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UPL (NSE:UPL) Profitability Rank : 9 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is UPL Profitability Rank?

UPL has the Profitability Rank of 9. It has a higher profitability and may stay that way.

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

UPL's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 7.91%. As of today, UPL's Piotroski F-Score is 4.


Competitive Comparison of UPL's Profitability Rank

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, UPL'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.


UPL's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, UPL's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

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



UPL 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.

UPL has the Profitability Rank of 9. It has a higher profitability and may stay that way.

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.

UPL's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=11140 / 140780
=7.91 %

* 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

UPL 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:

UPL Ltd operating margin has been in a 5-year decline. The average rate of decline per year is -10%.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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UPL (NSE:UPL) Business Description

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UPL House, 610 B/2, Bandra Village, Off Western Express Highway, Bandra (East), Mumbai, MH, IND, 400051
UPL Ltd is a global crop protection and seed company with product sales to the agricultural industry. The Company derives revenue primarily from sale of agro-chemicals, seeds and other products. The firm's crop protection portfolio includes fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, plant growth regulators rodenticides, and specialty crop chemicals. The firm's seed products consist of nutri-feeds, seeds, and seed treatment products. UPL competes on price with the manufacture and sale of generic products. UPL generates its revenue worldwide, with sales in over 120 countries, and derives the largest share of its revenue in India. The firm sells its products through a distribution network in each region.

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