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The European Smaller Trust (LSE:ESCT) Profitability Rank : 3 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is The European Smaller Trust Profitability Rank?

The European Smaller Trust has the Profitability Rank of 3. 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 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

The European Smaller Trust's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.00%. As of today, The European Smaller Trust's Piotroski F-Score is 4.


Competitive Comparison of The European Smaller Trust's Profitability Rank

For the Asset Management subindustry, The European Smaller 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.


The European Smaller Trust's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, The European Smaller Trust's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The European Smaller Trust's Profitability Rank falls into.



The European Smaller 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 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.

The European Smaller Trust has the Profitability Rank of 3. 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.

The European Smaller Trust's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=0 / 33.674
=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

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1

The European Smaller Trust has an F-score of 4 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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The European Smaller Trust (LSE:ESCT) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
201 Bishopsgate, London, GBR, EC2M 3AE
The European Smaller Companies Trust PLC, formerly TR European Growth Trust PLC is a United Kingdom-based investment company. Its investment objective is to achieve capital growth by investing predominantly in smaller and medium sized companies in Europe. According to its investment strategy, it maintains a diversified portfolio of equities and other investments for the long term. Its portfolio includes industrial goods, technology, financials, business providers, basic materials, consumer goods, retail providers and natural resource sectors.

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