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Preformed Line Products Co (Preformed Line Products Co) Profitability Rank : 9 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Preformed Line Products Co Profitability Rank?

Preformed Line Products Co 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

Preformed Line Products Co's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.77%. As of today, Preformed Line Products Co's Piotroski F-Score is 8.


Competitive Comparison of Preformed Line Products Co's Profitability Rank

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Preformed Line Products 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.


Preformed Line Products Co's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Preformed Line Products Co's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Preformed Line Products Co's Profitability Rank falls into.



Preformed Line Products 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.

Preformed Line Products Co 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.

Preformed Line Products Co'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 )
=6.946 / 145.603
=4.77 %

* 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

Preformed Line Products Co 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.

Good Sign:

Preformed Line Products Co operating margin is expanding. Margin expansion is usually a good sign.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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Preformed Line Products Co (Preformed Line Products Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
660 Beta Drive, Mayfield Village, Cleveland, OH, USA, 44143
Preformed Line Products Co is a designer and manufacturer of products and systems for constructing and maintaining overhead and underground networks for energy, telecommunication, cable operators, data communication, and other industries. In addition, it provides solar hardware systems and mounting hardware for a variety of solar power applications. Its products consist of Energy Products, Communications Products, and Special Industries Products. The company's majority of the revenue is derived from the sale of products in the United States with operations also in The Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Asia-Pacific. The revenue gets driven by Energy products which comprise protecting transmission conductors, spacers, spacer-dampers, and Stockbridge dampers.
Executives
Michael E Gibbons director 15885 SPRAGUE RD, STRONGSVILLE OH 44136-1799
Katherine E. Wensink 10 percent owner 600 SUPERIOR AVENUE, EAST, SUITE 2100, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Barbara P Ruhlman Irrevocable Trust Dated 7/29/08 10 percent owner P.O. BOX 91129, CLEVELAND OH 44101
Barbara P Ruhlman Revocable Trust Dated 9/21/16 10 percent owner 660 BETA DRIVE, MAYFIELD VILLAGE OH 44143
Randall M Ruhlman 10 percent owner C/O PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS, PO BOX 91129, CLEVELAND OH 44101
Robert G Ruhlman director, 10 percent owner C/O BAKER HOSTETLER LLP, 1900 EAST NINTH ST, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Third Restatement Of Barbara P. Ruhlman Trust Agreement, Dated November 20, 2008 10 percent owner C/O MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC, 600 SUPERIOR AVENUE, EAST SUITE 2100, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Bernard L. Karr 10 percent owner 600 SUPERIOR AVENUE, EAST, SUITE 2100, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Andrew S Klaus officer: CFO 660 BETA DRIVE, MAYFIELD VILLAGE OH 44143
John J Olenik officer: VP-Research & Engineering 660 BETA DRIVE, MAYFIELD VILLAGE OH 44143
Timothy O'shaughnessy officer: V.P. Human Resources 660 BETA DR, MAYFIELD VILLAGE OH 44143
Curlee J Cecil Jr officer: V.P. - Human Resources C/O PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS, PO BOX 91129, CLEVELAND OH 44101
C Sunkle David officer: VP-Research & Engineering P.O. BOX 91129, CLEVELAND OH 44101
Michael A Weisbarth officer: VP-Finance & Treasurer 660 BETA DRIVE, MAYFIELD VILLAGE OH 44143
Barbara P Ruhlman 10 percent owner C/O BAKER HOSTETLER LLP, 1900 EAST NINTH ST, CLEVELAND OH 44114

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