Common-Size Income Statement
Quarterly Data
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
The financial performance of the entity exhibits significant volatility in profitability and cost structures over the analyzed period, characterized by a severe contraction in early 2020 followed by a period of expansion and subsequent stabilization.
- Gross Margin and Cost of Revenues
- The cost of revenues remained high, consistently fluctuating between 82% and 96% of total sales. A notable peak in costs occurred between September and December 2020, where expenses reached approximately 95.8%, compressing the gross margin to its lowest levels of roughly 4.2%. Conversely, a significant improvement in margin efficiency was observed in mid-2022, with the gross margin peaking at 17.82% in June 2022, driven by a reduction in the cost of revenues to 82.18%.
- Operating Expense Trends
- Depreciation and amortization, as well as selling, general, and administrative (SG&A) expenses, demonstrated a general downward trend as a percentage of revenue. SG&A expenses shifted from a range of 2.5% to 3.3% in 2019 to a more efficient range of 1.9% to 2.4% between 2022 and 2024. Similarly, depreciation and amortization declined from peaks of 3.89% in early 2020 to approximately 2.2% to 2.5% in the latter part of the period, suggesting improved operational scaling or asset optimization.
- Impact of Extraordinary Items
- The first quarter of 2020 was marked by extreme volatility due to non-recurring items. An impairment expense of 35.23% and an LCM inventory valuation adjustment of -14.34% contributed to a substantial operating loss of -54.74% for that quarter. Additionally, a significant spike in net income was recorded in June 2021, where income from discontinued operations contributed 27.74% of total revenues, drastically inflating the net income for that specific period.
- Financial Costs and Taxation
- Net interest and other financial costs showed a steady decline as a percentage of sales, moving from approximately 1% in 2019 to a low of 0.29% by September 2023, indicating a reduction in the relative burden of debt servicing. The provision for income taxes remained volatile, reflecting the swings in pre-tax income, though it generally aligned with the profitability cycles of the operating segments.
- Net Profitability and Attribution
- Net income attributable to the parent company mirrored the volatility of the operating results. Following the recovery from the 2020 lows, profitability stabilized between 2% and 11% of revenues from 2022 through September 2024. Net income attributable to non-controlling interests remained relatively stable, typically ranging between -0.6% and -1.2% of sales, slightly offsetting the net results attributable to the parent company.
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