Severn Trent PLC
LSE:SVT
Operating Margin
Severn Trent PLC
Operating Margin represents how efficiently a company is able to generate profit through its core operations.
Higher ratios are generally better, illustrating the company is efficient in its operations and is good at turning sales into profits.
Operating Margin Across Competitors
| Country | Company | Market Cap |
Operating Margin |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK |
|
Severn Trent PLC
LSE:SVT
|
8B GBP |
24%
|
|
| US |
|
American Water Works Company Inc
NYSE:AWK
|
27.3B USD |
37%
|
|
| BR |
|
Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo SABESP
BOVESPA:SBSP3
|
78.6B BRL |
44%
|
|
| UK |
|
United Utilities Group PLC
LSE:UU
|
7.8B GBP |
30%
|
|
| US |
|
Essential Utilities Inc
NYSE:WTRG
|
10.4B USD |
38%
|
|
| BR |
B
|
Basic Sanitation Company of the State of Sao Paulo SABESP
SWB:SAJA
|
5.2B EUR |
44%
|
|
| HK |
|
Guangdong Investment Ltd
HKEX:270
|
42.6B HKD |
40%
|
|
| HK |
|
Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd
HKEX:371
|
26.1B HKD |
22%
|
|
| CN |
|
Beijing Capital Eco-Environment Protection Group Co Ltd
SSE:600008
|
23.5B CNY |
23%
|
|
| CN |
C
|
Chongqing Water Group Co Ltd
SSE:601158
|
23.3B CNY |
15%
|
|
| CN |
|
Chengdu Xingrong Environment Co Ltd
SZSE:000598
|
22.4B CNY |
31%
|
Severn Trent PLC
Glance View
Severn Trent PLC, a stalwart in the UK utilities sector, traces its origins to 1974 when water was first classified as an essential public service. The company has grown into one of the largest water and waste management entities in the United Kingdom, serving roughly 8 million people across the Midlands, a region rich in natural resources and industry. The company’s headquarters in Coventry are strategically situated within this heartland, enabling it to efficiently manage and maintain its extensive network of reservoirs, treatment facilities, and pipelines. Severn Trent PLC operates under the regulatory guidance of Ofwat, the Water Services Regulation Authority, which ensures that essential utilities are delivered in a sustainable and equitable manner. Despite its foundational ties to essential water services, Severn Trent’s profit model is multifaceted. The company’s revenue primarily flows from regulated water and wastewater operations, where it is responsible for overseeing the collection, treatment, and distribution of water, as well as the treatment and disposal of wastewater. While most of its business is governed by regulatory frameworks that delineate pricing and service quality, Severn Trent has also expanded into complementary ventures. Its non-regulated activities include renewable energy initiatives and municipal waste recycling, leveraging sustainable practices to supplement income and align with broader environmental goals. This dual approach not only instills resilience against regulatory constraints but also ensures the company's role in promoting sustainable resource management.
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Operating Margin represents how efficiently a company is able to generate profit through its core operations.
Higher ratios are generally better, illustrating the company is efficient in its operations and is good at turning sales into profits.
Based on Severn Trent PLC's most recent financial statements, the company has Operating Margin of 24.3%.
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