Last Price$36.1(4.8%)
Market Cap$14.6B
LTM Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)
(14.1%)
5Y avg
3.7%
Hardware, Equipment & Parts industry
median
0.7%
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
6/10
1.3% undervalued
Flex Ltd. Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)
Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
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| Mar'05 | Mar'06 | Mar'07 | Mar'08 | Mar'09 | Mar'10 | Mar'11 | Mar'12 | Mar'13 | Mar'14 | Mar'15 | Mar'16 | Mar'17 | Mar'18 | Mar'19 | Mar'20 | Mar'21 | Mar'22 | Mar'23 | Mar'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) | 12.4% | (2.3%) | 25.2% | 48.4% | 13.3% | (20.6%) | 21.6% | 4.3% | (18.3%) | 12.9% | 2.8% | (3.9%) | (0.2%) | 8.6% | 5.3% | (6.5%) | 3.0% | 11.7% | 20.4% | (9.1%) |
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Flex Ltd. (FLEX) 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
Flex Ltd.FLEX
(14.1%)
(13.0%)
32.0%
3.8%
Median Peer Set
15.5%
2.0%
3.2%
13.3%
Garmin Ltd.GRMN
45.8%
20.4%
9.1%
22.4%
Amphenol CorporationAPH
42.4%
21.3%
24.1%
15.9%
Fortive CorporationFTV
33.1%
4.1%
16.0%
14.3%
Teledyne Technologies IncorporatedTDY
18.0%
0.6%
(6.8%)
14.4%
TE Connectivity Ltd.TEL
16.9%
(1.2%)
71.6%
20.2%
Corning IncorporatedGLW
14.1%
4.2%
(15.9%)
3.9%
Trimble Inc.TRMB
8.9%
3.3%
(30.4%)
8.2%
Keysight Technologies, Inc.KEYS
(12.5%)
(8.9%)
(40.6%)
12.3%
Jabil Inc.JBL
(13.6%)
(16.8%)
84.4%
4.8%
Coherent, Inc.COHR
(580.2%)
(8.8%)
(2.6%)
(5.9%)
FLEX key stats
USD
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
| Mar'05 | Mar'06 | Mar'07 | Mar'08 | Mar'09 | Mar'10 | Mar'11 | Mar'12 | Mar'13 | Mar'14 | Mar'15 | Mar'16 | Mar'17 | Mar'18 | Mar'19 | Mar'20 | Mar'21 | Mar'22 | Mar'23 | Mar'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% growth | 15,908.2 9.5% | 15,288.0 (3.9%) | 18,853.7 23.3% | 27,558.1 46.2% | 30,948.6 12.3% | 24,110.7 (22.1%) | 28,679.9 19.0% | 29,387.7 2.5% | 23,569.5 (19.8%) | 26,108.6 10.8% | 26,147.9 0.2% | 24,418.9 (6.6%) | 23,862.9 (2.3%) | 25,441.1 6.6% | 26,305.5 3.4% | 24,209.9 (8.0%) | 24,124.0 (0.4%) | 26,041.0 7.9% | 30,346.0 16.5% | 26,415.0 (13.0%) |
| Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) | 14,827.9 | 14,540.1 | 17,924.7 | 25,972.8 | 29,513.0 | 22,893.2 | 27,095.0 | 27,870.3 | 22,403.2 | 24,668.4 | 24,602.6 | 22,810.8 | 22,342.0 | 23,845.2 | 24,787.7 | 22,871.9 | 22,437.0 | 24,109.0 | 28,081.0 | 24,465.0 |
% margin | 1,080.4 6.8% | 747.9 4.9% | 929.0 4.9% | 1,585.3 5.8% | 1,435.6 4.6% | 1,217.5 5.0% | 1,584.9 5.5% | 1,517.3 5.2% | 1,166.2 4.9% | 1,440.2 5.5% | 1,545.3 5.9% | 1,608.1 6.6% | 1,520.9 6.4% | 1,595.9 6.3% | 1,517.8 5.8% | 1,338.0 5.5% | 1,687.0 7.0% | 1,932.0 7.4% | 2,265.0 7.5% | 1,950.0 7.4% |
| Operating Expenses | 611.1 | 501.1 | 584.6 | 980.4 | 1,114.9 | 856.7 | 816.3 | 936.5 | 834.8 | 903.7 | 876.5 | 1,020.9 | 1,018.7 | 1,098.0 | 1,027.5 | 898.2 | 879.0 | 960.0 | 1,077.0 | 922.0 |
