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Is Koninklijke Philips a Profitable Investment?

Large-cap Medical Electronics company Koninklijke Philips is down -5.1% during this afternoon's trading session, while the S&P 500 moved 1.0%. With last year's reported gross margins at 40%, you might be wondering if today's drop is an opportunity to pick up shares of a profitable company at a discount.

Gross margins give insight into the basic economics of the company' product line and its pricing power in the target market, yet it's essential to balance this with a review of Koninklijke Philips's operating margins. Operating margins take into account the company's fixed overhead costs, in addition to the cost of revenue used to calculate gross margins.

Is Koninklijke Philips 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 Revenue ($ k) Cost of Revenue ($ k) Gross Margins (%) YoY Growth (%)
2022 17,827,000 10,633,000 40 -4.76
2021 17,156,000 9,988,000 42 -6.67
2020 17,313,000 9,493,000 45 -2.17
2019 17,147,000 9,249,000 46 -2.13
2018 18,121,000 9,568,000 47 2.17
2017 17,780,000 9,600,000 46

Koninklijke Philips's gross margins are currently in the green, but this might not be the case for long. Since its cost of revenue is growing at a rate of 2.1% compared to -0.1% for its revenues, its gross margins have been shrinking -3.0% on average each year.

Date Reported Total Revenue ($ k) Operating Expenses ($ k) Operating Margins (%) YoY Growth (%)
2022 17,827,000 671,000 -9 -400.0
2021 17,156,000 599,000 3 -57.14
2020 17,313,000 630,000 7 -12.5
2019 17,147,000 586,000 8 -11.11
2018 18,121,000 631,000 9 0.0
2017 17,780,000 577,000 9

Despite the negative operating margins in the last year, Koninklijke Philips's average is still positive, indicating that the company is generally profitable. There's a red flag, however, indicating that the last year could be part of a negative trend. Koninklijke Philips's operating expenses are growing at an average rate of 2.1%, whilst its revenues are growing at only -0.1%.

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