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BlueScope Steel (BlueScope Steel) Profitability Rank : 9 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is BlueScope Steel Profitability Rank?

BlueScope Steel has the Profitability Rank of 9. 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

BlueScope Steel's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 6.99%. As of today, BlueScope Steel's Piotroski F-Score is 6.


Competitive Comparison of BlueScope Steel's Profitability Rank

For the Steel subindustry, BlueScope Steel'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.


BlueScope Steel's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, BlueScope Steel's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

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



BlueScope Steel 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.

BlueScope Steel has the Profitability Rank of 9. 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.

BlueScope Steel'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 )
=399.264 / 5715.395
=6.99 %

* 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

BlueScope Steel 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:

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

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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BlueScope Steel (BlueScope Steel) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
181 William Street, Level 24, Melbourne, VIC, AUS, 3000
BlueScope is an Australian-based steelmaking firm with five business units. The Australian Steel Products segment mainly specializes in branded coated and painted flat steel products, sold domestically. North Star is the group's U.S. mini-mill specializing in the production of hot rolled coil for U.S. construction and automotive sectors. Building Products Asia and North America operate across Southeast Asia, China, India, and the U.S. West Coast involved in metal-coating, painting, and roll-forming. New Zealand Steel and the Pacific Islands business produces flat and long steel products for New Zealand and building components for the Pacific Islands. The Buildings North America segment specializes in non-residential buildings, including materials manufacturing and support services.

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