What does operating margin mean?

The profit left from core operations for every dollar of sales, before interest and taxes.

How do you interpret operating margin?

Expanding operating margin shows operating leverage — revenue growing faster than the cost base. Compression points to rising overhead, pricing pressure, or investment ahead of revenue.

How does operating margin compare across companies?

Strong cross-company signal within a sector. Capital-light businesses sustain higher operating margins than capital-intensive ones.

Freedom Holding FRHC Operating margin

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '17

Operating margin at other companies

Fidelity National Information ServicesFIS

15.9%-0.8pp

StoneX Group Inc.SNEX

-2.6%-0.7pp

Nasdaq, Inc.NDAQ

29.4%+4.6pp

Intercontinental ExchangeICE

41.1%+4.4pp

Broadridge Financial SolutionsBR

17.1%+0.4pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$503.1M+68.6%

Gross profit$477.9M+67.1%

Net income$8.0M—

EPS (diluted)$0.13—

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$966.1M-41.3%

Total debt$48.8M+20.5%

Total equity$1.5B+21.6%

Total assets$13.2B+32.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$717.8M—

CapEx$23.0M-15.8%

Free cash flow-$1.6B-220%

Valuation

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Market cap$8.81B+10.6%

Enterprise value$7.89B+24.0%

P/E57.4×—

P/S4×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin96.4%-2.1pp

Net margin7%—

FCF margin-0.6%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity11.3%—

Debt / equity0×0.0×

Current ratio1×—

Where this comes from

Calculated from Freedom Holding’s reported figures.

operating income/total revenue=-28%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Freedom Holding’s 10-K, filed June 29, 2018, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does operating margin mean?: The profit left from core operations for every dollar of sales, before interest and taxes.
How do you interpret operating margin?: Expanding operating margin shows operating leverage — revenue growing faster than the cost base. Compression points to rising overhead, pricing pressure, or investment ahead of revenue.
How does operating margin compare across companies?: Strong cross-company signal within a sector. Capital-light businesses sustain higher operating margins than capital-intensive ones.