PRGNF (Paragon Shipping) Profitability Rank: 0 (As of Dec. 2016)

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What is Paragon Shipping Profitability Rank?

Paragon Shipping 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.

Paragon Shipping's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2016 was %. As of today, Paragon Shipping's Piotroski F-Score is 0.


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Paragon Shipping Profitability Rank vs Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Paragon Shipping's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

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



Paragon Shipping 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.

Paragon Shipping 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.

Paragon Shipping's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2016 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2016 )
=0 / 0
= %

* 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

Paragon Shipping 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


Paragon Shipping Business Description

Address 15 Karamanli Avenue, Voula, GRC, 166 73
Paragon Shipping Inc is based in Greece but incorporated in the Marshall Islands, Paragon Shipping owns and operates medium-size dry-bulk ships and rents these assets through multiyear agreements. Paragon outsources its ship management to Allseas, a third-party company. Founded in 2006, the company has expanded to 12 ships from its original six, with plans to continue fleet additions.