in one number.
Formula
(Operating Profit ÷ Revenue) × 100
Why it matters
Operating margin trend is one of the cleanest measures of operating leverage: when revenue grows faster than operating expenses, margin expands. When the opposite happens, margin compresses — usually a sign of competitive pressure or undisciplined spending.
How Standard Equity uses it
Shown in the main financial table. For banks we substitute the Efficiency Ratio (where lower is better), which captures the same idea.
The metric
| Category | Margins |
|---|---|
| Unit | % |