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Northern Graphite (TSXV:NGC) Profitability Rank : 2 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Northern Graphite Profitability Rank?

Northern Graphite has the Profitability Rank of 2. It has had trouble to make a profit.

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

Northern Graphite's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was -80.17%. As of today, Northern Graphite's Piotroski F-Score is 3.


Competitive Comparison of Northern Graphite's Profitability Rank

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Northern Graphite'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.


Northern Graphite's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Northern Graphite's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

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



Northern Graphite 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.

Northern Graphite has the Profitability Rank of 2. It has had trouble to make a profit.

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.

Northern Graphite's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-3.955 / 4.933
=-80.17 %

* 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

Warning Sign:

Piotroski F-Score of 3 is low, which usually implies poor business operation.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1

Northern Graphite has an F-score of 3. 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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Northern Graphite (TSXV:NGC) Business Description

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Address
1000 Innovation Drive, Suite 500, Ottawa, ON, CAN, K2K 3E7
Northern Graphite Corp is a Canada-based exploration stage company engaged in the exploration and development of mineral resource properties. The company is focused on producing natural graphite and upgrading it into high-value products critical to the green economy including anode material for lithium-ion batteries/EVs, fuel cells, and graphene, as well as advanced industrial technologies. Its exploration and development activities are focused on the Bissett Creek Property in Ontario, Canada, and Okanjande in Namibia.