CLIRF (Clearford Water Systems) Profitability Rank: 0 (As of Sep. 2021)

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What is Clearford Water Systems Profitability Rank?

Clearford Water Systems 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.

Clearford Water Systems's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 was -13.02%. As of today, Clearford Water Systems's Piotroski F-Score is 0.


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CLIRF vs WM, RSG, WCN: Profitability Rank Comparison

For the Waste Management subindustry, Clearford Water Systems's Profitability Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and Profitability Rank data, can be viewed below:

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Clearford Water Systems Profitability Rank vs Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Clearford Water Systems's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

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Clearford Water Systems 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.

Clearford Water Systems 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.

Clearford Water Systems's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2021 ) / Revenue (Q: Sep. 2021 )
=-0.461 / 3.54
=-13.02 %

* 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

Clearford Water Systems has an F-score of 0. 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


Clearford Water Systems Business Description

Address 515 Legget Drive, Suite 100, Ottawa, ON, CAN, K2K 3G4
Clearford Water Systems Inc provides unified water infrastructure solutions. The company is the developer of the Clearford One system, which is a combination of the company's ClearDigest Smart Digester, Small Bore Sewer (SBS) technology, a watertight small diameter wastewater collection system, SBS ClearConvey, and ClearRecover, a wastewater treatment facility-based on the processed influent. It operates through two segments namely Clearford One and UV Pure. The company generates revenue through a sale in various countries such as Canada, the United States of America, India, South America, and other countries. It derives maximum revenue from the Clearford One segment.