Scout Security (ASX:SCT) Profitability Rank: 0 (As of Dec. 2025)

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What is Scout Security Profitability Rank?

Scout Security has the Profitability Rank of 0.

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.

Scout Security's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was -305.56%. As of today, Scout Security's Piotroski F-Score is 3.


Scout Security Profitability Rank Related Terms


ASX:SCT vs ALLE, MSA, ADT: Profitability Rank Comparison

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, Scout Security'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.


Scout Security Profitability Rank vs Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Scout Security's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

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



Scout Security 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.

Scout Security has the Profitability Rank of 0.

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.

Scout Security's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2025 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2025 )
=-1.21 / 0.396
=-305.56 %

* 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

Scout Security 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.

Warning Sign:

Scout Security Ltd operating margin has been in a 5-year decline. The average rate of decline per year is -13.7%.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


Scout Security Business Description

Address 210 George Street, Level 8, Sydney, WA, AUS, 2000
Scout Security Ltd is an Australian firm that sells the Scout alarm, a self-installed, wireless home security system. Its product includes Scout Hub, Door Panel, Motion Sensor, Access Sensor, Scout Indoor Camera, Scout Video Doorbell, Keypad, Water Sensor, Smart Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detector, Glass Break Sensor, and Door Lock. The firm operates in one segment, being home security services in the USA. The Key revenue is derived from the USA. The company operates in the United States and Australia, with the majority of its revenue generated from the United States.