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Gentex (Gentex) Profitability Rank : 9 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Gentex Profitability Rank?

Gentex has the Profitability Rank of 9. 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

Gentex's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 22.54%. As of today, Gentex's Piotroski F-Score is 8.


Competitive Comparison of Gentex's Profitability Rank

For the Auto Parts subindustry, Gentex'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.


Gentex's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Gentex's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

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



Gentex 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.

Gentex has the Profitability Rank of 9. 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.

Gentex'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 )
=132.774 / 589.132
=22.54 %

* 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 8, 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

Gentex has an F-score of 8. 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:

Gentex Corp operating margin has been in a 5-year decline. The average rate of decline per year is -6%.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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Gentex (Gentex) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
600 North Centennial Street, Zeeland, MI, USA, 49464
Gentex was founded in 1974 to produce smoke-detection equipment. The company sold its first glare-control interior mirror in 1982 and its first model using electrochromic technology in 1987. Automotive revenue is about 98% of total revenue. The company is constantly developing new applications for the technology to remain on top. Sales in 2022 totaled about $1.9 billion with 44.2 million mirrors shipped. The unit mix breaks out as 65% interior and 35% exterior, versus about 32% exterior in 2020. The company is based in Zeeland, Michigan.
Executives
Anderson Joseph B Jr director MERITOR, INC., 2135 WEST MAPLE ROAD, TROY MI 48084-7186
Kathleen Starkoff director 4304 SUNBURY ROAD, GALENA OH 43021-9318
Gary F Goode director 2801 EAST BELTLINE, N.E., GRAND RAPIDS MI 49525
James A Hollars director 23880 MESSINA COURT, BONITA SPRINGS FL 34134
Richard O Schaum director 388 WARREN COURT, BIRMINGHAM MI 48009
Neil Boehm officer: Chief Technology Officer 600 N. CENTENNIAL STREET, ZEELAND MI 49464
Scott P Ryan officer: General Counsel 7592 KIRKWOOD TRAIL SE, ALTO MI 49302
Steven R Downing officer: Chief Financial Officer 14814 CREEK EDGE DRIVE, HOLLAND MI 49424
James H Wallace director 2625 WYNDBEND BLVD, POWELL OH 43065
John A Mulder director 16680 LYONHURST CIRCLE, NORTHVILLE MI 48167
Ling Zang director 6291 SHENANDOAH PARK AVE, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84121
Matthew Chiodo officer: Vice President of Sales 600 N. CENTENNIAL STREET, ZEELAND MI 49464
Kevin C Nash officer: Chief Accounting Officer 2608 104TH AVENUE, ZEELAND MI 49464
Frederick A Sotok director
Brian C Walker director