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HKBN (HKBNY) Profitability Rank : 7 (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is HKBN Profitability Rank?

HKBN has the Profitability Rank of 7.

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way. It is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %
2. Piotroski F-Score
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank

HKBN's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 7.37%. As of today, HKBN's Piotroski F-Score is 4.


Competitive Comparison of HKBN's Profitability Rank

For the Telecom Services subindustry, HKBN's Profitability Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and Profitability Rank 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.


HKBN's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, HKBN's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where HKBN's Profitability Rank falls into.



HKBN Profitability Rank Calculation

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way.

The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.

HKBN has the Profitability Rank of 7.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability Rank is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %

Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

HKBN's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Feb. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Feb. 2024 )
=54.719 / 742.68
=7.37 %

* 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.

2. Piotroski F-Score

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1

HKBN has an F-score of 4 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.

Warning Sign:

HKBN Ltd operating margin has been in a 5-year decline. The average rate of decline per year is -15.3%.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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HKBN (HKBNY) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
18 Kin Hong Street, 12th Floor, Trans Asia Centre, Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong, HKG
HKBN Ltd is a telecommunications company. The company derives revenue from broadband Internet services and voice services to both residential and enterprise customers. The principal activities of the Group are (i) provision of fixed telecommunications network services, international telecommunications services, and mobile services to residential and enterprise customers in Hong Kong, (ii) system integration services, (iii) product sales, and (iv) marketing and distribution of computer hardware and software, telecommunication products, office automation products and the provision of related services. The company has two segments Telecom and technology solutions (Hong Kong) and Telecom and technology solutions (non-Hong Kong) and the majority of its revenue is generated from Hong Kong.

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