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Laugfs Gas (COL:LGL.N0000) Profitability Rank : 4 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Laugfs Gas Profitability Rank?

Laugfs Gas has the Profitability Rank of 4.

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

Laugfs Gas's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 10.37%. As of today, Laugfs Gas's Piotroski F-Score is 5.


Competitive Comparison of Laugfs Gas's Profitability Rank

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Laugfs Gas'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.


Laugfs Gas's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Laugfs Gas's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Laugfs Gas's Profitability Rank falls into.



Laugfs Gas 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.

Laugfs Gas has the Profitability Rank of 4.

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.

Laugfs Gas'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 )
=759.919 / 7326.755
=10.37 %

* 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

Laugfs Gas has an F-score of 5 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

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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Laugfs Gas (COL:LGL.N0000) Business Description

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No. 101, Maya Avenue, Colombo, LKA, 06
Laugfs Gas PLC is engaged in the sale of liquefied petroleum gas. The company offers LPG for industrial, commercial and domestic purposes in Sri Lanka. It operates through the following business segments: Energy, Property, and Transportation & Logistics segment. It generates the majority of revenue from the Energy segment. The energy segment includes the Selling of Liquefied Petroleum Gas and other related products. The property segment includes the Operation of a commercial property given on rent at Kirullapone. Transportation & Logistics segment includes the Operation of vessels and providing marine cargo services and the Operation of an LPG storage terminal. Geographically it operates in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, out of which the majority is from Sri Lanka.

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