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Spirent Communications (LSE:SPT) Net Margin % : 7.99% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Spirent Communications Net Margin %?

Net margin is calculated as Net Income divided by its Revenue. Spirent Communications's Net Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was £15.8 Mil. Spirent Communications's Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was £197.8 Mil. Therefore, Spirent Communications's net margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 7.99%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Spirent Communications's Net Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:SPT' s Net Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -9.24   Med: 9.04   Max: 16.44
Current: 5.31


LSE:SPT's Net Margin % is ranked better than
63.23% of 2763 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.73 vs LSE:SPT: 5.31

Spirent Communications Net Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Spirent Communications's Net Margin % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Spirent Communications Net Margin % Chart

Spirent Communications Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 15.49 16.16 15.49 16.44 5.31

Spirent Communications Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Net Margin % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 18.57 12.35 19.94 2.32 7.99

Competitive Comparison of Spirent Communications's Net Margin %

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Spirent Communications's Net Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Net Margin % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Spirent Communications's Net Margin % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Spirent Communications's Net Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Spirent Communications's Net Margin % falls into.



Spirent Communications Net Margin % Calculation

Net margin - also known as net profit margin is the ratio of Net Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

Spirent Communications's Net Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net Margin=Net Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )
=19.908/374.697
=5.31 %

Spirent Communications's Net Margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net Margin=Net Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=15.8/197.816
=7.99 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Spirent Communications  (LSE:SPT) Net Margin % Explanation

Although Net Income and Earnings-per-Share (EPS) are the most widely used parameter in measuring a company's profitability and valuation, it is the least reliable. The reason is that reported earnings can be manipulated easily by adjusting any numbers such as Depreciation, Depletion and Amotorization and non-recurring items.

But the long term trend of the net margin is a good indicator of the competitiveness and health of the business.


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Spirent Communications (LSE:SPT) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
108 High Street, Origin One, Crawley, West Sussex, GBR, RH10 1BD
Spirent Communications PLC provides communications technologies including networks, data centers, enterprise IT, mobile communications, connected vehicles or the Internet of Things. The company operates in Networks and Security and Lifecycle Service Assurance segments. The majority of the revenue is derived from the Networks and Security segment that comprises Cloud IP, Application Security and Positioning lines of business with the aim of addressing the needs of the lab test market for Ethernet, Virtual, Data Center, applications test and timing for critical infrastructure.