Maistro (LSE:MAIS) Profitability Rank: 0 (As of Dec. 2018)

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What is Maistro Profitability Rank?

Maistro 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 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.

Maistro's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 was -183.49%. As of today, Maistro's Piotroski F-Score is 4.

Maistro Profitability Rank Related Terms

LSE:MAIS vs LKCO, LIVC: Profitability Rank Comparison

For the Software - Application subindustry, Maistro'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.

Maistro Profitability Rank vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Maistro's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

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


Maistro 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.

Maistro 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.

Maistro's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2018 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2018 )
=-1.662182 / 0.905879
=-183.49 %

* 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

Maistro 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.

Warning Sign:

Maistro PLC operating margin has been in 5-year decline. The average rate of decline per year is -8.2%.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank

Maistro Business Description

Address 3 Babbage Way, 1A, Grow On Building, Science Park, Clyst Honiton, Exeter, Devon, GBR, EX5 2FN
Maistro PLC is a UK-based company that operates a cloud-based enterprise services platform designed to streamline the procurement of business services for organizations. Its platform combines software and managed services to support an end-to-end process covering sourcing, supplier shortlisting, contract and project management, payment processing, and reporting. The company serves buyers of business services as well as service providers, generating revenue through buyer plans, premium services, market intelligence tools, service provider subscriptions, and project-based fees. Its operations are focused primarily on the United Kingdom and the United States. The business is organized around its provision of services segment, which encompasses both the technology platform and the associated managed services that help clients reduce inefficiency and waste in traditional purchasing of business services.