Below are the top five companies in the Computer Hardware industry as ranked by operating margin. A healthy operating margin is required for a company to pay for its fixed costs and generate cash.
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) had an operating margin of 29.3% in the last quarter on sales of $26.7 billion.
Stratasys (NASDAQ:SSYS) had an operating margin of 18.2% in the last quarter on sales of $33.8 million.
Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) had an operating margin of 12% in the last quarter on sales of $33.3 billion.
Diebold (NYSE:DBD) had an operating margin of 7.4% in the last quarter on sales of $748.6 million.
Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) had an operating margin of 7% in the last quarter on sales of $240.8 million.
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Source:http://www.zacks.com/research/get_news.php?id=059l5021
