What does flavors — profit margin mean?

The percentage of revenue that the Flavors segment keeps as profit after covering its operating costs.

How do you interpret flavors — profit margin?

An increasing margin suggests improved operational efficiency or a favorable shift in product mix toward higher-margin proprietary formulations.

How does flavors — profit margin compare across companies?

Highly comparable across the specialty ingredients industry; reflects competitive positioning and value-add capabilities.

International Flavors & Fragrances IFF Flavors — Profit margin

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%

MKCFlavors — Net Sales

$404.98M+0.1%

MKCFlavor Solutions — Income from unconsolidated operations excluding gain on remeasurement of previously held equity interest

$3.4M—

MKCFlavor Solutions — Net Sales

$728.9M+6.2%

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 iff:OperatingProfitMargin.

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

Questions, answered.

What does flavors — profit margin mean?: The percentage of revenue that the Flavors segment keeps as profit after covering its operating costs.
How do you interpret flavors — profit margin?: An increasing margin suggests improved operational efficiency or a favorable shift in product mix toward higher-margin proprietary formulations.
How does flavors — profit margin compare across companies?: Highly comparable across the specialty ingredients industry; reflects competitive positioning and value-add capabilities.