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AFBOF (African Rainbow Minerals) Profitability Rank : 6 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is African Rainbow Minerals Profitability Rank?

African Rainbow Minerals has the Profitability Rank of 6.

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way. It is rated on a scale of 1 to 10 and 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

A higher score indicates superior profitability, with companies rated 7 or above considered to have more robust and sustainable profit generation. Conversely, a score of 3 or lower suggests challenges in generating consistent profits.

African Rainbow Minerals's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was -7.59%. As of today, African Rainbow Minerals's Piotroski F-Score is 4.


Competitive Comparison of African Rainbow Minerals's Profitability Rank

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, African Rainbow Minerals'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.


African Rainbow Minerals's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, African Rainbow Minerals's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where African Rainbow Minerals's Profitability Rank falls into.


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African Rainbow Minerals Profitability Rank Calculation

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way.

The rank is rated on a scale of 1 to 10. A higher score indicates superior profitability, with companies rated 7 or above considered to have more robust and sustainable profit generation. Conversely, a score of 3 or lower suggests challenges in generating consistent profits.

African Rainbow Minerals has the Profitability Rank of 6.

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.

African Rainbow Minerals's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-23.767 / 313.203
=-7.59 %

* 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

African Rainbow Minerals 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.

Warning Sign:

African Rainbow Minerals Ltd operating margin has been in a 5-year decline. The average rate of decline per year is -37.5%.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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African Rainbow Minerals Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
29 Impala Road, ARM House, Chislehurston, Sandton, GT, ZAF, 2196
African Rainbow Minerals Ltd is a South African diversified mining and minerals company. The group has various operating divisions: ARM Platinum (which includes platinum group metals and nickel), ARM Ferrous, ARM Coal and ARM Corporate (which includes Machadodorp Works, Corporate, Gold and other). It derives maximum revenue from South Africa and has its presence in Europe, Americas and Far and Middle East.