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LBTYA (Liberty Global) Profitability Rank : 5 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Liberty Global Profitability Rank?

Liberty Global has the Profitability Rank of 5.

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.

Liberty Global's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 14.53%. As of today, Liberty Global's Piotroski F-Score is 6.


Competitive Comparison of Liberty Global's Profitability Rank

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Liberty Global'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.


Liberty Global's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Liberty Global's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Liberty Global's Profitability Rank falls into.


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Liberty Global 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.

Liberty Global has the Profitability Rank of 5.

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.

Liberty Global'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 )
=-205.2 / -1412.1
=14.53 %

* 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

Liberty Global 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.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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Liberty Global Business Description

Address
2 Church Street, Clarendon House, Hamilton, BMU, HM 11
Liberty Global is a holding company with interests in several telecom companies in the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Ireland, and Slovakia. Liberty owns the main cable network in each of these geographies, and has pursued a strategy since 2016 to merge or partner with mobile-network operators to be able to offer converged services. Liberty also owns minority stakes in other media, entertainment, and cloud companies.
Executives
Marisa D Drew director 161 HAMMERSMITH ROAD, LONDON X0 XO
Daniel E. Sanchez director C/O DISCOVERY, INC., 8403 COLESVILLE ROAD, SILVER SPRING MD 20910
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 10 percent owner 3555 FARNAM STREET, OMAHA NE 68131
Warren E Buffett 10 percent owner 3555 FARNAM ST, STE 1440, OMAHA NE 68131
Andrea Salvato officer: SVP, CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 161 HAMMERSMITH ROAD, LONDON X0 W6 8BS
Enrique Rodriguez officer: EVP, Chief Technology Officer C/O LIBERTY GLOBAL, INC., 1550 WEWATTA STREET STE 1000, DENVER CO 80202
John C Malone director, 10 percent owner 12300 LIBERTY BLVD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Jason Waldron officer: SVP & CAO 1550 WEWATTA STREET STE 1000, DENVER CO 80202
J David Wargo director C/O WARGO & CO, 712 FIFTH AVENUE 41ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Paul A Gould director 711 FIFTH AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Cole John P Jr director 1919 PENNSYLVANIA AVE N.W., STE 200, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Bernard G Dvorak officer: EVP & Co-CFO C/O LIBERTY GLOBAL, INC., 12300 LIBERTY BOULEVARD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Diederik Karsten officer: EVP, European BB Ops C/O LIBERTY GLOBAL, INC., 12300 LIBERTY BOULEVARD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
J C Sparkman director 201 EAST SANDPOINTE, 8TH FLOOR, SANTA ANA CA 92707
Miranda Curtis director C/O LIBERTY GLOBAL, INC., 1550 WEWATTA STREET STE 1000, DENVER CO 80202