Last Price$8.30.7%
Market Cap$28.2B
LTM Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)
(4.4%)
5Y avg
12.6%
Communication Equipment industry
median
(8.3%)
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
7/10
1.9% undervalued
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)
Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
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| Dec'04 | Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Dec'08 | Dec'09 | Dec'10 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Dec'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) | 0.0% | 36.0% | 37.0% | 22.4% | 18.8% | (81.7%) | 200.3% | 19.5% | 5.0% | 7.7% | 7.6% | 17.1% | (7.0%) | (28.5%) | 5.3% | 12.4% | 14.2% | 13.6% | 26.9% | 1.5% |
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Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (ERIC) Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) comparison analysis
General
LTM Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)
OTHER METRICS
Company name
Revenue growth
EPS growth
Net Income margin
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)ERIC
(4.4%)
(7.8%)
N/A
(10.0%)
Median Peer Set
12.8%
(3.1%)
(11.8%)
7.1%
Ubiquiti Inc.UI
42.4%
(0.6%)
(14.2%)
18.1%
Credo Technology Group Holding LtdCRDO
33.8%
4.8%
63.6%
(14.7%)
Motorola Solutions, Inc.MSI
33.5%
8.4%
(7.6%)
14.6%
Zebra Technologies CorporationZBRA
23.6%
8.7%
78.0%
10.6%
Cisco Systems, Inc.CSCO
14.7%
(5.6%)
(17.2%)
19.2%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise CompanyHPE
10.8%
3.4%
25.0%
8.5%
Juniper Networks, Inc.JNPR
(2.2%)
(8.8%)
(9.3%)
5.7%
Ciena CorporationCIEN
(3.8%)
(8.5%)
(66.1%)
2.1%
EchoStar CorporationSATS
(8.9%)
(7.0%)
(98.5%)
(0.2%)
Nokia OyjNOK
(11.0%)
(8.3%)
(83.8%)
3.0%
ERIC key stats
USD
SEK
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
| Dec'04 | Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Dec'08 | Dec'09 | Dec'10 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Dec'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% growth | 18,128.7 0.0% | 20,330.4 12.1% | 23,996.9 18.0% | 27,781.7 15.8% | 31,946.2 15.0% | 9,127.5 (71.4%) | 28,199.2 208.9% | 34,872.8 23.7% | 33,540.7 (3.8%) | 34,804.7 3.8% | 33,203.8 (4.6%) | 29,179.9 (12.1%) | 25,936.4 (11.1%) | 23,491.6 (9.4%) | 24,184.1 2.9% | 23,955.1 (0.9%) | 25,264.9 5.5% | 26,997.6 6.9% | 26,840.4 (0.6%) | 24,737.2 (7.8%) |
| Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) | 9,734.8 | 11,030.1 | 14,103.6 | 16,874.7 | 20,590.2 | 7,774.8 | 17,902.0 | 22,621.4 | 22,926.8 | 23,114.5 | 21,199.0 | 19,038.2 | 18,204.1 | 18,293.3 | 16,361.2 | 15,012.2 | 15,075.4 | 15,289.4 | 15,642.0 | 15,193.5 |
% margin | 8,393.9 46.3% | 9,300.3 45.7% | 9,893.3 41.2% | 10,907.1 39.3% | 11,356.0 35.5% | 1,352.7 14.8% | 10,297.1 36.5% | 12,251.4 35.1% | 10,613.8 31.6% | 11,690.2 33.6% | 12,004.8 36.2% | 10,141.7 34.8% | 7,732.3 29.8% | 5,198.3 22.1% | 7,822.9 32.3% | 8,942.9 37.3% | 10,189.4 40.3% | 11,708.2 43.4% | 11,198.4 41.7% | 9,543.7 38.6% |
| Operating Expenses | 4,420.0 | 4,870.0 | 5,057.1 | 6,373.1 | 9,259.5 | 2,786.1 | 8,015.2 | 9,116.3 | 7,346.5 | 8,938.7 | 9,548.8 | 7,578.8 | 7,002.0 | 9,650.3 | 7,638.9 | 7,871.5 | 7,146.7 | 7,980.1 | 8,525.4 | 8,405.4 |
| Research & Development Expenses (R&D) | 2,865.5 | 3,274.3 | 3,768.4 | 4,267.2 | 5,135.1 | 1,489.9 | 4,376.3 | 5,015.8 | 4,834.7 | 4,934.4 | 5,288.0 | 4,117.7 | 3,685.8 | 4,421.3 | 4,463.0 | 4,092.2 | 4,317.6 | 4,889.5 | 4,675.1 | 4,865.8 |
| Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A) | 2,231.3 | 2,249.2 | 2,891.9 | 3,432.3 | 4,124.4 | 1,296.3 | 3,754.2 | 4,100.6 | 3,831.9 | 4,021.6 | 3,946.9 | 3,460.8 | 3,363.2 | 3,813.2 | 3,156.6 | 2,755.6 | 2,901.0 | 3,132.7 | 3,527.9 | 3,539.6 |
% margin | 3,974.8 21.9% | 4,430.3 21.8% | 4,836.2 20.2% | 4,534.0 16.3% | 2,485.0 7.8% | (1,368.9) (15.0%) | 2,281.9 8.1% | 2,750.8 7.9% | 1,540.0 4.6% | 2,731.6 7.8% | 2,447.8 7.4% | 2,576.8 8.8% | 733.9 2.8% | (4,449.2) (18.9%) | 142.5 0.6% | 1,113.7 4.6% | 3,023.2 12.0% | 3,693.2 13.7% | 2,677.0 10.0% | 1,125.6 4.6% |
| Interest Income | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 262.6 | 528.7 | 28.2 | 145.2 | 442.9 | 251.5 | 206.0 | 186.0 | 45.5 | 0.0 | 12.4 | 0.6 | 147.1 | 86.5 | 41.8 | 70.9 | 115.2 |
| Interest Expense | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 250.3 | 379.8 | 61.9 | 238.4 | 408.9 | 292.1 | 320.4 | 331.0 | 168.8 | 148.2 | 140.5 | 310.3 | 204.8 | 173.3 | 110.5 | 177.6 | 306.5 |
| Pre-tax Income | 3,859.4 | 4,464.4 | 4,858.4 | 4,501.5 | 2,633.9 | (1,402.5) | 2,188.7 | 2,784.8 | 1,499.3 | 2,617.2 | 2,302.7 | 2,348.4 | 469.1 | (4,589.7) | (167.8) | 923.8 | 2,958.4 | 3,399.2 | 2,432.4 | (2,190.4) |
% effective tax rate | 1,246.5 32.3% | 1,188.0 26.6% | 1,289.7 26.5% | 1,271.0 28.2% | 850.0 32.3% | (317.3) 22.6% | 630.7 28.8% | 853.2 30.6% | 624.9 41.7% | 753.7 28.8% | 679.9 29.5% | 732.6 31.2% | 248.3 52.9% | (497.9) 10.8% | 552.1 (329.0%) | 729.8 79.0% | 1,042.5 35.2% | 728.6 21.4% | 543.3 22.3% | 261.6 (11.9%) |
% margin | 2,612.9 14.4% | 3,256.2 16.0% | 3,543.7 14.8% | 3,224.8 11.6% | 1,723.7 5.4% | (1,124.1) (12.3%) | 1,545.7 5.5% | 1,874.0 5.4% | 850.4 2.5% | 1,837.6 5.3% | 1,684.8 5.1% | 1,601.2 5.5% | 199.9 0.8% | (4,108.5) (17.5%) | (749.0) (3.1%) | 234.4 1.0% | 1,900.7 7.5% | 2,637.3 9.8% | 1,850.7 6.9% | (2,484.1) (10.0%) |
| EPS | 0.83 | 1.03 | 1.12 | 1.02 | 0.54 | (0.35) | 0.48 | 0.58 | 0.27 | 0.57 | 0.52 | 0.49 | 0.06 | (1.25) | (0.23) | 0.07 | 0.57 | 0.79 | 0.56 | (0.75) |
| Diluted EPS | 0.83 | 1.03 | 1.12 | 1.01 | 0.54 | (0.35) | 0.48 | 0.58 | 0.26 | 0.56 | 0.52 | 0.47 | 0.06 | (1.24) | (0.23) | 0.07 | 0.57 | 0.79 | 0.56 | (0.75) |
% margin | 4,632.6 25.6% | 5,194.6 25.6% | 5,012.8 20.9% | 5,249.4 18.9% | 4,254.4 13.3% | 2,612.1 28.6% | 3,613.9 12.8% | 4,424.6 12.7% | 3,160.3 9.4% | 4,387.8 12.6% | 3,948.9 11.9% | 3,725.2 12.8% | 1,796.4 6.9% | (1,194.3) (5.1%) | 1,144.8 4.7% | 2,017.3 8.4% | 4,002.4 15.8% | 4,523.1 16.8% | 3,612.5 13.5% | 2,626.0 10.6% |
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FAQ
1) What is Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)'s Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)?
As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is (4.4%), based on the financial report for Sep 30, 2024 (Q3’2024). The average annual Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) for Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) have been 13.2% over the past three years, and 13.3% over the past five years.
2) Is Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)'s Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) Good?
As of today, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)'s Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is (4.4%), which is higher than industry median of (8.3%). It indicates that Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)'s Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is Good.