OPM (Operating Profit Margin)

Of every ₹100 of sales, how much is left after running the business.

Operating profit as a percentage of revenue — what survives after the costs of actually operating (materials, wages, power, freight), but before interest and tax.

It is the cleanest read on pricing power and cost control, because it strips out how the company is financed. A rising OPM over several years usually means the company can charge more, or produce more cheaply, than it used to.

Revenue ₹10,000 crore with operating profit ₹1,800 crore → OPM = 18%. Five years earlier the same business ran at 10%, so margins have genuinely improved.

Margins vary enormously by industry — a supermarket at 5% may be excellent and a software firm at 20% may be poor. Compare only against the same company's past and its direct competitors.

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