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Electro Rent (Electro Rent) Profitability Rank : 0 (As of Feb. 2016)


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What is Electro Rent Profitability Rank?

Electro Rent 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

Electro Rent's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2016 was 4.33%. As of today, Electro Rent's Piotroski F-Score is 0.


Competitive Comparison of Electro Rent's Profitability Rank

For the Rental & Leasing Services subindustry, Electro Rent'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.


Electro Rent's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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



Electro Rent 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.

Electro Rent 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.

Electro Rent's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2016 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Feb. 2016 ) / Revenue (Q: Feb. 2016 )
=1.712 / 39.498
=4.33 %

* 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

Electro Rent 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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Electro Rent (Electro Rent) Business Description

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Electro Rent Corp was incorporated in California in 1965 and became a publicly held corporation in 1980. The Company rental, lease and sells of new and used electronic test and measurement equipment. The Company purchases that equipment from manufacturers such as Agilent and Tektronix primarily for use by its customers in the aerospace, telecommunications, defense, electronics, industrial and semiconductor industries. The Company data products division provides personal computers and servers from manufacturers including Dell, HP/Compaq, IBM, Toshiba and Apple. It has also expanded its rental, lease and sale of electrical test and inspection equipment used in the industrial industry, which includes electrical contractors and utility companies and their related support services providers. The Company's competitors in the North American T&M rental area include McGrath Rent Corp., Continental Resources, Test Equity and Microlease PLC. It competes for rental business with Microlease plc and Livingston Group Ltd. in Europe and Orix Corporation in Asia.
Executives
James S Pignatelli director 2300 E SLINGSHOT WAY, KAMAS UT 84036
Theodore E Guth director 6060 SEPULVEDA BOULEVARD, VAN NUYS CA 91411
Joseph J Kearns director C/O ELECTRO RENT CORP, 6060 SEPULVEDA BLVD, VAN NUYS CA 91411
Platinum Equity Llc 10 percent owner 360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Tom Gores 10 percent owner C/O PLATINUM EQUITY, 360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE, SOUTH BUILDING, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Platinum Equity Investment Holdings Iii, Llc 10 percent owner C/O PLATINUM EQUITY ADVISORS, LLC, 360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE, SOUTH BUILDING, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Platinum Equity Partners Iii, Llc 10 percent owner C/O PLATINUM EQUITY ADVISORS, LLC, 360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE, SOUTH BUILDING, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
S Lee Kling director 1401 S BRENTWOOD BLVD, ST LOUIS MO 63144

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