Operating Ratio
A standard industry term to set out in a percentange the relationship of total operating costs to total income. Example: If the total costs for a year are $385,000 and the total reveue for the same year is $400,000, then the operating ratio is 0.9625 (or 96.25%).
An OR greater than 1.0 represents and operating lose.
An OR less than 1.0 represents and operating profit.
An OR greater than 1.0 represents and operating lose.
An OR less than 1.0 represents and operating profit.