| Research & Development Expenses (R&D) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30.0 | 26.3 | 75.5 | 65.6 | 78.2 | 66.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A) | 568.5 | 463.9 | 547.5 | 868.1 | 979.1 | 767.1 | 816.3 | 880.6 | 805.2 | 874.8 | 844.5 | 954.9 | 937.3 | 1,019.4 | 953.1 | 834.1 | 817.0 | 892.0 | 995.0 | 922.0 |
% margin | 469.3 3.0% | 246.8 1.6% | 344.4 1.8% | 604.9 2.2% | 320.6 1.0% | 360.8 1.5% | 768.6 2.7% | 544.8 1.9% | 349.4 1.5% | 548.8 2.1% | 700.9 2.7% | 653.2 2.7% | 502.2 2.1% | 497.8 2.0% | 490.3 1.9% | 348.2 1.4% | 821.0 3.4% | 972.0 3.7% | 1,184.0 3.9% | 1,028.0 3.9% |
| Interest Income | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 95.9 | 104.3 | 19.5 | 19.4 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 30.0 | 56.0 |
| Interest Expense | 94.2 | 93.0 | 92.0 | 101.3 | 188.4 | 155.6 | 82.1 | 36.0 | 56.3 | 61.9 | 51.4 | 84.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 183.5 | 163.7 | 150.0 | 152.0 | 458.0 | 207.0 |
| Pre-tax Income | 276.9 | 164.7 | 325.0 | 65.7 | (6,080.9) | (16.8) | 615.6 | 564.8 | 328.8 | 400.5 | 670.7 | 454.7 | 370.8 | 520.9 | 182.1 | 158.5 | 714.0 | 1,045.0 | 974.0 | 666.0 |
% effective tax rate | (63.0) (22.7%) | 54.2 32.9% | 4.1 1.2% | 705.0 1,073.7% | 5.2 (0.1%) | (35.4) 210.8% | 19.4 3.1% | 54.1 9.6% | 26.3 8.0% | 34.9 8.7% | 69.9 10.4% | 10.6 2.3% | 51.3 13.8% | 92.4 17.7% | 88.7 48.7% | 70.9 44.7% | 101.0 14.1% | 105.0 10.0% | (59.0) (6.1%) | (206.0) (30.9%) |
% margin | 339.9 2.1% | 141.2 0.9% | 508.6 2.7% | (639.4) (2.3%) | (6,086.1) (19.7%) | 18.6 0.1% | 596.2 2.1% | 488.8 1.7% | 277.1 1.2% | 365.6 1.4% | 600.8 2.3% | 444.1 1.8% | 319.6 1.3% | 428.5 1.7% | 93.4 0.4% | 88.0 0.4% | 613.0 2.5% | 936.0 3.6% | 793.0 2.6% | 1,006.0 3.8% |
| EPS | 0.61 | 0.25 | 0.86 | (0.89) | (7.41) | 0.02 | 0.77 | 0.68 | 0.42 | 0.60 | 1.04 | 0.80 | 0.59 | 0.81 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 1.23 | 1.97 | 1.75 | 2.31 |
| Diluted EPS | 0.58 | 0.24 | 0.85 | (0.89) | (7.41) | 0.02 | 0.75 | 0.67 | 0.41 | 0.59 | 1.02 | 0.79 | 0.59 | 0.80 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 1.21 | 1.94 | 1.72 | 2.28 |
% margin | 943.3 5.9% | 637.6 4.2% | 766.1 4.1% | 870.1 3.2% | (5,357.6) (17.3%) | 1,068.3 4.4% | 1,180.9 4.1% | 1,132.7 3.9% | 951.4 4.0% | 926.9 3.6% | 754.1 2.9% | 1,044.3 4.3% | 992.5 4.2% | 1,157.1 4.5% | 835.6 3.2% | 791.0 3.3% | 1,431.5 5.9% | 1,456.0 5.6% | 1,490.0 4.9% | 1,325.0 5.0% |
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FAQ
1) What is Flex Ltd.'s Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)?
As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is (14.1%), based on the financial report for Dec 31, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) for Flex Ltd. have been 7.0% over the past three years, and 3.9% over the past five years.
2) Is Flex Ltd.'s Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) Good?
As of today, Flex Ltd.'s Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is (14.1%), which is lower than industry median of 0.7%. It indicates that Flex Ltd.'s Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is Bad.