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Equatorial Resources (ASX:EQX) Profitability Rank : 3 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Equatorial Resources Profitability Rank?

Equatorial Resources has the Profitability Rank of 3. It has had trouble to make a profit.

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

Equatorial Resources's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was %. As of today, Equatorial Resources's Piotroski F-Score is 3.


Competitive Comparison of Equatorial Resources's Profitability Rank

For the Steel subindustry, Equatorial Resources'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.


Equatorial Resources's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Equatorial Resources's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

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



Equatorial Resources 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.

Equatorial Resources has the Profitability Rank of 3. It has had trouble to make a profit.

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.

Equatorial Resources'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 )
=-0.616 / 0
= %

* 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

Warning Sign:

Piotroski F-Score of 3 is low, which usually implies poor business operation.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1

Equatorial Resources has an F-score of 3. 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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Equatorial Resources Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
28 The Esplanade, Level 9, BGC Centre, Perth, WA, AUS, 6000
Equatorial Resources Ltd is an iron ore exploration and development company. The company's iron ore projects are located in the Republic of Congo (ROC). The company focuses on advancing its existing mineral resource assets in Africa, as well as searching for new opportunities in the resources sector. It operates the Badondo Iron Project located in the northwest region of the Republic of Congo. Central & West Africa hosts a regional distribution of undeveloped world-class high-grade iron ore deposits. It is comprised of the same rock type and similar geological formation as the Carajas System in South America.

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