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ERIC (Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson) Profitability Rank : 7 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson Profitability Rank?

Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson has the Profitability Rank of 7.

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

Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 9.17%. As of today, Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson's Piotroski F-Score is 6.


Competitive Comparison of Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson's Profitability Rank

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson'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.


Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson's Profitability Rank falls into.



Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson 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.

Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson has the Profitability Rank of 7.

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.

Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=554.209 / 6041.06
=9.17 %

* 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

Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson has an F-score of 6 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.

Good Sign:

Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson operating margin is expanding. Margin expansion is usually a good sign.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson Business Description

Address
Torshamnsgatan 21, Kista, Stockholm, SWE, SE-164 83
Ericsson provides telecom equipment and services that are primarily used to build and facilitate mobile networks through operations in three segments: networks, cloud and software services, and enterprises. The firm's customers have historically been primarily wireless carriers, but the firm is making a push to cater more to other enterprises as well, both as they try to take advantage of 5G capabilities and on other "as-a-service" communications platforms. The company also licenses its patents to handset manufacturers so their devices are compatible with wireless networks.