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Uniti Group (Uniti Group) Operating Margin % : 51.36% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Uniti Group Operating Margin %?

Operating Margin % is calculated as Operating Income divided by its Revenue. Uniti Group's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $147 Mil. Uniti Group's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $286 Mil. Therefore, Uniti Group's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 51.36%.

Good Sign:

Uniti Group Inc operating margin is expanding. Margin expansion is usually a good sign.

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

UNIT' s Operating Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 33.58   Med: 40.16   Max: 52.44
Current: 51.51


UNIT's Operating Margin % is ranked worse than
50.36% of 695 companies
in the REITs industry
Industry Median: 51.83 vs UNIT: 51.51

Uniti Group's 5-Year Average Operating Margin % Growth Rate was 9.90% per year.

Uniti Group's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $147 Mil. Its Operating Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $592 Mil.


Uniti Group Operating Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Uniti Group'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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Uniti Group Operating Margin % Chart

Uniti Group 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 36.77 44.36 51.02 52.44 51.51

Uniti Group Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 52.20 51.60 51.32 51.76 51.36

Competitive Comparison of Uniti Group's Operating Margin %

For the REIT - Specialty subindustry, Uniti Group'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.


Uniti Group's Operating Margin % Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Uniti Group's Operating Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Uniti Group's Operating Margin % falls into.



Uniti Group 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.

Uniti Group'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 )
=592.295 / 1149.831
=51.51 %

Uniti Group's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=146.708 / 285.656
=51.36 %

* 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.


Uniti Group  (NAS:UNIT) 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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Uniti Group (Uniti Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2101 Riverfront Drive, Suite A, Little Rock, AR, USA, 72202
Uniti is a REIT with about 135,000 route miles of fiber in the U.S., primarily in the Southeast. Uniti reports its business in two segments: leasing and fiber. Leasing currently makes up about 75% of total revenue and consists mostly of Uniti's master lease agreement with Windstream. Uniti was spun out of Windstream in 2015 with a substantial portion of Windstream's network assets, and it immediately leased the entire portfolio back for Windstream's exclusive use. Other leasing revenue stems from sale-leaseback transactions with other fiber holders. Uniti generates fiber revenue by leasing dark and lit fiber to wireless carriers and other enterprises.
Executives
Kenny Gunderman director, officer: See Remarks C/O AMERICA'S CAR-MART, INC., 802 SE PLAZA AVE, SUITE 200, BENTONVILLE AR 72712
Michael Friloux officer: EVP - Chief Technology Officer 2101 RIVERFRONT DRIVE, SUITE A, LITTLE ROCK AR 72202
Paul Bullington officer: Interim CFO and PFO 2101 RIVERFRONT DRIVE, SUITE A, LITTLE ROCK AR 72202
Travis Black officer: Interim PAO 2101 RIVERFRONT DRIVE, SUITE A, LITTLE ROCK AR 72202
Carmen Perez-carlton director 2101 RIVERFRONT DRIVE, SUITE A, LITTLE ROCK AR 72202
David L Solomon director 5847 SAN FELIPE SUITE 320, HOUSTON TX 77057
Blake Schuhmacher officer: Principal Accounting Officer 10802 EXECUTIVE CENTER DRIVE, BENTON BUILDING, SUITE 300, LITTLE ROCK AR 72211
Daniel L Heard officer: See Remarks 2101 RIVERFRONT DRIVE, SUITE A, LITTLE ROCK AR 72202
Ronald J. Mudry officer: EVP-Pres of Fiber Operations 10802 EXECUTIVE CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 300, LITTLE ROCK AR 72211
Andrew Frey director 10802 EXECUTIVE CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 300, LITTLE ROCK AR 72211
Scott G. Bruce director 10802 EXECUTIVE CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 300, LITTLE ROCK AR 72211
Windstream Holdings, Inc. 10 percent owner 4001 RODNEY PARHAM RD., LITTLE ROCK AR 72212
Windstream Services, Llc 10 percent owner 4001 RODNEY PARHAM ROAD, LITTLE ROCK AR 72212
Jennifer S Banner director 214N TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Francis X Frantz director ONE ALLIED DRIVE, LITTLE ROCK AR 72202