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Argentina Lithium & Energy (TSXV:LIT) Profitability Rank : 2 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Argentina Lithium & Energy Profitability Rank?

Argentina Lithium & Energy has the Profitability Rank of 2. It has had trouble to make a profit.

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

Argentina Lithium & Energy's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was %. As of today, Argentina Lithium & Energy's Piotroski F-Score is 2.


Competitive Comparison of Argentina Lithium & Energy's Profitability Rank

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Argentina Lithium & Energy'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.


Argentina Lithium & Energy's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Argentina Lithium & Energy's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Argentina Lithium & Energy's Profitability Rank falls into.



Argentina Lithium & Energy 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.

Argentina Lithium & Energy has the Profitability Rank of 2. It has had trouble to make a profit.

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.

Argentina Lithium & Energy's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-6.721 / 0
= %

* 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

Warning Sign:

Piotroski F-Score of 2 is low, which usually implies poor business operation.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Argentina Lithium & Energy has an F-score of 2. It is a bad or low score, which usually implies poor business operation.

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


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Argentina Lithium & Energy (TSXV:LIT) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
837 West Hastings Street, Suite 312, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 3N6
Argentina Lithium & Energy Corp is a natural resource company engaged in the acquisition and exploration of resource properties in the Americas and Argentina. Some of its projects are the Antofalla lithium project; Rincon West and the Incahuasi Lithium project.
Executives
David Andrew Terry Director

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