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Jun 19
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According to Google finance BP stock analysis, BP had an operating margin of 10.74% in 2009. In 2010 BP operating margin was 12.91%.
BP Net profit margin for the same period was 6.81% in 2009 and 8.32% in 2010.
BP itself admits, It is hard to predict BP operating margins because they are affected by
- Seasonal demand patterns
- The ever changing price of oil.
- Geo politics