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British & American Investment Trust (LSE:BAF) Profitability Rank : 2 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is British & American Investment Trust Profitability Rank?

British & American Investment Trust has the Profitability Rank of 2. It has had trouble to make a profit.

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.

British & American Investment Trust's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.00%. As of today, British & American Investment Trust's Piotroski F-Score is 7.


Competitive Comparison of British & American Investment Trust's Profitability Rank

For the Asset Management subindustry, British & American Investment Trust'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.


British & American Investment Trust's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, British & American Investment Trust's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where British & American Investment Trust's Profitability Rank falls into.


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British & American Investment Trust 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.

British & American Investment Trust has the Profitability Rank of 2. It has had trouble to make a profit.

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.

British & American Investment Trust'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 )
=0 / -2.562
=0.00 %

* 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 7, 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

British & American Investment Trust has an F-score of 7. 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.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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British & American Investment Trust Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
1 Chesham Street, Wessex House, London, GBR, SW1X 8ND
British & American Investment Trust PLC is a self-managed investment trust operating in the United Kingdom. The company's policy is to invest in investment trusts and other United Kingdom and United States quoted companies to achieve a balance of income and growth.