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Balmer Lawrie (BOM:523319) Profitability Rank : 8 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Balmer Lawrie Profitability Rank?

Balmer Lawrie 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

Balmer Lawrie's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 13.18%. As of today, Balmer Lawrie's Piotroski F-Score is 7.


Competitive Comparison of Balmer Lawrie's Profitability Rank

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Balmer Lawrie'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.


Balmer Lawrie's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Balmer Lawrie's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

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



Balmer Lawrie 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.

Balmer Lawrie 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.

Balmer Lawrie's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=760.345 / 5766.885
=13.18 %

* 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 7, 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

Balmer Lawrie has an F-score of 7. 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.

Warning Sign:

Balmer Lawrie & Co Ltd operating margin has been in a 5-year decline. The average rate of decline per year is -8.3%.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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Balmer Lawrie (BOM:523319) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Netaji Subhas Road, No. 21, Kolkata, WB, IND, 700 001
Balmer Lawrie & Co Ltd operates through various segments namely Industrial Packaging, Logistics Infrastructure, Logistic Services, Travel and Vacations, Greases and Lubricants, and Others. The company generates a majority of its revenue from the Industrial Packaging segment followed by Logistic Services.

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