What does flavors — operating profit mean?

The profit earned by the Flavors segment from its day-to-day business operations.

How do you interpret flavors — operating profit?

Higher operating profit indicates strong pricing power, effective cost management, or increased demand for flavor solutions.

How does flavors — operating profit compare across companies?

Standard measure across specialty ingredient manufacturers; peers typically target double-digit margins in this segment.

International Flavors & Fragrances IFF Flavors — Operating profit

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '20

Similar metrics at other companies

MKCFlavor Solutions — Operating Income

$99.8M-1.8%

MKCFlavor Solutions — Operating income excluding special charges

$88M-2.0%

MKCFlavor Solutions — Operating Income (Loss)

$80.6M+2.7%

DARFood Ingredients — Operating Income (Loss)

$50.83M+22.9%

DARFuel Ingredients — Operating Income (Loss)

$127.18M+708%

MKCFlavors — Net Sales

$404.98M+0.1%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.7B-3.6%

Gross profit$1.0B-1.6%

Operating income$273.0M+130%

Net income$169.0M+117%

EPS (diluted)$0.66+117%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$562.0M-13.5%

Total debt$6.3B-35.5%

Total equity$14.1B+7.2%

Total assets$25.1B-11.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$257.0M+102%

CapEx$165.0M-7.8%

Free cash flow$92.0M+277%

Valuation

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Market cap$19.59B-6.6%

Enterprise value$25.37B-16.2%

P/E23.9×—

P/S1.8×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin36.3%+0.2pp

Operating margin-3.2%-1.4pp

Net margin7.6%+5.2pp

FCF margin3.7%-1.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity6%+4.0pp

Debt / equity0.4×-0.3×

Current ratio1.5×-0.4×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by International Flavors & Fragrances in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss.

The official record: International Flavors & Fragrances’s 10-K, filed February 22, 2021, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does flavors — operating profit mean?: The profit earned by the Flavors segment from its day-to-day business operations.
How do you interpret flavors — operating profit?: Higher operating profit indicates strong pricing power, effective cost management, or increased demand for flavor solutions.
How does flavors — operating profit compare across companies?: Standard measure across specialty ingredient manufacturers; peers typically target double-digit margins in this segment.