0M2B Profitability Analysis: Past Growth, Margins, Return on Capital, Free Cash Flow, and more - Linde PLC - Alpha Spread
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LSE:0M2B

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Price: 420.4 EUR -0.76% Market Closed
Market Cap: 175.9B EUR
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Profitability Summary

We take all the information about a company's profitability (such as its margins, capital efficiency, free cash flow generating ability, and more) and consolidate it into one single number - the profitability score. The higher the profitability score, the more profitable the company is.

Past Growth

To be successful and remain in business, both growth and profitability are important and necessary. Net Income growth is often seen as a sign of a company's efficiency from an operational standpoint, but is influenced heavily by a company's goals and challenges and should therefore be assessed in conjunction with other metrics like revenue and operating income growth.

Margins

Profit margins represent what percentage of sales has turned into profits. Simply put, the percentage figure indicates how many cents of profit the company has generated for each dollar of sale.

Profit margins help investors assess if a company's management is generating enough profit from its sales and whether operating costs and overhead costs are being contained.

Earnings Waterfall
Linde PLC

Revenue
32.8B USD
Cost of Revenue
-17.2B USD
Gross Profit
15.6B USD
Operating Expenses
-7.3B USD
Operating Income
8.4B USD
Other Expenses
-2B USD
Net Income
6.4B USD

Margins Comparison
Linde PLC Competitors

Country Company Market Cap Gross
Margin
Operating
Margin
Net
Margin
UK
Linde PLC
LSE:0M2B
175.9B EUR
48%
25%
19%
FR
L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude SA
PAR:AI
96.7B EUR
49%
35%
29%
US
Air Products and Chemicals Inc
NYSE:APD
64B USD
32%
23%
21%
JP
Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp
TSE:4091
2.3T JPY
41%
14%
9%
IN
Linde India Ltd
NSE:LINDEINDIA
696.7B INR
50%
19%
17%
IT
SOL SpA
MIL:SOL
3.1B EUR
73%
15%
10%
JP
Air Water Inc
TSE:4088
464.1B JPY
22%
7%
4%
CN
Hangzhou Oxygen Plant Group Co Ltd
SZSE:002430
16.4B CNY
20%
11%
8%
CN
Peric Special Gases Co Ltd
SSE:688146
13.3B CNY
34%
18%
20%
CN
Sichuan Qiaoyuan Gas Co Ltd
SZSE:301286
11.4B CNY
31%
23%
18%
CN
Suzhou Jinhong Gas Co Ltd
SSE:688106
7.2B CNY
35%
15%
12%
Country UK
Market Cap 175.9B EUR
Gross Margin
48%
Operating Margin
25%
Net Margin
19%
Country FR
Market Cap 96.7B EUR
Gross Margin
49%
Operating Margin
35%
Net Margin
29%
Country US
Market Cap 64B USD
Gross Margin
32%
Operating Margin
23%
Net Margin
21%
Country JP
Market Cap 2.3T JPY
Gross Margin
41%
Operating Margin
14%
Net Margin
9%
Country IN
Market Cap 696.7B INR
Gross Margin
50%
Operating Margin
19%
Net Margin
17%
Country IT
Market Cap 3.1B EUR
Gross Margin
73%
Operating Margin
15%
Net Margin
10%
Country JP
Market Cap 464.1B JPY
Gross Margin
22%
Operating Margin
7%
Net Margin
4%
Country CN
Market Cap 16.4B CNY
Gross Margin
20%
Operating Margin
11%
Net Margin
8%
Country CN
Market Cap 13.3B CNY
Gross Margin
34%
Operating Margin
18%
Net Margin
20%
Country CN
Market Cap 11.4B CNY
Gross Margin
31%
Operating Margin
23%
Net Margin
18%
Country CN
Market Cap 7.2B CNY
Gross Margin
35%
Operating Margin
15%
Net Margin
12%

Return on Capital

Return on capital ratios give a sense of how well a company is using its capital (equity, assets, capital employed, etc.) to generate profits (operating income, net income, etc.). In simple words, these ratios show how much income is generated for each dollar of capital invested.

Return on Capital Comparison
Linde PLC Competitors

Country Company Market Cap ROE ROA ROCE ROIC
UK
Linde PLC
LSE:0M2B
175.9B EUR
16%
8%
13%
9%
FR
L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude SA
PAR:AI
96.7B EUR
41%
20%
31%
25%
US
Air Products and Chemicals Inc
NYSE:APD
64B USD
18%
8%
10%
8%
JP
Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp
TSE:4091
2.3T JPY
12%
5%
9%
6%
IN
Linde India Ltd
NSE:LINDEINDIA
696.7B INR
14%
10%
14%
13%
IT
SOL SpA
MIL:SOL
3.1B EUR
17%
8%
16%
11%
JP
Air Water Inc
TSE:4088
464.1B JPY
10%
4%
8%
5%
CN
Hangzhou Oxygen Plant Group Co Ltd
SZSE:002430
16.4B CNY
13%
5%
11%
7%
CN
Peric Special Gases Co Ltd
SSE:688146
13.3B CNY
7%
6%
6%
10%
CN
Sichuan Qiaoyuan Gas Co Ltd
SZSE:301286
11.4B CNY
11%
9%
13%
11%
CN
Suzhou Jinhong Gas Co Ltd
SSE:688106
7.2B CNY
10%
5%
9%
7%
Country UK
Market Cap 175.9B EUR
ROE
16%
ROA
8%
ROCE
13%
ROIC
9%
Country US
Market Cap 64B USD
ROE
18%
ROA
8%
ROCE
10%
ROIC
8%
Country JP
Market Cap 2.3T JPY
ROE
12%
ROA
5%
ROCE
9%
ROIC
6%
Country IN
Market Cap 696.7B INR
ROE
14%
ROA
10%
ROCE
14%
ROIC
13%
Country IT
Market Cap 3.1B EUR
ROE
17%
ROA
8%
ROCE
16%
ROIC
11%
Country JP
Market Cap 464.1B JPY
ROE
10%
ROA
4%
ROCE
8%
ROIC
5%
Country CN
Market Cap 16.4B CNY
ROE
13%
ROA
5%
ROCE
11%
ROIC
7%
Country CN
Market Cap 13.3B CNY
ROE
7%
ROA
6%
ROCE
6%
ROIC
10%
Country CN
Market Cap 11.4B CNY
ROE
11%
ROA
9%
ROCE
13%
ROIC
11%
Country CN
Market Cap 7.2B CNY
ROE
10%
ROA
5%
ROCE
9%
ROIC
7%

Free Cash Flow

Free cash flow (FCF) is the money a company has left over after paying its operating expenses and capital expenditures. The more free cash flow a company has, the more it can allocate to dividends, paying down debt, and growth opportunities.

If a company has a decreasing free cash flow, that is not necessarily bad if the company is investing in its growth.

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