Operating Margin - Spectris PLC (LSE:SXS)

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Price: 4 142 GBX

Market Cap: 4.1B GBX

7.3%

Current

11%

Average

3.8%

Industry

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

7.3%

Operating Profit

98.4m

Revenue

1.3B

Operating Margin Across Competitors

Country	Company	Market Cap	Operating Margin
UK	Spectris PLC LSE:SXS	4.1B GBP	7%
JP	Keyence Corp TSE:6861	13.7T JPY	51%
CN	Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co Ltd SZSE:002415	270.8B CNY	16%
US	Keysight Technologies Inc NYSE:KEYS	35.7B USD	16%
SE	Hexagon AB STO:HEXA B	291.3B SEK	18%
CN	Zhonghang Electronic Measuring Instruments Co Ltd SZSE:300114	193.2B CNY	5%
US	Teledyne Technologies Inc NYSE:TDY	24.3B USD	18%
US	Trimble Inc NASDAQ:TRMB	19.1B USD	16%
UK	Halma PLC LSE:HLMA	13.2B GBP	19%
US	Zebra Technologies Corp NASDAQ:ZBRA	13.6B USD	15%
CN	Huagong Tech Co Ltd SZSE:000988	76.2B CNY	11%

Spectris PLC
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Market Cap

4.1B GBX

Industry

Electrical Equipment

Spectris PLC, a stalwart in the realm of precision instrumentation and controls, operates through a rich tapestry of companies that specialize in the heart of innovative technology. Originating from its robust heritage, Spectris designs and manufactures technologies that span across sectors such as pharmaceuticals, aerospace, electronics, and automotive, to name a few. With a keen eye on precision, the company's focus is on helping industries reduce waste, enhance quality, and improve efficiency. This keenly positions Spectris as a silent enabler of industrial prowess, working behind the scenes to ensure that products and services meet the highest standards of excellence. Their diverse portfolio allows them to cater to both niche markets and broad-scale operations, making them indispensable partners to their clients. The financial heartbeat of Spectris lies in its ability to offer high-value solutions and services that address fundamental operational challenges. Customers rely on Spectris for their finely tuned instruments and control systems to measure parameters such as temperature, vibration, and emissions, transforming raw data into actionable insights. This data-centric approach underpins the company's revenue model, with clients investing in both the purchase of cutting-edge equipment and in long-term service agreements. By offering customizable solutions that optimize processes, Spectris not only helps its clients achieve regulatory compliance and operational efficiency but also contributes to their sustainability goals. This business model fosters strong, recurring revenue streams as clients seek to maintain the performance and reliability of the Spectris instruments that underpin their operational integrity.

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SXS Intrinsic Value

What is Intrinsic Value?

Economic Moat is a concept popularized by Warren Buffett to describe a company's durable competitive advantage. It represents the 'moat' that protects a company from competitors and helps it sustain profitability over the long term. Our analysis of the past 10 years showed that companies with a wide economic moat significantly outperformed the market, delivering +645% returns compared to +189% for the S&P 500.

Our research into Economic Moat performance spans the past 10 years and focuses on companies with a wide economic moat. For this analysis, we calculated the average stock price returns of these companies, comparing them to the performance of the S&P 500 index over the same period.

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Note: This research does not account for survivorship bias. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Determining whether a company has an economic moat requires both a deep dive into financial metrics and a qualitative assessment of its competitive position. Our analysts conduct a rigorous evaluation that focuses on identifying structural advantages that enable a company to sustain profitability and defend its market share over the long term.

The process begins with an analysis of a company’s historical financial performance. We assess how consistently the company has generated returns above its cost of capital and whether those returns have been stable or improving. However, financial performance alone doesn’t reveal the full picture. To understand the sources of these advantages, we evaluate five key drivers of economic moats:

Network Effect: We analyze whether the value of a company’s product or service grows as its user base expands. Platforms like payment systems or marketplaces benefit from this self-reinforcing.

Switching Costs: We assess whether customers face significant costs or disruptions when switching to a competitor’s product or service. High switching costs create customer stickiness and provide pricing power.

Intangible Assets: Strong brands, patents, and regulatory licenses can protect a company’s market position by creating barriers for competitors or enabling premium pricing. For example, a well-recognized consumer brand may command higher customer loyalty and margins.

Efficient scale: Occurs when a market is optimally served by one or a few players, making it unprofitable for new entrants to compete. This typically happens in industries with high fixed costs or geographic constraints, such as utilities or pipelines.

Cost Advantage: Companies with structural cost advantages can produce goods or services at a lower cost than their competitors, enabling them to offer competitive pricing or maintain higher margins. These advantages often arise from economies of scale, superior supply chain management, or proprietary technology. Firms like Walmart leverage their massive scale to negotiate better terms with suppliers, allowing them to undercut competitors on price.

By examining these factors in combination with a company’s financial performance and market positioning, we classify each company into one of three categories:

This rigorous evaluation ensures that our moat ratings are both comprehensive and reliable, giving investors the tools they need to make well-informed, long-term decisions.

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Spectris PLC
LSE:SXS