Last Price$36.1(4.8%)
Market Cap$14.6B
LTM Gross margin
8.3%
5Y avg
7.3%
Hardware, Equipment & Parts industry
median
33.3%
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
6/10
1.3% undervalued
Flex Ltd. Gross 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 6.8% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 5.8% | 4.6% | 5.0% | 5.5% | 5.2% | 4.9% | 5.5% | 5.9% | 6.6% | 6.4% | 6.3% | 5.8% | 5.5% | 7.0% | 7.4% | 7.5% | 7.4% |
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Flex Ltd. (FLEX) Gross margin comparison analysis
General
LTM Gross margin
OTHER METRICS
Company name
Revenue growth
EPS growth
Net Income margin
Flex Ltd.FLEX
8.3%
(13.0%)
32.0%
3.8%
Median Peer Set
38.4%
2.0%
3.2%
13.3%
Keysight Technologies, Inc.KEYS
62.2%
(8.9%)
(40.6%)
12.3%
Trimble Inc.TRMB
61.6%
3.3%
(30.4%)
8.2%
Fortive CorporationFTV
59.9%
4.1%
16.0%
14.3%
Garmin Ltd.GRMN
58.7%
20.4%
9.1%
22.4%
Teledyne Technologies IncorporatedTDY
42.1%
0.6%
(6.8%)
14.4%
TE Connectivity Ltd.TEL
34.7%
(1.2%)
71.6%
20.2%
Amphenol CorporationAPH
33.8%
21.3%
24.1%
15.9%
Coherent, Inc.COHR
33.3%
(8.8%)
(2.6%)
(5.9%)
Corning IncorporatedGLW
32.3%
4.2%
(15.9%)
3.9%
Jabil Inc.JBL
9.1%
(16.8%)
84.4%
4.8%
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 Gross margin?
As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Gross margin is 8.3%, based on the financial report for Dec 31, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual Gross margin for Flex Ltd. have been 7.8% over the past three years, and 7.7% over the past five years.
2) Is Flex Ltd.'s Gross margin Good?
As of today, Flex Ltd.'s Gross margin is 8.3%, which is lower than industry median of 33.3%. It indicates that Flex Ltd.'s Gross margin is Bad.