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Lion Brewery Ceylon (COL:LION.N0000) Profitability Rank : 9 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Lion Brewery Ceylon Profitability Rank?

Lion Brewery Ceylon has the Profitability Rank of 9. 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 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.

Lion Brewery Ceylon's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 15.26%. As of today, Lion Brewery Ceylon's Piotroski F-Score is 8.


Competitive Comparison of Lion Brewery Ceylon's Profitability Rank

For the Beverages - Brewers subindustry, Lion Brewery 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.


Lion Brewery Ceylon's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Beverages - Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Lion Brewery Ceylon's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lion Brewery Ceylon's Profitability Rank falls into.


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Lion Brewery 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 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.

Lion Brewery Ceylon has the Profitability Rank of 9. 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.

Lion Brewery Ceylon's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=4751.827 / 31138.572
=15.26 %

* 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 8, 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

Lion Brewery Ceylon has an F-score of 8. 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.

Good Sign:

Lion Brewery Ceylon PLC operating margin is expanding. Margin expansion is usually a good sign.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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Lion Brewery Ceylon Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 254, Colombo Road, Biyagama, LKA
Lion Brewery Ceylon PLC is a Sri Lanka-based company engaged in the business of brewing and marketing beers. In addition, the company also provides contract brewing services. Its products include Lion Lager, Lion Stout, Carlsberg, Carlsberg Special Brew, Three Coins, Ryder's Wild Apple, and others.

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