The Initiates (NSA:TIP) Quality Rank

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What is The Initiates Quality Rank?

The Quality Rank measures the business quality of a company relative to other companies. It is ranked based on the strength of the balance sheet, as well as the profitability and growth of the business. The ranked companies are split in equal numbers and then ranked from 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest.

The rank of balance sheet (30%)

The rank of balance sheet is done through the ranking of:
  • Interest coverage
  • Zscore
  • Debt to revenue
  • Equity to asset
  • Cash to debt

The rank of Profitability (70%)

The ranking of Profitability is done by ranking:
  • Operating margin mean rank (10-year mean average profit margine)
  • Operating margin growth rank
  • Fscore
  • Predictability rank
  • Revenue growth rank (5 year), when the growth is higher than 25%, set it as 25%
  • Num of year profit (number of years that is profitable within the last 10 years)
  • ROIC median (10-year median of ROIC)

The Initiates Quality Rank Related Terms


The Initiates Business Description

Address Plot 400, Location Road, Off Aba/PH Expressway, P.O. BOX 7242, Umuebule 5, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, NGA
The Initiates PLC is a professional waste management company. The company is engaged in delivering Waste Management, Industrial Cleaning and Decontamination services to both Private and Public sectors. It has a multi-disciplinary and flexible workforce and all relevant permits necessary for delivering waste management and industrial cleaning services.