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CoSine Communications (CoSine Communications) Profitability Rank : 0 (As of Dec. 2009)


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What is CoSine Communications Profitability Rank?

CoSine Communications has the Profitability Rank of 0.

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

CoSine Communications's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2009 was %. As of today, CoSine Communications's Piotroski F-Score is 0.


Competitive Comparison of CoSine Communications's Profitability Rank

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, CoSine Communications'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.


CoSine Communications's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, CoSine Communications's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

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



CoSine Communications 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.

CoSine Communications has the Profitability Rank of 0.

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.

CoSine Communications's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2009 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2009 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2009 )
=-0.738 / 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

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

CoSine Communications has an F-score of 0. 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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CoSine Communications (CoSine Communications) Business Description

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Cosine Communications develops and markets switches and software used telecom service providers to manage their data communication networks. Carriers use CoSine's switches to incorporate virtual private networks, firewalls, virtual routing, secure broadband connections, and similar services into their service offerings. CoSine's software helps to manage the functions of the equipment.
Executives
Jack L Howard director 182 FARMERS LANE, STE 101, SANTA ROSA CA 95405
Charles J Abbe director 2445 WESTSIDE ROAD HEALDSBURG CA 95448
Steel Partners Holdings L.p. 10 percent owner 590 MADISON AVENUE, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Warren G Lichtenstein 10 percent owner C/O STEEL PARTNERS II L P, 590 MADISON AVENUE, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Steel Partners Llc 10 percent owner 590 MADISON AVENUE, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Steel Partners Ii Lp 10 percent owner 590 MADISON AVENUE, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Steel Partners Llc 10 percent owner 590 MADISON AVENUE, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Handy & Harman Ltd. 10 percent owner 590 MADISON AVENUE, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Whx Cs Corp. 10 percent owner 555 THEODORE FREMD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10580
Emh Howard Llc other: See Explanation of Responses 590 MADISON AVENUE, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Steel Partners Ii Master Fund L.p. 10 percent owner C/O MORGAN STANLEY FND SVCS LTD (CAYMAN), CRICKET SQ 2ND FL HUTCHINS DR PO BX 2681, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-1111
George Weaver Haywood other: 10% Owner prior to 10/26/05 CARE OF CRONIN AND VRIS, LLP, 380 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
R David Spreng director 3800 FIRST BANK PL, P O BOX 357, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402

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