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MLI (Mueller Industries) Degree of Operating Leverage : 1.14 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Mueller Industries Degree of Operating Leverage?

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) measures the percentage change in EBIT for a unit change in Revenue. Mueller Industries's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 1.14. The higher Degree of Operating Leverage, the higher operating risk the company will take.

The industry rank for Mueller Industries's Degree of Operating Leverage or its related term are showing as below:

MLI's Degree of Operating Leverage is ranked better than
54.28% of 2918 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.455 vs MLI: 1.14

Mueller Industries Degree of Operating Leverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mueller Industries's Degree of Operating Leverage can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Mueller Industries Degree of Operating Leverage Chart

Mueller Industries Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Degree of Operating Leverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.99 -14.27 3.22 6.21 0.25

Mueller Industries Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
Degree of Operating Leverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.19 0.08 0.25 0.61 1.14

Competitive Comparison of Mueller Industries's Degree of Operating Leverage

For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, Mueller Industries's Degree of Operating Leverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Degree of Operating Leverage data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Mueller Industries's Degree of Operating Leverage Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Mueller Industries's Degree of Operating Leverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mueller Industries's Degree of Operating Leverage falls into.



Mueller Industries Degree of Operating Leverage Calculation

Mueller Industries's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as:

Degree of Operating Leverage=% Change in EBIT**/% Change in Revenue
=( 792.481 (Jun. 2024) / 870.957 (Jun. 2023) - 1 )/( 3399.568 (Jun. 2024) / 3690.587 (Jun. 2023) - 1 )
=-0.0901/-0.0789
=1.14***

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

** TTM data of EBIT and Revenue was used to calculate Degree of Operating Leverage.
*** Please be aware that the Degree of Operating Leverage calculations are based on company-level data using the primary share class. The calculated data provided is for demonstration purposes and may slightly differ from the results displayed in the title due to potential variations caused by currency exchange rate differences throughout the year.


Mueller Industries  (NYSE:MLI) Degree of Operating Leverage Explanation

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) is a leverage ratio that measures the sensitivity of a company’s operting income, also referred to as Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT), to fluctuations in its Revenue. DOL is a method used to quantify a company’s operating risk. This risk is related to the company's structure of variable costs and fixed costs. Since the fixed costs do not allow the company to adjust the operating costs, the operating risk rises with a higher fixed-to-variable costs proportion.

A high Degree of Operating Leverage indicates that the company’s fixed costs exceed its variable costs. By increasing the sales, the company can earn more profits. In addition, the company must be able to maintain relatively high sales to cover all fixed costs.

Be Aware

The use of operating leverage varies across different industries and business sectors, and the application of Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) should be adjusted accordingly.


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Mueller Industries Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
150 Schilling Boulevard, Suite 100, Collierville, TN, USA, 38017
Mueller Industries Inc makes copper, brass, aluminum, and plastic products. The company reports three business segments: piping systems, industrial metals, and climate. Piping systems, earning majority of the company's revenue, produces tubes, fittings, rods, valves, and other products and operates various firms world-wide. The industrial metals segment manufactures impacts and micro-gauge, brass rod and copper bar products, and brass value-added products. The climate segment produces items used to create temperature-control goods, including valves, twisted tubes, coaxial heat exchangers, and others. Numerous systems use the aforementioned products, including HVAC, water distribution, refrigeration, and automotive.
Executives
Gregory L. Christopher officer: President - Standard Products 8285 TOURNAMENT DRIVE, SUITE 150, MEMPHIS TN 38125
John B Hansen officer: President, Mfg Operations 8285 TOURNAMENT DRIVE SUITE 150, MEMPHIS TN 38125
Gary S Gladstein director SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC, 888 SEVENTH AVE 3300, NEW YORK NY 10106
Elizabeth M Donovan director 400 E OHIO STREET, CHICAGO IL 60611
Jeffrey Andrew Martin officer: Vice President - Finance 8285 TOURNAMENT DRIVE, SUITE 150, MEMPHIS TN 38125
Steffen Sigloch officer: VP, Mfg and Engineering 8285 TOURNAMENT DRIVE, SUITE 150, MEMPHIS TN 38125
Scott Jay Goldman director 8285 TOURNAMENT DRIVE, SUITE 150, MEMPHIS TN 38125
Herzog Charles P Jr director 9581 FOX HILL CIRCLE SOUTH, GERMANTOWN TN 38139
William C. Drummond director 1395 BRICKELL AVENUE, MIAMI FL 33131
Anthony Steinriede officer: VP - Corporate Controller 8285 TOURNAMENT DRIVE, SUITE 150, MEMPHIS TN 38125
Gary Westermeyer officer: President, Refrigeration 8285 TOURNAMENT DRIVE, SUITE 150, MEMPHIS TN 38125
Gennaro J Fulvio director
Kristee Michelle Ford officer: Chief Information Officer 581 ROCKY JOE DRIVE, COLLIERVILLE TN 38017
Paul J Flaherty director C/O MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC., 8285 TOURNAMENT DRIVE SUITE 150, MEMPHIS TN 38125
Christopher Andrew Mitchell officer: President, Canadian Operations 198 PIONEER TOWER ROAD, KITCHENER A6 N2P 2H8