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Dolby Laboratories (Dolby Laboratories) Net Margin %

: 21.23% (As of Dec. 2023)
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Net margin is calculated as Net Income divided by its Revenue. Dolby Laboratories's Net Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $67 Mil. Dolby Laboratories's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $316 Mil. Therefore, Dolby Laboratories's net margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 21.23%.

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

DLB' s Net Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.96   Med: 18.91   Max: 24.21
Current: 14.7


DLB's Net Margin % is ranked better than
85.19% of 1067 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 3.93 vs DLB: 14.70

Dolby Laboratories Net Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dolby Laboratories'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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Dolby Laboratories Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Net Margin %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 20.55 19.91 24.21 14.68 15.44

Dolby Laboratories Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Net Margin % 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 23.70 25.46 5.50 3.16 21.23

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Dolby Laboratories'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.


Dolby Laboratories Net Margin % Distribution

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Dolby Laboratories's Net Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dolby Laboratories's Net Margin % falls into.



Dolby Laboratories 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.

Dolby Laboratories's Net Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Net Margin=Net Income (A: Sep. 2023 )/Revenue (A: Sep. 2023 )
=200.656/1299.744
=15.44 %

Dolby Laboratories'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 )
=66.981/315.574
=21.23 %

* 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.


Dolby Laboratories  (NYSE:DLB) 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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Dolby Laboratories (Dolby Laboratories) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1275 Market Street, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94103-1410
Dolby Laboratories Inc develops audio and surround sound for cinema, broadcast, home audio systems, in-car entertainment systems, DVD players, games, televisions, and personal computers. The company generates three fourths of its revenue from licensing its technology to consumer electronics manufacturers around the world. The rest of revenue comes from equipment sales to professional producers and audio engineering services.
Executives
Kevin J Yeaman officer: VP, Chief Financial Officer C/O DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC., 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Mark Andrew Sherman officer: EVP, GEN. COUN. & SECRTY DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC., 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
John D Couling officer: SVP, Entertainment C/O DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC., 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Todd Pendleton officer: SVP, Chief Marketing Officer 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Emily Rollins director C/O DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC., 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Anjali Sud director C/O VIMEO INC., 555 WEST 18TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10011
Simon Segars director C/O DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC., 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Avadis Tevanian director DOLBY LABORATORIES INC, 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Peter C Gotcher director
Ryan Nicholson officer: VP, Corporate Controller C/O DOLBY LABORATORIES INC., 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Shriram Revankar officer: SVP, Advanced Technology Group C/O DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC., 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Tony A Prophet director 9 BERNICE STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Robert J Park officer: SVP & Chief Financial Officer C/O DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC., 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Steven E Forshay officer: Sr. Vice President, Research 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Lewis Chew officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC., 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103