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Gestetner of Ceylon (COL:GEST.N0000) Profitability Rank : 0 (As of . 20)


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What is Gestetner of Ceylon Profitability Rank?

Gestetner of Ceylon 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 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

Gestetner of Ceylon's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in . 20 was %. As of today, Gestetner of Ceylon's Piotroski F-Score is 0.


Competitive Comparison of Gestetner of Ceylon's Profitability Rank

For the Business Equipment & Supplies subindustry, Gestetner of Ceylon'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.


Gestetner of Ceylon's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Gestetner of Ceylon's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Gestetner of Ceylon's Profitability Rank falls into.



Gestetner of Ceylon 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.

Gestetner of Ceylon 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.

Gestetner of Ceylon's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in . 20 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: . 20 ) / Revenue (Q: . 20 )
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* 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

Gestetner of Ceylon 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


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Gestetner of Ceylon (COL:GEST.N0000) Business Description

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Address
No. 248, Vauxhall Street, Gestetner Centre, Colombo, LKA, 02
Gestetner of Ceylon PLC is an office automation solution provider in Sri Lanka. Its products include office printing, office software, and production printing marketed under the Ricoh brand; notebooks and desktops under the Fujitsu brand; projectors under the Benq brand; Smart interactive panel under the QOC brand; and cash counting and sorting machines under the G+D brand. It operates in two geographical segments-domestic and export sales.

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