Common-Size Income Statement
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31).
The common-size income statement reveals a period of stability in revenue composition and gross margin performance, contrasted by a significant increase in operating expenses and a subsequent compression of operating margins in the final year of the period.
- Revenue Composition and Gross Profitability
- Revenue streams remained consistent from 2016 to 2020, with product revenue consistently contributing between 82.48% and 84.72% of total turnover. Service and other revenue fluctuated within a narrow range of 15.28% to 17.52%. Gross profit margins demonstrated resilience, generally remaining between 66% and 70%, suggesting that the cost of revenue was well-managed and scaled proportionally with sales.
- Operating Expense Dynamics
- Research and development costs remained relatively stable, averaging approximately 20% of revenue over the five-year period. However, a notable shift occurred in selling, general, and administrative (SG&A) expenses, which remained steady around 24% until 2020, when they increased sharply to 29.05%. This rise in SG&A contributed to a significant increase in total operating expenses, which reached 50.11% of revenue in 2020, compared to a low of 41.83% in 2019.
- Operating and Net Income Trends
- Income from operations showed an upward trajectory from 2017 (22.02%) to a peak in 2019 (27.80%), before dropping sharply to 17.91% in 2020 due to the aforementioned rise in operating costs. Net income attributable to stockholders remained strong but volatile, peaking at 28.28% in 2019. This volatility was largely driven by non-operating items, such as a significant spike in other income in 2017 (16.53%) and corresponding fluctuations in the provision for income taxes, which reached 13.26% of revenue in 2017 before stabilizing between 3% and 6% in later years.
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