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SBLK (Star Bulk Carriers) Operating Margin % : 31.60% (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Star Bulk Carriers Operating Margin %?

Operating Margin % is calculated as Operating Income divided by its Revenue. Star Bulk Carriers's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 was $112 Mil. Star Bulk Carriers's Revenue for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 was $353 Mil. Therefore, Star Bulk Carriers's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 31.60%.

Good Sign:

Star Bulk Carriers Corp operating margin is expanding. Margin expansion is usually a good sign.

The historical rank and industry rank for Star Bulk Carriers's Operating Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

SBLK' s Operating Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -34.53   Med: 10.77   Max: 51.67
Current: 28.79


SBLK's Operating Margin % is ranked better than
88.11% of 967 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 7.68 vs SBLK: 28.79

Star Bulk Carriers's 5-Year Average Operating Margin % Growth Rate was 20.90% per year.

Star Bulk Carriers's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 was $112 Mil. Its Operating Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2024 was $316 Mil.


Star Bulk Carriers Operating Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Star Bulk Carriers's Operating 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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Star Bulk Carriers Operating Margin % Chart

Star Bulk Carriers Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Operating Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.53 10.06 51.67 43.80 25.16

Star Bulk Carriers Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
Operating 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 23.94 19.05 26.80 35.35 31.60

Competitive Comparison of Star Bulk Carriers's Operating Margin %

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Star Bulk Carriers's Operating Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Operating 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.


Star Bulk Carriers's Operating Margin % Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Star Bulk Carriers's Operating Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Star Bulk Carriers's Operating Margin % falls into.



Star Bulk Carriers Operating Margin % Calculation

Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

Star Bulk Carriers's Operating Margin % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )
=238.803 / 949.269
=25.16 %

Star Bulk Carriers's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=111.504 / 352.875
=31.60 %

* 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.


Star Bulk Carriers  (NAS:SBLK) Operating Margin % Explanation

Just like Gross Margin %, it is important to see a company maintains its operating margin over time. Among the same industry, a company with higher operating margin is more efficient in its operation. It is also more stable during industry slowdown or recessions. Peter Lynch prefers those with higher margins than those with lower margins.


Be Aware

Operating Margin % can be manipulated by adjusting the rate of depreciation, depletion and amortization (DDA).

If a company is facing competition, its Operating Margin % may decline. Often the Operating Margin % declines well before the company's Revenue or even profit decline. Therefore, Operating Margin % is a very important indicator of whether the company is facing problems.

For instance, by 2012, Nokia (NOK)'s problems were well known and its stock had lost more than 90% of its market value since 2007. But Nokia’s Operating Margin % had already been in decline since 2002, although its Earnings per Share (Diluted) were still rising. Investors who paid attention to Operating Margin % would have avoided this huge loss. The same can be said for Research-in-Motion (RIMM).

Therefore, Operating Margin % is a very important screening filter for GuruFocus. GuruFocus's Buffett-Munger screener requires that the profit margin is either consistent or expanding. The Model Portfolio of the Buffett-Munger screener has outperformed the market every year since inception in 2009.


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Star Bulk Carriers Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
C/o Star Bulk Management Inc, 40 Agiou Konstantinou Street, Maroussi, Athens, GRC, 15124
Star Bulk Carriers Corp provides seaborne transportation solutions in the dry bulk sector. The company owns and operates dry bulk carrier vessels, which are used to transport bulk, such as iron ore, coal, grains, bauxite, fertilizers, and steel products. It owns a fleet of vessels that consists of Newcastlemax, Capesize, Post Panamax, Kamsarmax, Panamax, Ultramax, and Supramax. It generates revenues through the voyages it carries out.
Executives
Ramius Advisors Llc 10 percent owner 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Rcg Enterprise Ltd 10 percent owner 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Rcg Carpathia Master Fund Ltd 10 percent owner C/O RAMIUS LLC, 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Rcg Baldwin Lp 10 percent owner C/O RAMIUS LLC, 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Peter A Cohen 10 percent owner, other: See Explanation of Responses 40 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 2020, NEW YORK NY 10019
Thomas W Strauss 10 percent owner, other: See Explanation of Responses 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Ramius Capital Group Llc 10 percent owner 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
C4s & Co Llc 10 percent owner, other: See Explanation of Responses RAMIUS LLC, 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Morgan B Stark 10 percent owner, other: See Explanation of Responses C/O RAMIUS LLC, 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Jeffrey M Solomon 10 percent owner, other: See Explanation of Responses 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022