How Profitable is Cheniere Energy?

By Ken Smith • Wednesday, December 28 15:00 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Oil & Gas Transportation and Processing company Cheniere Energy is down -2.9% during this afternoon's trading session, while the S&P 500 moved -0.8%. With last year's reported gross margins at 6.8%, you might be wondering if today's drop is an opportunity to pick up shares of a profitable company at a discount.

Is Cheniere Energy plagued with bloated overhead expenses that are eating away at an otherwise profitable business? Or is the company currently unprofitable because it is in a growth phase? A combined analysis of both gross and operating margins can help answer these questions, so that you understand what kind of business you are investing in.

Date Reported	Total Revenue ($ MM)	Operating Expenses ($ MM)	Operating Margins (%)	YoY Growth (%)
2021-12-31	15,864	1,776	-4.39	-115.58
2020-12-31	9,358	1,628	28.18	15.02
2019-12-31	9,730	1,473	24.5	-3.69
2018-12-31	7,987	909	25.44	n/a

Over the last four years, Cheniere Energy's operating margins have averaged 18.4% and are growing at a rate of -34.8%. Despite the unprofitable results in the most recent year, there is no present indication that the company's lack of profitability is part of an enduring trend.

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