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Best Buy Co (Best Buy Co) Profitability Rank

: 8 (As of Jan. 2024)
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Best Buy Co has the Profitability Rank of 8. 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

Best Buy Co's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 4.98%. As of today, Best Buy Co's Piotroski F-Score is 7.


Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Best Buy Co'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.


Best Buy Co Profitability Rank Distribution

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Best Buy Co's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Best Buy Co's Profitability Rank falls into.



Best Buy Co 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.

Best Buy Co has the Profitability Rank of 8. 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.

Best Buy Co's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Jan. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=730 / 14646
=4.98 %

* 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

Good Sign:

Piotroski F-Score is 7, indicates a very healthy situation.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Best Buy Co has an F-score of 7. It is a good or high score, which usually indicates a very healthy situation.

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

Warning Sign:

Best Buy Co Inc operating margin has been in a 5-year decline. The average rate of decline per year is -2.8%.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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Best Buy Co (Best Buy Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
7601 Penn Avenue South, Richfield, MN, USA, 55423
With $46.3 billion in consolidated fiscal 2023 sales, Best Buy is the largest pure-play consumer electronics retailer in the U.S., boasting roughly 8.5% share of the U.S. market and north of 35% share of offline sales, per our calculations, CTA, and Euromonitor data. The firm generates the bulk of its sales in-store, with mobile phones and tablets, computers, and appliances representing its three largest categories. Recent investments in e-commerce fulfillment, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, have seen the U.S. e-commerce channel roughly double from prepandemic levels, with management estimating that it will represent a mid-30% proportion of sales moving forward.
Executives
Richard M Schulze 10 percent owner BEST BUY CO INC, 7075 FLYING CLOUD DRIVE, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344
Todd G. Hartman officer: GC, Chief Risk/Comp Officer 7601 PENN AVENUE SOUTH, RICHFIELD MN 55423
David C Kimbell director 8410 W. BRYN MAWR, CHICAGO IL 60631
Kathleen Scarlett officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 7601 PENN AVE S, RICHFIELD MN 55423
Jason J Bonfig officer: Chief Merchandising Officer 7601 PENN AVENUE SOUTH, RICHFIELD MN 55423
Matthew M Bilunas officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O BEST BUY CO., INC., 7601 PENN AVENUE SOUTH, RICHFIELD MN 55423
Barry Corie S officer: CFO 7601 PENN AVE S., RICHFIELD MN 55423
Mathew Watson officer: VP, Finance - Contr. & CAO 7601 PENN AVENUE SOUTH, RICHFIELD MN 55423
Damien Harmon officer: Pres., Omnichannel Ops & Serv 7601 PENN AVENUE SOUTH, RICHFIELD MN 55423
Sima Sistani director 675 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10010
Melinda D Whittington director THREE LAKES DRIVE, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Deborah Disanzo officer: President, Best Buy Health 7601 PENN AVENUE SOUTH, RICHFIELD MN 55423
Allison Peterson officer: Chief Customer Officer 7601 PENN AVENUE SOUTH, RICHFIELD MN 55423
Brian A Tilzer officer: Chief Digital & Tech Officer CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM11
Mark A Irvin officer: Chief Supply Chain Officer 7601 PENN AVENUE, RICHFIELD MN 55423

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