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Location Based Technologies (Location Based Technologies) Profitability Rank : 0 (As of May. 2015)


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What is Location Based Technologies Profitability Rank?

Location Based Technologies 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

Location Based Technologies's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in May. 2015 was -78.08%. As of today, Location Based Technologies's Piotroski F-Score is 0.


Competitive Comparison of Location Based Technologies's Profitability Rank

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Location Based Technologies'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.


Location Based Technologies's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Location Based Technologies's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Location Based Technologies's Profitability Rank falls into.



Location Based Technologies 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.

Location Based Technologies 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.

Location Based Technologies's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in May. 2015 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: May. 2015 ) / Revenue (Q: May. 2015 )
=-0.431 / 0.552
=-78.08 %

* 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

Location Based Technologies 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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Location Based Technologies (Location Based Technologies) Business Description

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7545 Irvine Center Drive, Suite 200, Irvine, CA, USA, 92618
Location Based Technologies Inc is engaged in supplying fleet trackers, a small, affordable, fully sealed vehicle tracking system (combined GPS, wireless, and WiFi technology) designed to track and display vehicles and other mobile assets on the go. It is designed to be quickly installed and features easy-to-use user interfaces, including browser and apps. Its product offering includes PocketFinder. The company generates revenue from Device Sales and Services.

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