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Horiba (TSE:6856) Profitability Rank : 10 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Horiba Profitability Rank?

Horiba has the Profitability Rank of 10. 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

Horiba's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 20.91%. As of today, Horiba's Piotroski F-Score is 6.


Competitive Comparison of Horiba's Profitability Rank

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Horiba'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.


Horiba's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Horiba 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.

Horiba has the Profitability Rank of 10. 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.

Horiba'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 )
=18797 / 89879
=20.91 %

* 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

Horiba has an F-score of 6 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.

Good Sign:

Horiba Ltd operating margin is expanding. Margin expansion is usually a good sign.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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Horiba (TSE:6856) Business Description

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2, Miyanohigashi-cho, Kisshoin, Minami-ku, Kyoto, JPN, 601-8510
Horiba Ltd provides analytical and measurement equipment. The automotive test systems segment contributes the largest percentage of revenue and supplies engine, driveline, brake, wind tunnel balance, and emissions test systems. The scientific segment sells instruments like pH meters, X-ray microscopes, and spectrometers. The semiconductor segment supplies mass flow controllers that are used in the semiconductor manufacturing process. The medical-diagnostic segment sells blood testing instruments and reagents for the in vitro diagnostics market. The process and environmental segment provides solutions associated with environmental regulations, such as air-pollution and water-quality analyzers. Horiba generates the largest proportion of its sales in Japan.

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