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RAM Active Media (LSE:RAM) Profitability Rank : 0 (As of Dec. 2012)


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What is RAM Active Media Profitability Rank?

RAM Active Media 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

RAM Active Media's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 was -230.95%. As of today, RAM Active Media's Piotroski F-Score is 0.


Competitive Comparison of RAM Active Media's Profitability Rank

For the Broadcasting subindustry, RAM Active Media'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.


RAM Active Media's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, RAM Active Media's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where RAM Active Media's Profitability Rank falls into.



RAM Active Media 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.

RAM Active Media 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.

RAM Active Media's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2012 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2012 )
=-1.806 / 0.782
=-230.95 %

* 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

RAM Active Media 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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RAM Active Media (LSE:RAM) Business Description

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RAM Active Media PLC is incorporated and domiciled in United Kingdom. The Company and its subsidiaries operate in the passenger information and communications systems and Digital out of Home advertising markets. It focuses on digital communication opportunities within the railway and the shopping mall sector within the UK.

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