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Southern Cross Media Group (ASX:SXL) Profitability Rank : 6 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Southern Cross Media Group Profitability Rank?

Southern Cross Media Group has the Profitability Rank of 6.

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

Southern Cross Media Group's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.88%. As of today, Southern Cross Media Group's Piotroski F-Score is 6.


Competitive Comparison of Southern Cross Media Group's Profitability Rank

For the Entertainment subindustry, Southern Cross Media Group'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.


Southern Cross Media Group's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Southern Cross Media Group's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Southern Cross Media Group's Profitability Rank falls into.



Southern Cross Media Group 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.

Southern Cross Media Group has the Profitability Rank of 6.

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.

Southern Cross Media Group'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 )
=12.263 / 251.127
=4.88 %

* 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

Southern Cross Media Group 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.

Warning Sign:

Southern Cross Media Group Ltd operating margin has been in a 5-year decline. The average rate of decline per year is -14.2%.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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Southern Cross Media Group (ASX:SXL) Business Description

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Address
101 Moray Street, Level 2, South Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, AUS, 3205
Southern Cross Media broadcasts television and radio content across Australia and generates revenue and earnings mainly from sales of airtime to advertisers. In metropolitan areas, it runs two radio networks (Hit and Triple M). In regional areas, the company runs a portfolio of radio stations and television stations. It is also investing in digital audio, which has fast-growing audiences.

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