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Lazard (Lazard) Profitability Rank : 8 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Lazard Profitability Rank?

Lazard 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

Lazard's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 10.32%. As of today, Lazard's Piotroski F-Score is 4.


Competitive Comparison of Lazard's Profitability Rank

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Lazard'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.


Lazard's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Lazard's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lazard 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.

Lazard 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.

Lazard'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 )
=84.474 / 818.837
=10.32 %

* 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

Lazard has an F-score of 4 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

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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Lazard (Lazard) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
2 Church Street, Clarendon House, Hamilton, BMU, HM11
Lazard has a storied history that can be traced back to 1848. The company's revenue is nearly equally split between financial advisory, such as acquisition and restructuring advisory, and asset management. The company's asset management business is primarily equities (over 80% of assets under management), has an international focus, and is geared toward institutional clients. By geography, the company earns approximately 60% of revenue in the Americas, 35% in EMEA, and 5% in Asia-Pacific. Lazard has offices across more than 20 countries and over 3,000 employees.
Executives
Michael Gathy officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O LAZARD LTD, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Christian A. Weideman officer: General Counsel C/O APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, INC., 9 WEST 57TH STREET, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Alexander F. Stern officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O LAZARD LTD, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10020
Mary Ann Betsch officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O LAZARD LTD, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Lewis William M Jr director 9 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Scott D Hoffman officer: General Counsel C/O LAZARD LLC, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10020
Dominick Ragone officer: Chief Accounting Officer 767 5TH AVENUE, SUITE 4700, NEW YORK NY 10153
Ann-kristin Achleitner director THE PRIESTLEY CENTRE, 10 PRIESTLEY RD, SURREY RESEARCH PARK, GUILDFORD, SURREY X0 GU2 7XY
Ashish Bhutani director, officer: CEO of Lazard Asset Management
Peter Richard Orszag officer: CEO of Financial Advisory 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, LAZARD, NEW YORK NY 10112
Alexandra Soto officer: Exec Human Capital & Workplace C/O LAZARD LTD, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Iris Knobloch director ONE TIME WARNER CENTER, NEW YORK NY 10019
Evan L Russo officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O LAZARD LTD, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Michelle Jarrard director C/O LAZARD LTD, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Sylvia Jay director 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10020

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