Common-Size Income Statement
Quarterly Data
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-04-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-06-28), S-4/A (reporting date: 2015-03-29).
An analysis of the common-size income statement reveals significant volatility in profitability, primarily driven by substantial non-cash impairment charges rather than fluctuations in core operational efficiency. While gross margins remained relatively stable over the observed period, the bottom line was periodically disrupted by massive write-downs of assets.
- Gross Profitability and Cost of Sales
- The cost of products sold generally fluctuated between 59% and 73% of net sales. Gross profit margins typically ranged from 30% to 40%, peaking at 40.15% in July 2017. A notable dip occurred in March 2020, where gross profit fell to 30.18%, before recovering to 36.88% by June 2020. This indicates a baseline capacity to maintain margins, despite occasional pressure on input costs.
- Operating Expenses and Asset Impairments
- Selling, general, and administrative (SG&A) expenses, excluding impairments, showed a positive trend of optimization, decreasing from a peak of 20.08% in September 2015 to consistently lower levels between 10% and 14% in subsequent years. However, this operational efficiency was overshadowed by severe impairment losses. A critical event occurred in December 2018, where combined goodwill and intangible asset impairment losses exceeded 224% of net sales, resulting in an operating loss of 205.35%. Similar, though smaller, impairments recurred in June 2020, contributing to an operating loss of 20.14%.
- Net Income and Tax Anomalies
- Net income exhibited extreme variance due to the aforementioned impairments and specific tax events. In December 2017, net income surged to 116.27% of net sales, largely attributable to a significant tax benefit of 96.92%. Conversely, the December 2018 period saw net income collapse to -183.25% of net sales. Following these extremes, net income generally stabilized between 2% and 15% of sales, until another decline to -24.85% in June 2020.
- Interest and Financial Obligations
- Interest expenses remained relatively consistent as a percentage of net sales, generally fluctuating between 3.7% and 6.6%. This stability suggests a consistent debt service burden relative to the company's revenue stream, regardless of the volatility experienced in operating income and net profit.
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