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Afrimat (JSE:AFT) Profitability Rank : 10 (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is Afrimat Profitability Rank?

Afrimat has the Profitability Rank of 10. It has a higher profitability and may stay that way.

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

Afrimat's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 20.17%. As of today, Afrimat's Piotroski F-Score is 6.


Competitive Comparison of Afrimat's Profitability Rank

For the Building Materials subindustry, Afrimat'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.


Afrimat's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Afrimat's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

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



Afrimat 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.

Afrimat has the Profitability Rank of 10. It has a higher profitability and may stay that way.

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.

Afrimat'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 )
=653.469 / 3239.606
=20.17 %

* 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

Afrimat has an F-score of 6 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.

Good Sign:

Afrimat Ltd operating margin is expanding. Margin expansion is usually a good sign.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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Afrimat (JSE:AFT) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Corner Willie van Schoor Avenue and Old Oak Road, Tyger Valley Office Park No. 2, Tyger Valley, Bellville, WC, ZAF, 7530
Afrimat Ltd is a South Africa-based company. It operates in three segments: Construction Materials, which comprises aggregates, concrete-based products, and contracting operations; Industrial Minerals segment consists mainly of the sale of limestone, dolomite, and industrial sand; Bulk Commodities segment includes iron ore and anthracite; and Services segment consists of Group shared services including IT services, consulting services, etc. It operates in a single geographical segment, which is the African region.